first time poster! owned a scrap yard for about a year and i have a few questions.

the list of my questions is neverending, but we'll start small.

i currently run a scrap yard with my dad and am looking to grow exponentially by the end of the year. i have all the equipment i need to run the yard, but what i don't have are the connections. i scrap all my metal with a local yard who pays $12-$14 per hundred and they sell to a company in tampa bay who when i called only pays about $13.75 per hundred. i'm assuming the company is low balling me, but i can't be sure. my question is does the quantity output by the yard determine the price i get from the company? or is the profit margin for the yard really that incremental?

as for the my alum, copper, etc. i am currently selling a pretty large quantity to a local auto core place. they in turn export at a higher rate than they buy which means they are also just a middle man. how can i get in touch with a direct source to export my other scrap? i'd rather not deal with a broker as they haven't been much help so far.

any info or help would be very much appreciated. thnx!

Are you SURE they're selling to the Tampa Bay company?

Yes, volume will get better pricing.

Never assume anything. This is called competitive pricing.

yes i am sure. i recycle with more than yard on a weekly basis to get an overview. they only use TWO major companies. i see the trucks being loaded all the time. i understand competitve pricing but it ends up just being a run around on my end.

do you have any idea about what kind of pricing i can expect once i am transporting truckloads?