I would certainly ask for more. Maybe even take in some pictures of the stuff you are planning on dragging in. If you have more than one scrap yard close by, then you should be able to do very well.
I would shoot a little higher though. Maybe a dime or more for the copper. Think percentages. One cent more on steel would be about 8%. The same percantage on copper would actually be a quarter or better. 1 ton of copper at an extra quarter is an additional $500, while a dime is an extra 200. Just a few cents would be less than an 100 on a ton of copper.
I do not have any clue what margins they work with, but I would assume it is somewhere north of 10%. I have no idea though. If you can figure their margin, then shoot for about half of it to start with and settle for a quarter to a third of it.
Hope this helps or at least gives some food for thought.
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