pretty simple answers really: 1. millions out of work, many millions more under employed, 45 million on food stamps, this creats 2 problems. first no disposable income to buy new future scrap, and throw away current scrap. 2. litterly 10 of thousands if not millions of new full time or part time scrppers.
i.e. in your area 2 years ago 10,000 lb scrap per month divided among 2 or 3 full time scrappers + one or two hobbiests. to day scrap is down to 5000 lb per month and now divided among 5 or 6 full time scrappers plus 5 or 6 part timers.
p.s. make them show ID, tqke their liscense plate# dont buy from thieves.
this is both bad and good, . 1 it obviously badly hurts the income from the way you have approched scrap in the past and I predict it is going to get worse maybe much worse. the good news is that some can make lemonaid out of this lemon.
Most of these new scrappers have no idea what they are doing. All you have to do is look in the back of their trucks or in the open trunks of their cars to see this. most of these people dont care who they sell to the quicker and the closer the better. The yards really dont care who these people sell to sell to as long as they eventually end up with it.
If you have access to the right property, or maybe even a rental storage unit, if they arent too particular, you become a broker, or a depot (middle man) in my 30 mile circle AL cans for example are going for 45 cents, rughly 1 cent a piece. 60 miles from me the same cans are 71 cents and it is the same with all other scrap, so the crux of the situation is I dont see problems with all the new scrappers I see OPERTUNITY.
YOU BRING THE ICE i HAVE THE LEMMONS AND THE JUICER. just my .02
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