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    NEED advice: Brand New to Scrapping--so sell as ITEMS or sell as SCRAP?

    I am VERY new to this so...
    Cleaning out my deceased parents house and my dad was a huge junk collector. We have 300+ "mayo" jars of hardware, nuts, bolts, nails, Galv nails, roofing nails, brads, ss compression fittings, washers, nuts and the list goes on and on.

    We also found a lot of the hex head bolts that range from 3 to 6" long with washers and nuts. They seem to coated in a shiny gold-ish, brass colored coating. They are spotless and are magnetic. We were told that they are Number 1 Steel. I'm not sure what that means and what they sell for.



    Are all these hardware jars better to sell as $1 a jar or should we just scrap weight them? My brother and I need some advice (we've already scrapped the bigger items like plumbing related items and pipes…)

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    NEED advice: Brand New to Scrapping--so sell as ITEMS or sell as SCRAP?

    you should be able to get more than scrap value for those. $1 seems too cheap though.

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    No intro? Not good to join a site like this and right out of the gate start wanting your work done for you without an intro. Some searches on this site would answer your questions for you.

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    We thought $1 a jar was very cheap but had low balls want all the jars for 30c each. Thats when thought it might be worth just scrapping the stuff. I guess we were wondering what classification they would be in to see if it was worth considering to scrap… or someone that experienced the same thing...

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    Quote Originally Posted by 72and86 View Post
    We thought $1 a jar was very cheap but had low balls want all the jars for 30c each. Thats when thought it might be worth just scrapping the stuff. I guess we were wondering what classification they would be in to see if it was worth considering to scrap… or someone that experienced the same thing...
    You have to figure that scrap value has dropped quite a bit, it's running from .05 a lb to around .09 a lb. Might be better off to grab the offer and move them. Don't trip over a dollar to pick up a dime.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mechanic688 View Post
    You have to figure that scrap value has dropped quite a bit, it's running from .05 a lb to around .09 a lb. Might be better off to grab the offer and move them. Don't trip over a dollar to pick up a dime.
    I second this advice. Sell it and move on.

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    Stuff like that I try a listing on CL for a week or two if you have the time. 30 cents a jar for the unsorted hardware is not too bad ask a buck and see if you can get 50 cents a jar for the whole lot- better than scrap and quick money if you can get it.
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    Very simple.....weigh a few jars (even a digital bathroom scale will give you good idea)........Call scrap yard......Scrap pays here 8.50/100lbs......Multiply weight of jar times current scrap price.......You them have value of each jar in scrap..........Figure in gas to yard etc.....etc......Personally I would have an estate sale if possible.........Stand firm on your prices above scrap value and whatever does not sell SCRAP IT.....Oh well whatever personally I would just scrap stuff like that not worth the trouble..........If you had 100 jars and tried to sell each one for $1 then you may have to make 100 separate transactions to collect your $100.........Not worth it.....Also try local auction houses they love estate items and may take it all in bulk

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    The 'goldy/brassy' look on the bolts is zinc passivated bolts.
    They Zinc plate the bolts, then put them in a boiling solution of sodium.dichromate.
    Not sure why actually, I will google it later.

    But yeah, sell the bolts, get the ca$h.

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    Thats what we did, we put them on CL. I put a 300 jars for $150 which is more than fair. Try to buy this stuff at a hardware store and see what you'll pay… ya know? We got a few bites but they wanted it all for nothing. One guy bought 50 jars but we still have the 300+ left.

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    "The Zinc Yellow Passivation process of electroplating is similar to the Galvanised and Zinc Plated processes but with the addition of a yellow dye. It provides a coating that is aesthetically pleasing, and which offers excellent resistance to corrosion."


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