Smell The Coffee

Well I think that this post will be met with both positive and negative opinions.First let me say that I am a former yard owner and wanted to give you this side of the scrap metal business.First let me say that I would not bring any thing to a yard that I did not know the price before we loaded it on a truck,that being said,the big multi location yards are the in my opinion the worst yards to sell any thing but tin / shread.These guys are just workers and really don't care if you sell them your goods or not.They really don't have the authority or knowlage of the current market up's and downs,so if you are in a area where you have the owner or manager of the yard that is easy to talk to and deal with that is where you want to sell your money metals.Now to the important stuff,we never posted prices and the reason for that was dealer protection,I never felt that a Plummer or a/c tech should get the same price as a scraper that brought in material on a steady basis so we protected our regulars so that they could make a profit from these guys buying there stuff.You guy's are the meat and potatoes of the scrap metal industry and remember a yard wants regulars that bring them weight so the guy's on here that want prices posted are in my opinion missing the big picture.Having a good relationship with the yard owner will benefit you much more,Let me add that if you are shopping price you should have some weight,I would never bring in for example 4 lbs of brass I would hold it until I had 25 lbs.Remember regular customers that bring in weight on a regular basis get paid better,then the once in a while seller and they should.