You should be a scrap metal dealer not a scraper

**Sirscrapalot** · 07-17-2014, 07:59 PM

I don't sell to one yard for a couple reasons. Much as I love my main yard, there is another yard that pays better for a few items.

I prefer variety myself. The not so favorite yard, usually has a higher price on one or two items, so I'll save it up for them, cause I know they pay more for it. My main yard gets just about everything else if it's not ewaste. I use the buyers here an other methods to move things I don't take to the yard.

Just my thoughts on why to use more then one yard.

YMMV

Sirscrapalot - Freeeeeeeeeddoooom! - Braveheart.

**bullion** · 07-17-2014, 09:59 PM

I sell 4 tons of shred to my yard every week-should they be paying me dealer pricing?

**Mechanic688** · 07-17-2014, 11:55 PM

Originally Posted by bullion

I sell 4 tons of shred to my yard every week-should they be paying me dealer pricing?

If you have a good working arrangement with your yard then they should not have a problem bumping the price if you talk to them.
Gather up your receipts for the last month or two to show the manager and be nice when you talk to him, do not demand. He can see your regular volume when you show him the receipts.

**1956** · 07-18-2014, 01:24 PM

Well just talking about tin shread, there is not the margins that nonferrous metals have but,,,,, they should be able to give you an additional $10.00-$15.00 a ton over the walk in pricing just have to talk to the right person at the yard, the owner if owner operated would be the best person to deal with, and if there is a yard manager there he could justify the higher tier price because of the weight you bring in.