Quote Originally Posted by High Voltage Processing View Post
I have not stopped buying. I have just stopped actively going after the general public business. I have built my business without ever having to speak to a contractor or scrapper. It was only recently that I made the decision to try and tap the market. What I have found is that they are not willing to sell unless I am willing to pay something outrageous like $4 a pound for mixed wire. I will just sit back and enjoy my corporate clients and if someone from the general public comes a calling I will be happy to listen to them and perhaps buy from them.
Just the thought of not having to deal with the general public would make me happy. I always get some jackass who's trying to beat me up on price when they bring in 150lb of tin, blocking the entrace of a 50yard truck loaded. The public scares me sometimes