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Greeks? Maybe a little. Main thing is global supply and demand.

Australian giants BHP & Rio Tinto seem to have an unending supply of ore, and apparently huge resources to develop new methods...

that's kind of complicated, Exide sold one of its product lines to Yuasa which in turn sold it to Enersys. With it came the Exide name for certain lines. Recently a judge awarded the name back to...

By writing it this way:

"Due to the combination of the 2007 mortgage crisis and a roughly simultaneous rise in metal prices worldwide, scrapping has exploded in cities across America. And...

Once you've exhausted Bear's suggestion -- which is spot-on, because printers return very little for the time required, most people suggest using a BFH (big friendly hammer)

I think it's more fun...

yes! I lightly score the inside of the box at the level where I plan to fold down my new flaps

this won't be a popular addition but here goes: It will be a piece of cake if you have a police report. Attach a copy of that to your claim and you will get very few questions from the responsible...

aviation snips. even if they aren't the best tool for these specific jobs, they do these adequately and do many other things. they are not powered but spring loaded, which saves the wear and tear...

prayers to guide the doctors and for a rapid recovery!

it's somewhat reassuring to know that we aren't the only ones who suffer under moronic government


aside from that, Zack's Research is saying that the overcapacity continues, and there won't be...

As Tony Soprano would say, I'm a "Waste Management Consultant"

The person you spoke with sounds like they moonlight for the New Jersey State government.

But you have two big advantages in Ontario: First, they actually answer the phone. Trenton doesn't...

1956 offers some great advice above for any newbie.

Would add that the "talk to the yard boss or the scale clerk or some one before you unload your truck" is super important, even for...

New England used to call this a "gollywhopper" from a story about a giant bird called a gollywhopper

parts of the south this was known as "callin' the dog"

England it's "cut from whole cloth"...

The yard pays rent/mortgage, pays wages, pays insurance, maintains the property. They advertise for business, invest in all the equipment. All for the opportunity to make a profit.

Someone...

It appears you were still at the yard when this took place?!?

Wow. I'm surprised the yard let you do this. If it were my yard I'd toss you both out with instructions not to come back.

did you look around the buyer thread here? I recall a guy in Allentown paying decent for low grade, decent meaning like ten or fifteen cents a pound.

convert to quid

I know he was buying a...

when you become the yard that people are waiting in line to sell to, then you'll find connections higher up the food chain, and they'll find you.

As long as you're the one waiting in line and...

Hi Ironhead, have lots of family up your way.

The above is all excellent advice and highly informative (as usual)

...but we aren't buying your scrap, so it ultimately doesn't matter what we...

really? I went to school in Bethlehem and don't recall prices quoted in "quid"

Anyway, welcome aBOARD!

Board basics: If it's green, it means green (what you call quid). If it's brown,...

thanks for the insights 1956! here in NJ most yards show favoritism to the contractors over the scrapper. but in the end, you are 100% correct it is all about the weight. if you regularly have a...

Buddy of mine takes his non-ferrous to Dabal & Sons in Garfield. That's not Hudson Co. but not far. He takes ferrous to Cinelli in Secaucus. Don't know if either takes A/C but worth a call. If...

credit that quote to a guy named Don Schlitz

welcome from NJ. I sneak stuff out of the cooler when he ain't looking.

you're taking relatively small loads; me too. The only way I get cast price for cast is if my entire load is cast, and I let them know my expectations, and confirm it with someone in a decision...

Welcome aboard! No right or wrong answers in the scrap business.

For example....You might take a couple intact cables to your local scrap yard and inquire. I have a local yard that is currently...