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    I remember getting scrap ........

    it was in the rain up hill both ways ...... That's right
    Any how when can I say I remember when ....
    washing machine had copper motors
    washing machine had gears / AKA short steel
    vacuums...
  2. Simply put if a state pays .05 per can that will...

    Simply put if a state pays .05 per can that will exceed the amount of cans to make a pound . There are cans with no deposit so if I remember corect 16 arizona big type can equals a pound
    smaller...
  3. As you see one can find this stuff . It's junk...

    As you see one can find this stuff .
    It's junk
    The customer is the scrap yard
    But some do fix and sell , that's a lifestyle to be able to do that .
    You have your baseline selling price to the...
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    basically you just go for it with hope of no...

    basically you just go for it with hope of no encounter But the day you get told Nope from that point your on your Own Police 2 times just warned in the end
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    My life 2022

    Hi to all
    lets catch up a bit
    Job painter 1983
    Scrapping started to mix in 2010 & started to intertwine More & More (at times scrapping just made more)
    Trash company 7 years after Market...
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    still going

    Still hunting still finding That recent high prices was a great run
    but still I keep earning high or low
    Be well all
  7. Big quests or or a curb scrapper is why this...

    Big quests or or a curb scrapper is why this forum has been great
    Equality
    all views matter .
  8. Scrap was not my day job But close enough

    I had taken a break from home painting work over the years , But in the end it is My Day Job & once more been painting last 3 years
    during some of my hiatus , I did scrap metal circa 2010 onward...
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    Up markets and down jump on the wave

    Up markets and down
    jump on the wave
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    Today was wha ??? hold on there

    I've been organizing well Collecting casually (when I see value)
    when you Look You Find .
    Each weekend been working on some copper but not selling
    Today I thought lets sell a bit.
    about 30...
  11. Advice for the newbie discovering Scrap as money

    To earn income with Recycling is a rainbow On one End , a business organized insured advertising employees on the other End a street recycler walking a cart
    even a backpack Also you've got every...
  12. The hourly rate has another factor . You pick the...

    The hourly rate has another factor . You pick the time to do it 24/7 full time or side hustle
  13. Thank you , never put Two and Two together Your...

    Thank you , never put Two and Two together
    Your correct it can teach him value that different metals & weight deliver $$ = to learning of life & values .
    Scrapping taught me investing (it was...
  14. My son at sixteen has more under standing then he...

    My son at sixteen has more under standing then he knows , I told him if you can remember some of the things I have done once you drive there is money here .
    In the end gonna be up to him . My last...
  15. Would be a retirement dream but no guarantees the...

    Would be a retirement dream but no guarantees the body strength in 70's
    I can see I had more power 50's
    60's now & a bit less
    Will I still lift at 70's ? I think i should be able
    I have some...
  16. My 1986 Dodge had been sitting unused for 2 years...

    My 1986 Dodge had been sitting unused for 2 years today finally put a battery to it some ether and she started and ran , but old carb would not continue it keeps getting choked out
    Thursday I...
  17. Proud , embarrassed , foresight - my Legacy

    OMG is what best describes what I have collected , 2 years ago I gave it a try got a Weissman's container loaded it with 9000 pounds of scrap
    received $80 ok that id never do once more . well I...
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    Not Sure I'll ever stop Looking

    I am involved in a paint job at a commercial Food business . There were heating & plumbing specialist busy
    we talked about scrap & commodities markets & $4 for copper
    Before I left to go home ...
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    I can agree with that a nicer truck can blend in...

    I can agree with that a nicer truck can blend in and open different directions of trust from people
    Remember some of my views are from 10 years ago vintage so it seemed fine back then .. I did get...
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    I think with the dumpster thing , it's a unique...

    I think with the dumpster thing , it's a unique aura one has to give off . a really crappy truck helps the uglier the better
    Next don't look at any one , don't talk to any one . The aura is...
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    There is only one taterjuice

    There is only one taterjuice
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    There variables but for me I like to find Free at...

    There variables but for me I like to find Free at dumpsters at locations of the sale of items you want
    but eventually they dry up , go out of business or finally a worker sees your activity's
    for...
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    CopperHead Still Alive

    Hello to all
    Number of years ago my original handle was Copper Head . Wile I was & am a true street scrapper I am proud of that start of me here @ SMF
    A computer failure caused a loss of a...
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    I'm scrapping different now and happy about it ....

    I'm scrapping different now and happy about it .
    See my last job was with a trash company the pay was kinda low but was only 4 days a week
    so on my 3 days off day I would scrap and also sell the...
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    To sell Scrap is still a rush

    I had some pounds of copper from TV cones that had, been in a box
    for 5 years that I forgot about
    When I found them , I still had it in me to say , OK lets get busy
    Even though I don't mess...
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