The two yards I go to here have been open, the one was super busy a few days ago when I took in some aluminum. I just took a load of shred in Friday and the price tanked to $40/ton, the guy made sure...
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The two yards I go to here have been open, the one was super busy a few days ago when I took in some aluminum. I just took a load of shred in Friday and the price tanked to $40/ton, the guy made sure...
The two yards I go to around here take refrigerated items no problem. One started paying less last year I think it was, meaning shred is $135 / ton, and stuff with refrigerant is $60 / ton so you...
I don't bother stripping any wire either, Romex or otherwise. I get payed a little more for Romex and CAT 5. A bit less money for insulated wire, but being the insulation adds a good bit of weight, I...
To put it simply; Ideal curbside scrapping would be zero competition! Seriously, one would find literally tons of scrap / other great items if it weren't for the 50 other scrappers in the area (or...
Yeah, only time I bother with the free section is if it is not curb side, no address posted, and I am able to contact them for pickup, have done this a few times, but it has been a while. Seems so...
Yeah that AD looks a tad questionable, not one I would entertain.
I try to be cautious with this kind of thing, if it seems questionable, I pass. Referring to CL in general when people contact me etc.
I have an AD on CL offering to pick things up, and get...
Out of appliances, the highest single amount was from one clothes dryer, which was $15-16 or so. I heard a good bit of change rattling inside, so I made sure to look in it, and tons of quarters /...
I have a guy that buys dead mowers for $10 to $20 each, if they are somewhat modern looking / decent shape, but if they are too old or crusty, often skips them (or if they have the Tecumseh engine,...
I make certain to pull any and all steel or plastic from any radiators, even if I have to bust out an old hacksaw.
I learned to take the time and do this, as my dad got a bunch of radiators from...
I use the manual Harbor Freight tire changer, haven't had any tires I couldn't remove yet, takes some time to get the hang of, but doable. Also takes a lot of effort, but once you get the hang of it,...
Thanks Mike! Yeah I should have signed up some time ago, haha.
I have read lots of threads on the forum here over the years, and thought I'd sign up. I do a bit of scrapping, shred steel, clean and dirty aluminum, electronics, wire, etc.
Never really needed...