Scrap place in town won't take my loads

[rbrooks715]

state of mississippi.

http://www.sos.ms.gov/links/reg_enf/...apMetalLaw.pdf

2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 97 - CRIMES
Chapter 17 - Crimes Against Property.
97-17-71 - 2. Scrap metal dealers prohibited from paying cash or making payment of any kind at time of transaction for air conditioner evaporator coil or condenser; scrap metal dealers permitted to purchase air conditioner evaporator coil or condenser only from certain contractors or companies; payment for scrap metal to be made by check or money order and mailed to business address of company for whom metal being sold; penalties for violations.<<

June 16, 2011 - 23:11 GMT Location: New York

The South Carolina senate has approved a bill that will ban cash payments for copper and certain other types of scrap.

The bill, aimed at stemming scrap thefts, will force recyclers to pay for copper scrap, catalytic convertors and beer kegs by check and keep a record of payment for up to two years.<<

The city of Memphis can continue to enforce a new law designed to reduce metal thefts, thanks to a Friday federal court ruling.

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling denying a request by the Tennessee Scrap Recyclers Association for a preliminary injunction to stop the city from enforcing the ordinance regulating the scrap-metal industry.



The association and its co-plaintiffs, two scrap-metal dealers in Memphis, objected to a requirement that they "tag and hold" the scrap metal they acquire for a period of 10 days. <<

so you can categorize this as political and dramatic.

you can not even remove metal from ms without notifying the sheriff of the county you are removing the metal from. that next scrap yard down the road, is going to be a long ways down the road. in a different state.

10 day holding periods. no cash payments. 15 day waiting periods for payment.

just because this has not gotten to your area yet. it will.

this is a small partial list of current requirements. it is growing every month.

[IronPirate]

10 day holding periods. no cash payments. 15 day waiting periods for payment.

Ironic that you can buy a handgun and rob somebody quicker than you can legally sell scrap.


You have to wonder though, that at some point MS and other states will strangle themselves with trash and scrap. I mean, if a homeowner can't get rid of their own metal, the curbside pickers can't take it, and the yards won't deal with small lots because of the bureaucracy, where will it go?

Into the landfills? None of our local incinerators are capable of separating ferrous and non ferrous, for one. Or maybe the yards buy from the trash companies and cut us out altogether.

[skylinejack]

Ironic that you can buy a handgun and rob somebody quicker than you can legally sell scrap.


You have to wonder though, that at some point MS and other states will strangle themselves with trash and scrap. I mean, if a homeowner can't get rid of their own metal, the curbside pickers can't take it, and the yards won't deal with small lots because of the bureaucracy, where will it go?

Into the landfills? None of our local incinerators are capable of separating ferrous and non ferrous, for one. Or maybe the yards buy from the trash companies and cut us out altogether.

What was it Chicken Little said? Something about "the sky is falling." Whats up with all the gloom n doom talk in so many posts recently? Oh wait. The Mayan calendar. World ending. Thats gotta be why everyone's on edge here lately.

[IronPirate]

What was it Chicken Little said? Something about "the sky is falling." Whats up with all the gloom n doom talk in so many posts recently? Oh wait. The Mayan calendar. World ending. Thats gotta be why everyone's on edge here lately.

I'm not trying to be gloom and doom, just extrapolating out one possible scenario. Guess I am trying to point out the shortsightedness of the legislature. Seems like they're swinging to one extreme, which could maybe tie everyone's hands....Maybe then things will swing back the other.

Except for the 10 day waiting period, that's just surreal.

[skylinejack]

I'm not trying to be gloom and doom, just extrapolating out one possible scenario. Guess I am trying to point out the shortsightedness of the legislature. Seems like they're swinging to one extreme, which could maybe tie everyone's hands....Maybe then things will swing back the other.

Except for the 10 day waiting period, that's just surreal.

It wasn't just "that" particular post. It's all over the whole forum lately. So many people seem to think the scrapping world is going to end tomorrow. Well, not me. No sir. I got work waiting in the back yard. All day, every day. And when I get enough prepped to make a decent load I will bring it to the yard. Any one of 5 around here. And I'll get paid and go to the bank. The cycle will go on. The scrap will be there. The world will not end. And if it does, I'll have worked it all the way to the end without worrying when or how or why it ended. In other words I'm enjoying the here and the now.

[IronPirate]

It wasn't just "that" particular post. It's all over the whole forum lately. So many people seem to think the scrapping world is going to end tomorrow. Well, not me. No sir. I got work waiting in the back yard. All day, every day. And when I get enough prepped to make a decent load I will bring it to the yard. Any one of 5 around here. And I'll get paid and go to the bank. The cycle will go on. The scrap will be there. The world will not end. And if it does, I'll have worked it all the way to the end without worrying when or how or why it ended. In other words I'm enjoying the here and the now.

Gotcha. I'm seeing it elsewhere as well. Hopefully its just winter blues, because there'y a lot of *****y people out there!

[rewire]

Off topic, I believe the credential your looking for is a resale license, other than a business license, which both are not always required? On topic there's nothing wrong with spot checking, while spot checking ask what there policy is on buying your materials?, if any? Off the street buys or businesses only? Be vocal, express your concerns of them speculating interest by giving you prices, then being turned away upon delivery. Hopefully your only loss then is minimum, a 5 minute Call. You can always find a better price, just isn't as convienent. My broker is over an hour away, part of the game I guess? Keep networking and something good will come of it.