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    my load at aarons metals, oakland ca, 10/2/2012

    supposedly they have the best prices in the area....


    2.15# copper ins house wire, 183# $393.45
    3.30# bare copper wire, 22# $72.60
    2.10# clean brass, 5# $10.50
    0.30# transformers. 25# $7.50
    1.60# copper insulated comm wire 21# $33.60 ----- computer wire?
    1.40# copper insulated comm wire 27# $37.80 ----- speaker & comm wire (seems like the speaker wire had a lot more copper in it)
    0.80# copper insulated wire low grade 20# $16.00
    0.75# clean aluminum 28# $21.00 ---- sheet?
    0.65# clean aluminum 34# $22.20 ---- extruded?
    0.60# clean aluminum 11# $6.60 ----- painted?
    0.30# mixed diecast 9# $2.70
    and then -$2.50 cause they didnt tell me theres a check mailing fee >






    $621.35 my biggest payout yet
    collecting san joses scrap

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    haha, one day you'll check your receipt and it'll have that bike on there ; )

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    I would have sripped that house wire and made an extra 200.00 if it was the single core wire.Looks like you good prices out there in CA.


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