Nice guy gave me a cat today

[Lawn Island Scrapper]

its garbage day again....

and while delightfully throwing two big mufflers & pipes into the back of my truck, the home owner walks up and says "here ya go! this will get you a little more $ then those mufflers!"



guy hands me a 13lb catalytic converter... "whoa, thanks!!!"

now, i've never come across a cat that wasn't torn apart before... i know there is 1-2oz of platinum in them.... but i'm not going to try to get it out myself.... so i'm wondering... do scrapyards usually take them whole and pay a price per lb like other commodities? if so, how much do they usually pay out around?

or should i sell it on ebay? looks like they go for A LOT there....

what do y'all think?

[Mick]

You need to know what it's off and if it's an "aftermarket". Can you post a picture? It might be worth $4 or $300.

[Bigblue12v]

as Mick said, post two or three good pictures of it and maybe we can help you out.

[Lawn Island Scrapper]

ok, here are some pictures... it is about 19.5" high ~ 7.5" wide ~ 4" thick and just over 11.6bs......... curious!






there was nothing at all else being thrown out tonight except regular old steel junk.... but there was a decent amount of that, i estimate i picked up about 500 lbs...

[metalhead]

Looks like you got a great score! Large AC GM, in my area they are between $100 - $110.

[crazyman16]

Ya thats a large GM I am getting $125 for mine in SE MN. NICE JOB!!!

[Mick]

Be careful who you sell it to. Scrap yards will probably want to pay about $45. In your area, you should be able to find a regular cat buyer. Check for any markings indicating that it's an after-market; "CA" "TOP" or brand like "MAGNAFLOW".

[vamped400]

yeah hopefully its not an aftermarket. i got a 82 ford fl50, took the caddy off and brought it back to find out it was an aftermarket, and got a WHOPPING $3.

[Focker]

Thats a Large Gm Worth $142 what i get.if you dont find a buyer let me know and i wil buy it from you.But u wil have to ship it and have paypal thx!

[Lawn Island Scrapper]

thanks guys...

i had bills due 2 days later so that got me greedy and i took the $65 cash the scrapyard i always go to pays. time wasn't on my side for this one.

next time i get ahold of one, i will come here to find a buyer first.

[Focker]

well 65 isnt the worst but 100+ would have been better lol.