FYI what yards were paying in early two thousands and now..

Originally Posted by OFWIFJ

cats you can do it too if you have a yard that takes them.. $50.00+ a piece and you can fit about $400.00+ in a compact car trunk..

The only catalytic converters we buy that are below $50 each are aftermarkets which we are paying $35 a piece for. Our average buy price of an average 1,000 buy of ceramic factory catalytic converters is $200 each.

Originally Posted by APA

Actually its not. Most converters have more Palladium than Platinum and currently Palladium is $2100 per ounce. Rhodium is almost $10,000 per ounce. Platinum is around $900 per ounce. Platinum has been decreasing in % use and price since 2008.

I've never tore them down and tested I just go by what yards actually pay per unit, and I've heard of platinum being extracted before.

I may look in to the process of Palladium extraction. I still have everything from my PCB gold extraction..

Originally Posted by APA

The only catalytic converters we buy that are below $50 each are aftermarkets which we are paying $35 a piece for. Our average buy price of an average 1,000 buy of ceramic factory catalytic converters is $200 each.

I just go by what actual yard are paying here. I basically monitor five yards. They all just give a unit price and don't care about type. I can get OE cats off old cars all day long I would love to get paid $200.00 each...

Selling catalytic converters to a “yard” is the same thing as asking a foot doctor to perform heart surgery.

Show me numbers on palatalizing and shipping overhead and a buyer.

I have exclusive access to volume vehicle salvage. I go to yards cause I don't want to go trough the trouble to net a small amount of the sale..