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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby smackvay » Wed Apr 02, 2014 10:58 am

sold another little load yesterday right around 5,000 lbs of shreads
and also 191 lbs of #1 copper which is in the crapper right now(I will get my receipt as I cant remember my price)
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby maoguinn » Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:03 pm

18lbs of #1 copper @ $2.50lb - $45.00
11lbs of #2 copper @ $2.35lb - $25.85
2lbs of #2 light copper @ $2.25lb - $4.50
8lbs of yellow brass @ $1.30lb - $10.40

Total - $85.75 silver money! :D
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Morsecode » Sun Apr 06, 2014 3:36 pm

A 38lb alum. extension ladder brought $18.24
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby AGgressive Metal » Sun Apr 06, 2014 6:15 pm

If anyone wants to contribute to the running RC total you can do so here:

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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby AdamsSamoa » Mon Apr 07, 2014 1:55 pm

Scraped 3 desktop computers... some AL cans. got 30 bucks.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby messymessy » Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:19 pm

AdamsSamoa wrote:Scraped 3 desktop computers... some AL cans. got 30 bucks.


Complete desktop units? Or taken apart?

I don't think many scrap yards around here buy computers.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby AdamsSamoa » Tue Apr 08, 2014 12:32 pm

Took them apart. saved the circuit boards and memory. Scraped the AL heat sinks, AL optical drives and the shred steel.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:12 am

saved up liquor bottles for a few weeks. 1201 lb.
at .04
then 41 lb of plastic at .40.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:05 am

YESTerday was time to turn in the al cans... 173 lb at 1.00 that was an overflowing truck load.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby smackvay » Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:24 pm

#1 copper at $2.83 a pd 396 pds = $1120.68
#2 copper at $2.60 a pd 97 pds= $252.20
copper/alum rads at $1.45 a pd with 605 pds = $877.25
alum rads at $.62 a pd with 52 pds = $32.24
electric motors at $.24 a pound with 227 pounds= $54.48
appliance compressors at $.20 a pound with 2055 pounds = $411.00

total haul for today $2747.85

I cant find the ticket for last week but it was around $1800
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Mon Apr 28, 2014 11:44 am

smackvay wrote:#1 copper at $2.83 a pd 396 pds = $1120.68
#2 copper at $2.60 a pd 97 pds= $252.20
copper/alum rads at $1.45 a pd with 605 pds = $877.25
alum rads at $.62 a pd with 52 pds = $32.24
electric motors at $.24 a pound with 227 pounds= $54.48
appliance compressors at $.20 a pound with 2055 pounds = $411.00

total haul for today $2747.85

I cant find the ticket for last week but it was around $1800


Lots of compressors! :thumbup:
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby smackvay » Mon Apr 28, 2014 6:43 pm

hobo finds wrote:
smackvay wrote:#1 copper at $2.83 a pd 396 pds = $1120.68
#2 copper at $2.60 a pd 97 pds= $252.20
copper/alum rads at $1.45 a pd with 605 pds = $877.25
alum rads at $.62 a pd with 52 pds = $32.24
electric motors at $.24 a pound with 227 pounds= $54.48
appliance compressors at $.20 a pound with 2055 pounds = $411.00

total haul for today $2747.85

I cant find the ticket for last week but it was around $1800


Lots of compressors! :thumbup:


if I remember correctly 26 of them total. I almost sell them as scrap but I get almost double the money selling them this way
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Wed Apr 30, 2014 11:54 am

26 lbs alum cans @ $.95 lb
14 lbs #1 plastic water bottles crv @ $.40 lb
25 lbs glass crv bottles @ $.04 lb

$31.30 total
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby AGgressive Metal » Sat May 03, 2014 10:27 am

Anyone who wants to participate in the tracking thread can post their numbers here: viewtopic.php?f=10&t=29820

April 2014 numbers are recorded here: viewtopic.php?f=10&t=29191
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby AGgressive Metal » Mon May 05, 2014 11:13 pm

BTW not trying to de-rail this thread, just giving people the option of tracking like Country does with handsorting finds, etc.
And he that hath lyberte ought to kepe hit wel
For nothyng is better than lyberte
For lyberte shold not be wel sold for alle the gold and syluer of all the world
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Tue May 06, 2014 12:01 pm

AGgressive Metal wrote:BTW not trying to de-rail this thread, just giving people the option of tracking like Country does with handsorting finds, etc.


Sounds Good to me :thumbup:
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Rosco » Fri May 09, 2014 1:48 am

copper1/2 45% 4 # .78/# 3.12
copper1/2 65% 4# 1.30/# 5.20
yellow Brass 4# 1.72/# 6.88
AL extrusion 8# .66/# 5.28
Sheet Al 29# .49/# 14.21
Cast Al 31# .54/# 16.74
Irony Cast Al 40# .21/# 8.40
304 Stainless 4# .58/# 2.32
Electric mot 26# .20/# 5.20
_____________________$67.35

UnP Shearble 360# 1.70NT 30.50
Steel 0.085 #

________________ Total $97.85

A little rounding I got 10 1/2 oz .999 @ $10.39 same as 1oz .999 :wave: :thumbup:
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Mon May 12, 2014 9:35 am

sat, spent 2.5 hours turning in 600 lb of glass, 64# of plastic.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Thu May 15, 2014 11:35 am

Today in So. Az

31 lbs #2 ins wire @ $1.00 lb
28 lb glass jars @ $.03 lb
6 lb #1 plastic 1/2 water bottles crv 1/2 other #1 plastic @ $.25 lb
6 lb #2 plastic color @ $.02 lb
4 lb #2 plastic natural @ $.10 lb

Total $33.86
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Thu May 15, 2014 12:25 pm

Also my main yard is buying ewaste :thumbup: Have to get prices to see if it is better than shipping it out. Shipping costs for me $.80 - $.85 lb, so this could be great if not, at least its another place buying med and low grade boards!!!
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby messymessy » Fri May 16, 2014 10:12 pm

hobo finds wrote:Also my main yard is buying ewaste :thumbup: Have to get prices to see if it is better than shipping it out. Shipping costs for me $.80 - $.85 lb, so this could be great if not, at least its another place buying med and low grade boards!!!


That's real good news for you. Especially for the large items of lower value, like power supplies and low grade boards.

Please let us know what they are paying and if anyone is taking them up on it.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby daviscfad » Sat May 17, 2014 9:55 am

Where do you sell plastic?
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Sat May 17, 2014 10:50 am

daviscfad wrote:Where do you sell plastic?


seveal newer places opened up around here they pay $.85 - $95 a pound for alum cans, they also buy the plastic bottles and glass bottles and jars
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby AdamsSamoa » Fri May 23, 2014 5:50 pm

30 lb steel
15 lbs Al cans
1 lb copper
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Fri May 30, 2014 3:14 pm

messymessy wrote:
hobo finds wrote:Also my main yard is buying ewaste :thumbup: Have to get prices to see if it is better than shipping it out. Shipping costs for me $.80 - $.85 lb, so this could be great if not, at least its another place buying med and low grade boards!!!


That's real good news for you. Especially for the large items of lower value, like power supplies and low grade boards.

Please let us know what they are paying and if anyone is taking them up on it.


Low grade $.10 same price as other yard I go to. They said they pay from $.10 to $2 and to just keep the low TV boards seperate and then they look at the rest to get prices... I allready keep all brown boards seperate and a box of green boards that there is not much on. Then a box of green boards that I think is Med. Mother Boards, gold fingered boards and Telecom in other boxes as I ship them out, but will see how much they are paying as shipping costs me from $.80 -$.85 a pound!!!!
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