What did you scrap?

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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby AdamsSamoa » Sat May 31, 2014 12:15 am

I have been trashing TV boards... after i pull the heat sinks and copper bearing stuff.... should i have been keeping them? I did 2 this week
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Sat May 31, 2014 1:51 pm

AdamsSamoa wrote:I have been trashing TV boards... after i pull the heat sinks and copper bearing stuff.... should i have been keeping them? I did 2 this week


I remove most copper and alum stuff from brown boards then either sell the rest or add it to your steel if you don't have a low grade board buyer.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby scrapman1077 » Tue Jun 03, 2014 1:52 pm

155 lbs of aluminum knitting needels
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Recyclersteve » Sun Jun 08, 2014 8:16 pm

Last Saturday (5/31/14):

#1 Heavy Melting Steel 2# @ $200.00 per NTon $0.20 .10/lb.
Sheet iron 325# @ $170.00 per NTon $27.63 .085/lb.
Used beverage cans 12# @ $0.60/lb. $7.20
Aluminum contaminated 9# @ $0.20/lb. $1.80
Cast aluminum 17# @ $0.35/lb. $5.95
Brass breakage 3# @ $0.50/lb. $1.50 (Old faucets, etc.)
#1 Insulated Copper 1# @ $1.50/lb. $1.50
#2 Insulated Copper 2# @ $0.50/lb. $1.00
#2 Insulated Copper 30% 8# @ $0.35/lb. $2.80 (Xmas lights)
Electric Motors 23# @ $0.20/lb. $4.60 2 motors (20# + 3#)
Mother boards 3# @ $0.92/lb. $2.76 From computers
TOTALS 405# $56.94
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Sat Jun 21, 2014 2:16 pm

scrapman1077 wrote:155 lbs of aluminum knitting needels



:clap: :thumbup: :clap:

That would have been fun to see! Did the yard say anything?
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby scrapman1077 » Sat Jun 21, 2014 2:42 pm

hobo finds wrote:
scrapman1077 wrote:155 lbs of aluminum knitting needels



:clap: :thumbup: :clap:

That would have been fun to see! Did the yard say anything?


Not really, .45 cent a lbs
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby TXSTARFIRE » Tue Jun 24, 2014 3:59 pm

1051 lbs Lead Acid batteries, got 27 cents per pound in Minnesota. One battery weighed 120 lbs, wish I would have had a bunch of those.

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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Tue Jun 24, 2014 5:06 pm

TXSTARFIRE wrote:1051 lbs Lead Acid batteries, got 27 cents per pound in Minnesota. One battery weighed 120 lbs, wish I would have had a bunch of those.

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Thats a lot of batteries :thumbup: I always make sure to fill mine up with water :lol:
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby kiwiman » Wed Jun 25, 2014 11:54 am

couple of data banks and dvd drives, 20lb AL from data bank, got em for $5
You could be sorting right now.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby TXSTARFIRE » Wed Jun 25, 2014 2:21 pm

hobo finds wrote:
TXSTARFIRE wrote:1051 lbs Lead Acid batteries, got 27 cents per pound in Minnesota. One battery weighed 120 lbs, wish I would have had a bunch of those.

tt


Thats a lot of batteries :thumbup: I always make sure to fill mine up with water :lol:


Yeah, I thought about doing that, but a dozen or so were cracked open and dry so they wouldnt hold water anyway, they got a good deal on those batteries. My van was hanging down a little bit in the back when I pulled into the yard!

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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby smackvay » Wed Jun 25, 2014 3:50 pm

hobo finds wrote:
TXSTARFIRE wrote:1051 lbs Lead Acid batteries, got 27 cents per pound in Minnesota. One battery weighed 120 lbs, wish I would have had a bunch of those.

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Thats a lot of batteries :thumbup: I always make sure to fill mine up with water :lol:


around here it doesn't matter as they buy the battery itself as it isn't by weight
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby mrlaufer » Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:33 am

302 lbs of sealed lead acid batteries @ $0.25/lb. Not bad extra cash for just doing my job!
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Fri Jul 11, 2014 1:34 pm

700 lbs sheet iron @ $.08 lb $56.00 total
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Sat Jul 12, 2014 9:13 am

price is dropping. yesterday as I went by the yard they changed from 160 to 155 for steeel
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Saabman » Sun Jul 13, 2014 5:54 pm

56 lbs of Al cans....$33 and some change.......
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Mon Jul 14, 2014 9:29 am

144 lb plastic at .40
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Mon Jul 14, 2014 12:38 pm

cwgii wrote:144 lb plastic at .40


Still getting $.40 thats great :thumbup:
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Rustjunkie » Tue Jul 15, 2014 12:11 am

Had to quickly scrape up enough to cover slightly over due phone/internut and power bills so I threw a few small lots of stuff together that has been taking up shop space here in southwest MN.
61 lbs #2 insulated copper wire at $1.00/lb
11 1/2 lbs computer wire at .65/lb
#1 insulated (Romex) $1.65/lb
23 lbs gold connector plugs at $1.00/lb
19 lbs #2 copper at $2.55/lb
#1 $2.65/lb
light ballasts .12/lb
transformers .22/lb
low grade boards .19/lb
cord ends and mixed electrical clippings .14/lb
This was a spur of the moment deal where the buyer found time to come out to my place and sort as I brought out barrels with stuff and dumped them on tarps.
I ended up with $222. cash which more than met my immediate needs .........for the day anyway.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby mrlaufer » Sat Jul 19, 2014 11:49 am

31 lbs. #1 insulated CU @ $1.40/lb = $43.40
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby mrlaufer » Tue Jul 29, 2014 6:43 am

56lbs #1 insulated CU @ $1.40/lb = $78.40
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Sat Aug 23, 2014 11:51 am

16 LB OF xmas lights, bring a whopping .18 a lb.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Thu Aug 28, 2014 7:28 pm

glass 740 lb
cb 210 lb
liq bottles 158 lb.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Thu Aug 28, 2014 8:06 pm

cwgii wrote:glass 740 lb
cb 210 lb
liq bottles 158 lb.


Back into cardboard?
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby silverflake » Sat Aug 30, 2014 1:59 pm

Anyone able to give me an estimate of how much I can get for bike frames? Have 4 of them sitting in my garage. How to turn them in - take wheels/chains off? Value? Any help appreciated.

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BTW - pulled apart a 15 year old canister vacuum this week. Haven't weighed it, but a lot of copper wiring in there.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Sun Aug 31, 2014 12:01 pm

Call the yards by you and ask. Some take them with tires on and some do not.
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