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Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 1:11 pm
by silversaddle1
Todat.

3.2 tons of computer steel cases, steel scrap @ $185.00/ton.

Grand Total $592.00

Steel price has dropped $25.00 in the last two weeks. :(

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 12:41 pm
by dedemama
In Minnesota

21 lbs aluminum cans @ $0.60 lb - $12.60
8 lbs ballasts @ $0.06 lb - $0.48
4 lbs #2 insulated wire @ $1.20 lb - $4.80
3 lbs christmas lights @ $0.34 lb - $1.02
31 lbs electric motors @ $0.20 lb - $6.20
1 lbs yellow brass clean @ $1.75 lb - $1.75
1 lbs bare bright copper @ $3.06 lb - $3.06
4 lbs #1 copper @ $2.95 lb - $11.80
8 lbs #2 copper @ $2.85 lb - $22.80
3 lbs aluminum old sheet @ $0.54 lb - $1.62
1 lbs old zinc diecast @ $0.25 lb - $0.25
2 lbs aluminum MLCC clean @ $0.70 lb - $1.40
5 lbs stainless steel 304 solids @ $0.82 lb - $4.10
77 lbs copper aluminum radiators clean @ $1.37 lb - $105.49

Total $177.37
This is about average for me and I go a couple times a week.

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 3:16 pm
by hobo finds
Today in So. AZ.

47 lbs elect motors .20 lb (price up .02 from Sept)
22 lbs Alum Cans .60 lb (price up .10 from Aug)
25 lbs Extruded Alum .65 lb (price down .03 from Apr)
32 lbs Painted Alum .50 lb (price up .02 from Aug)
53 lbs Furnace Alum .20 lb (price up .02 from Mar)

Total $65.45

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 8:00 am
by GA-Silver
4 lbs of Aluminum Sheet @ $.50 a lb
3 lbs of Yellow Brass @ $1.75 a lb
8.0 lbs of Aluminum cans @ $.63 a lb

total sale.....$12.29

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 1:27 am
by shardtard
11/11/2010 in South Carolina

11 Lb class 1 copper @ 2.8 cents/lb 31.00

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:31 am
by scrap-metal-victoria
silversaddle1 wrote:Photo of today's load.


Nice pics Silversaddle1, How much did you get for all that?

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:52 am
by silversaddle1
scrap-metal-victoria wrote:
silversaddle1 wrote:Photo of today's load.


Nice pics Silversaddle1, How much did you get for all that?


Hard to say as we have not finished cleaning it all. Just got home Friday with another load just like it. We are way behind!

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:27 am
by Heartkill
Yesterdays load:

1100lb. mixed steel @ .08# - $88

26lb. #1 bare bright copper @ 3.00# - $78
78lb. #1 copper sheet @ 2.66# - $196.84
3lb. #2 copper tubing @ 2.84# - $8.52
36lb. insulated copper @ 1.55# - $55.80

Total = $427.16

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:52 pm
by MatLock
Small load of steel(light iron), got $27

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:51 am
by scrapper2010
Riding lawn mower. $52.00

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 11:30 pm
by scrapper2010
9 lbs stainless steel sink - $6.70
3 gas grill hoods - $19.50
painted aluminum - $25.65

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 9:24 am
by gravybro
50 lbs aluminum cans ubc @ .63 - $31.50

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 9:41 pm
by wayne1956
Saturday, Oct 16th
1960 lbs of tin - $133.28

More than I started the day out with.

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 10:56 pm
by rambo_k9
1260lbs of "light iron" @.08lb $100.80 in Southern NJ

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:37 pm
by natsb88
Al Cans - 12 lbs @ $0.50
Reg Al - 51 lbs @ $0.40
Al Turnings - 160 lbs @ $0.10
#2 Ins Cu 50% - 3 lbs @ $0.80
Stainless - 27 lbs @ $0.70
Elec Motors - 5 lbs @ $0.75
Steel - 440 lbs @ $0.09
TOTAL $104.05

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 11:39 am
by hobo finds
430 lbs sheet steel .07 a pound. $30.10

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 5:04 pm
by Heartkill
Today's load:

8 lb. #1 copper tubing @ $3.01 - $24.08
75 lb. mixed aluminum castings @ $0.55 - $41.25
77 lb. electric motors @ $0.27 - $20.79
24 lb. irony aluminum @ $0.12 - $2.88
11 lb. clean aluminum @ $0.55 - $5.72
6 lb. #2 copper wire @ $2.83 - $16.98
16 lb. #1 copper sheet @ $2.71 - $43.36
71 lb. yellow brass @ $1.75 - $120.75
5 lb. stainless steel @ $0.70 - $3.50
3 lb. aluminum/copper radiators @ $1.10 - $3.30
35 lb. insulated copper @ $1.52 - $53.20
12 lb. lead acid batteries @ $0.21 - $2.52

Total - $338.33

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:33 am
by hobo finds
440 lbs more of sheet steel .07 lb in So. AZ. $30.80 total

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:39 pm
by maoguinn
240 lbs of loose tin@ $110 a ton - $13.20
24 lbs of elec. motors@ $.05 lb - $1.20
13 lbs of #2 insul. copper@ $.90 lb - $11.70
4 lbs of sheet alum. @ $.42 lb - $1.68
11 lbs of yellow brass @ $1.70 lb - $18.70
35 lbs of alum. cans @ $.60 lb - $21.00

Total - $67.48

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 12:31 pm
by Hades12
maoguinn wrote:240 lbs of loose tin@ $110 a ton - $13.20
24 lbs of elec. motors@ $.05 lb - $1.20
13 lbs of #2 insul. copper@ $.90 lb - $11.70
4 lbs of sheet alum. @ $.42 lb - $1.68
11 lbs of yellow brass @ $1.70 lb - $18.70
35 lbs of alum. cans @ $.60 lb - $21.00

Total - $67.48



Why so low on your motors?

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:26 pm
by maoguinn
Hades12 wrote:
maoguinn wrote:240 lbs of loose tin@ $110 a ton - $13.20
24 lbs of elec. motors@ $.05 lb - $1.20
13 lbs of #2 insul. copper@ $.90 lb - $11.70
4 lbs of sheet alum. @ $.42 lb - $1.68
11 lbs of yellow brass @ $1.70 lb - $18.70
35 lbs of alum. cans @ $.60 lb - $21.00

Total - $67.48



Why so low on your motors?


I don't know. I did'nt ask them. Every yard in town is at that price. I remember motor prices being at .30-.40 a pound.

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 4:31 pm
by MatLock
I scrapped some steel and #2 copper.
Steel(Tin/Shreddable) was at .065/lb
#2 copper wire was at 2.90/lb

Pretty decent.
I got $33 total.

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:49 pm
by Heartkill
Today's load:

18 lb. clean aluminum @ $0.55 - $9.90
15 lb. #1 copper bare bright @ $3.25 - $48.75
135 lb. #2 copper wire @ $2.93 - $395.55
15 lb. yellow brass @ $1.75 - $26.25
5 lb. die cast @ $0.05 - $0.25

Total - $480.70

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 9:09 pm
by maoguinn
520lbs of loose tin @ .04lb - $20.80

Re: What did you scrap?

PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 8:23 am
by Hades12
we took off 3 mid size loads of shredder steel. about #1500 total just under $150.

Made the rent for the month easy. Got 6 AC units to cut up for christmas money this month.