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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Fri Dec 09, 2016 5:33 pm

yard cleanings. lots of odd stuff, 80% shred/20 clean got me 83/t
I would have been better off leaving the '' copper content'' microwave motors in the shred.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Sat Dec 24, 2016 1:57 pm

price increase up to 113/t for clean sheet
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Sat Jan 07, 2017 10:30 am

clean sheet iron $.059 lb.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Tue Jan 10, 2017 12:43 pm

320 lbs. prepared steel $.064 lb.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Thu Jan 12, 2017 3:36 pm

180 lbs of tin cans , chairs etc , 80%/shred/ 20% clean ==93/t
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Fri Jan 13, 2017 9:14 am

240 lbs. sheet iron $93 net ton ($.0465 lb.)
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby smackvay » Fri Jan 13, 2017 12:02 pm

Scrap is 240 a ton here
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Sat Jan 14, 2017 10:56 am

160 lbs. clean sheet iron $.059 lb.

Steel prices going up but not other items... makes you wonder why?
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Recyclersteve » Mon Jan 16, 2017 1:46 am

200# of steel- $10.50.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby smackvay » Mon Jan 16, 2017 12:35 pm

hobo finds wrote:160 lbs. clean sheet iron $.059 lb.

Steel prices going up but not other items... makes you wonder why?


My scrap places run on a monthly contract and I'd say they haven't negotiated new contracts yet

I hauled in $5,500 worth of stuff last weekend as I got some really nice prices

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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Wed Jan 18, 2017 9:51 am

es run on a monthly contract and

which is why it is a gamble at the end of the month... up or loose money
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Wed Jan 18, 2017 11:26 am

180 lbs sheet iron a heavy double oven $93 net ton
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Thu Jan 26, 2017 9:35 am

bed frames , chair frames 200 lbs at 123?t they gave me 50/50 clean sheet and prepared
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Mon Jan 30, 2017 2:30 pm

300 lbs sheet iron. Hot water tank, mostly plastic dishwasher with motor and 2 chairs @ 93 net ton
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Mon Jan 30, 2017 5:17 pm

BOUGHT file cabinets sat. took in the '
''case'' 140 lbs at 118/t

today I took in the drawers. 120 lbs at 138

talked to the owner , prices drop tomorrow and says, no bottom in sight. ouch
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Wed Feb 01, 2017 9:26 am

so I tried to get as much on the truck as I could to get in before the price drops

480 lbs of bottle caps at 138/t
xmas wire at .60/lb
#2 copper - pipe 1.98/lb
whatever # 3 copper is .60/lb
al clean sheet at .48
al extrusion at .52
milk jugs at .15

of course, this is with my .10 bonus
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Wed Feb 01, 2017 11:32 am

cwgii wrote:so I tried to get as much on the truck as I could to get in before the price drops

480 lbs of bottle caps at 138/t
xmas wire at .60/lb
#2 copper - pipe 1.98/lb
whatever # 3 copper is .60/lb
al clean sheet at .48
al extrusion at .52
milk jugs at .15

of course, this is with my .10 bonus


Prepared price for bottle caps :thumbup:
#3 copper never had them give me that. What was it :?:
Nice on the milk jugs as well :thumbup:
Christmas wire did this have bulbs attached for this price :?:
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Fri Feb 03, 2017 9:49 am

cfs goes back and forth on the bottle caps one time as scrap next as good stuff.

#3 might have had a faucet on it

other copper was clean pipe.

jugs are really not worth it due to the low weight

wire was wire. as i cut out the bulbs while riding into town with the old lady.

i think i will pull one of your stunts of filling up a microwave with the bulbs. as shred is more than copper content.

but .....we will see just how much the price has dropped today.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Fri Feb 03, 2017 5:06 pm

240 lb fridge and microwave price drop to $.039 lb. $78 net ton
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Tue Feb 07, 2017 9:23 am

116 lbs sealed unit aty .07
80 lbs bed frames at 103
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Thu Feb 09, 2017 11:00 am

200 lbs. prepared steel $.059 lb. $118 net ton
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Fri Feb 10, 2017 3:48 pm

47 lbs. Dirty Cast Alum @ $.26 lb.
68 lbs. Sheet Iron (stainless steel fridge doors said not dirty ss due to insulation) $.0425 lb.
209 lbs. auto batts @ $.26 lb.
61 lbs. dirty stainless @ $.18 lb.
8 lbs. #1 plastic (water bottles and other #1 mixed) $.40 lb.
12 lbs. Coax @ $.14 lb.
288 lbs. #2 ins wire @ $.60 lb.
94 lbs. plug ends (gave me sheet iron price) $.0425 lb.
9 lbs brown boards @ $.15 lb.
8 lbs. Die cast zinc @ $.30 lb.
3 lbs. romex wire @ $1.22 lb.

Total with bonus pricing of + $.10 this trip $269.52 so an extra $80.70 this trip!
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby AdamsSamoa » Mon Feb 20, 2017 7:20 pm

9 lbs #1 Copper.. $18.00
80 Lbs Mixed Steel $4.40
9 Lbs Electric motors $0.63
37 Lbs Aluminum $14.60

$38 dollars worth of Alcoa Stock...

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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Tue Feb 21, 2017 11:36 am

280 lbs. Sheet Iron a bowflex machine. $78 net ton
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:38 am

first of the year turn in of al cans . 411 lbs at 1.00/lb
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