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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby xippi » Fri Mar 13, 2020 10:10 pm

Friday the 13th March Massachusetts
#960 #1 HMS Steel prepared $180.00gt $77.14
#289 Tin/Light Iron $115.00gt $14.27
#4 AL Old Sheet $0.27 $1.08
#1 Yellow Brass $1.23 $1.23
#10 #2 CU Insulated <39% $0.25 $2.50
#17 Batteries PB $0.29 $4.93

#1281 totals $101.15
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Sat Mar 14, 2020 9:45 am

8 lb. Alum cans @ .75 lb.
29 lb #1 plastic bottles @ .15 lb.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Sun Mar 15, 2020 8:39 pm

Ouch I am getting .30
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Mon Mar 16, 2020 7:54 pm

#160 tin cans, sheet iron @ 75/ton
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Mon Mar 23, 2020 7:45 pm

Prices down across the board, except for irony aluminum, which is up $0.02/lb.

320# light iron 65/GT
23# mixed Al 0.22/lb
23# extruded Al 0.32
24# irony Al 0.07
8# #1 copper 1.45
31# #2 copper 1.25
15# brass 0.80
82# batteries 0.20

Total: $102.14 rounded up to $102.15
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Mon Mar 23, 2020 8:38 pm

Went to cos scrap Saturday morning and then got a surprise closed. Virus
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Tue Mar 24, 2020 10:12 pm

For once a pleasant surprise. Alum pie, roaster. Cfs had said, shred at .04, called the this morning, closed a week. Tried Tucson iron, quoted 0.25 for clean aluminium. Guy that weighed it gave me their can price 0.40. So 10x .sweet.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Wed Mar 25, 2020 1:43 pm

What I gained yesterday was lost today. Had to have the truck un loaded.#560 tin cans, microwave full of plug ends, bulb's, Xmas trees. 80/ ton.lost%5.60

I knew better, should have just taken.,..sealed unit $0.10,#88 got$8.80. Lost 8.80 if I had waited for Monday's turn in… #47 elect motor @ 0.15 --7.05 lost $4.70.cat cans 4 barrels 49# @0.08 so lost$9.80.
Now I know why I stopped going to this place.

I lost more than i got paid.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby AdamsSamoa » Wed Mar 25, 2020 2:49 pm

I know all around me are closed.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Thu Mar 26, 2020 2:22 pm

116 lbs mixed wire 0.40

$46.40
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:04 pm

ltucson scrap yards are closed
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:52 pm

Yard is still open. It gets municipal waste from the city so it's considered an essential service.

540# light iron 45/GT
220# unprepared steel 70/GT
260# #1 steel 95/GT
17# mixed Al 0.22
5# irony Al 0.05
2# #2 copper 1.35
75# batteries 0.20

Total: $50.45
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:56 pm

21.84 dwt scrap palladium @ $80.01/dwt

Total: $1,747.42

I only got 70% spot because it was very low concentration material, 8-30%.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Fri Apr 03, 2020 4:40 am

Sign of the times.
Took in 5 pallets Wednesday got $2. Thurs took a load in from home....$1.50
From me, lost %25 income, overnight.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby xippi » Fri Apr 03, 2020 12:49 pm

my sources aren't generating much scrap if any.
But at yesterdays price of only $40 a GT I d be basically losing money :sick:
Scarp yard has also reduces its hours 8-2 M-f (no sats now)
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Sat Apr 04, 2020 1:22 pm

144 # plastic at .35
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Mon Apr 06, 2020 10:14 am

I tried to take a load in today. I got to the yard at 10AM and they had just shut down. The current plan is to be closed until April 20th.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Mon Apr 06, 2020 2:26 pm

Called my favorite yard,, before I loaded, same response. Maybe the 20 the.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby JadeDragon » Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:39 pm

$18 and change of scrap, mostly tin but some aluminium. Scrap yard has you hold up your licence at the window, the signature pad is outside. They open window a little and hand over cash. Fun times.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Wed Apr 15, 2020 6:37 pm

The local yard reopened earlier than planned.

820# light iron 65/GT
240# unprepared 85/GT
320# #1 steel 110/GT
24# mixed Al 0.22
32# irony Al 0.05
11# #2 copper 1.45
8# composition 1.00
36# brass 0.90
3# romex 0.75
52# mixed wire 0.35
5# electric motor 0.12
10# lead 0.30
1# wheel weights 0.09
1# dirty stainless 0.10

Total: $136.08, rounded up to $136.10
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Thu Apr 16, 2020 9:51 pm

We have one yard in Tucson that low alls. Cans .2 , steel 71.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby xippi » Fri Apr 17, 2020 10:46 am

4/16/2020
#1296 Tin/Light Iron $50.00GT $28.91
#67 AL Old Sheet $0.20lb $13.40
#9 AL CU Radiators $0.66lb $5.94
#147 Electric Motors $0.08lb $11.76
#81 #2 Cu Insulated <40% $0.39lb $28.86
#227 Batteries PB $0.24lb $54.48
Total #1820 Total $143.35
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Thu Apr 23, 2020 3:31 pm

Called favorite yard. Now planning on may 4 , maybe.to open to general public.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Zackc206 » Thu Apr 30, 2020 9:31 am

Unknown amount of E-scrap, did it as a hobby over a year when able
processed, reclaimed, and smelted my self.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Mon May 04, 2020 5:36 pm

160# light iron 65/GT
50# #1 steel 110/GT
37# mixed Al 0.24
13# extruded Al 0.34
27# dirty Al rad 0.15
100# irony Al 0.05
3# mixed wire 0.40
1# brass 1.00
27# electric motor 0.11
3# batteries 0.20

Total: $35.22 rounded up to $35.25
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