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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby adagirl » Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:18 pm

Congrats crazy Tom! I am just getting started and I have only done $35.50 in aluminum cans
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby CrazyTom » Sun Dec 18, 2011 11:29 pm

adagirl wrote:Congrats crazy Tom! I am just getting started and I have only done $35.50 in aluminum cans

It all adds up!
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:09 am

adagirl wrote:
hobo finds wrote:Today in So. AZ

24 lbs Alum Cans .74 lb (price drop .07 from Sept)

Thought this would be my last load for the year as it has been slow, but our dryer went out (17 years old!) So going to get a new washer and dryer. At least I'll get back .095 a pound on the old ones :lol:


Wow, you are getting .74 lbs for alum! Only .55 lbs here in GA


here in tucson, there is a price war. the lowball is 55. most are 61--63. while the place i go , is 73. that is a huge spread of .18
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Wed Dec 21, 2011 3:09 pm

Today in So. AZ
410 lbs. sheet iron / steel .095 lb
26 lbs #2 ins wire @ .95 lb (price up .10 from Nov)
1 lb #1 ins wire @ 1.65 lb (price up .05 from Nov)

TTL $65.30
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby adagirl » Sat Dec 24, 2011 4:30 pm

CrazyTom wrote:
adagirl wrote:Congrats crazy Tom! I am just getting started and I have only done $35.50 in aluminum cans

It all adds up!

Believe me I know. I am just getting started, and I am proud of my$35.50 so far. I have coworkers saving cans for me, so my yields will hopefully be better. I flip my fiat from scrapping into pennies to sort for Cu.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby smalltimeopn » Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:31 am

Small load yesterday:
8 lbs UBC @ .40
13 lbs steel @ .10

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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:11 pm

Had to empty out the truck so took in 190 lbs sheet iron / steel got .095 for it in So. AZ

TTL $18.05
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Thogey » Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:32 pm

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$50.50 total ( $.58/lb for UBCs $.1005/lb for steel)
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Rodebaugh » Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:33 pm

Should have got at least a hundred for that Toyota.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Hades12 » Mon Jan 02, 2012 9:11 pm

UBC?


.12 a pound today for me. .135 on cars
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby natsb88 » Mon Jan 02, 2012 9:34 pm

Rodebaugh wrote:Should have got at least a hundred for that Toyota.

Nah, Toyotas are like plastic bottles and newspapers; a lot of places will take them, but they aren't worth anything.

:lol:
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Heartkill » Sat Jan 07, 2012 6:16 pm

Today's load:

43# clean cast aluminum @ $0.53lb. - $22.79
13# aluminum radiators @ $0.42lb. - $5.46
5# MLC secondary @ $0.50lb. - $2.50
3# AL-FE 30-49% @ $0.15lb. - $0.45
19# yellow brass @ $1.88lb. - $35.72
3# #2 copper @ $2.72lb. - $8.16
198# electric motors @ $0.23lb. - $42.32
14# #2 copper insulated 39% @ $0.50lb. - $7.00
14# #2 copper insulated @ $1.20lb. - $16.80
2# lead coated copper wire @ $0.40lb. - $0.80

Total - $142.00
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby Rosco » Sun Jan 08, 2012 2:02 am

natsb88 wrote:
Rodebaugh wrote:Should have got at least a hundred for that Toyota.

Nah, Toyotas are like plastic bottles and newspapers; a lot of places will take them, but they aren't worth anything.

:lol:

Yup Rice Wagons :lol:


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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:20 am

Todoy in So. AZ
380 lbs sheet iron / steel .10 lb

$38.00
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby AGgressive Metal » Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:16 pm

10 lb. unclean sheet
38 lb. aluminum cans/scrap aluminum

$21.95
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby adagirl » Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:21 pm

wow, we have an attorney scrapping too!
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:18 pm

When looking over last years numbers I made more $ with less pounds! Thank goodness with the amount of other scrappers out there and the higher gas prices!
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby adagirl » Thu Jan 12, 2012 5:01 pm

hobo finds wrote:When looking over last years numbers I made more $ with less pounds! Thank goodness with the amount of other scrappers out there and the higher gas prices!

That is awesome man, good for you! :D
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby MUTiger » Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:17 pm

Here is a MLK day run to the scrap yard.

60 lbs sheet iron @ $235 ton, $7.11
7 lbs alum sheet clean @ $0.50, $3.50
3 lbs cast alum @ $0.50, $1.50
26 lbs alum cans @ $0.50, $13.00
4 lbs Cu/Al radiator @ $1.32, $5.28
6 lbs #2 Cu @ $2.65, $15.90
9 lbs yellow brass @ $1.80, $16.20
7 lbs insulated wire @ $0.65, $4.55 This was low grade Christmas lights and computer wire (mouse and keyboard cords)
5 lbs insulated wire @ $1.10, $5.50 This was appliance cords etc.
2 lbs motor cores @ $0.23, $0.46
Grand total 129 lbs, $73.00 :D

Since I am an engineer I dismantle everything into components before trashing to "see how it works." Sometimes even my daughters have some interest.
The stuff above came from a Haier dehumidifer, a very old hedge trimmer my FIL found on road (I used for about 8 years), weed eater, water softener valve and other plumbing fixtures and cords from anything thrown away after dismantling of course.

Fun stuff, and I got enough seed money for three more boxes of pennies.

After previewing I notice I can not get the columns to line up. Oh well. I suppose I might be able to use the list but too lazy to try. :lol:

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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby MUTiger » Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:28 pm

mutiger wrote:The stuff above came from a Haier dehumidifer.


I forgot to mention in the previous post. Do NOT buy a Haier dehumidifer. Spent around $175 and it lasted one summer in our basement. I then did some research online and basically found out that they are junk. I should have done the research first. :cry: The thing still acted like it worked but did not remove the humidity. I suspect the compressor or radiator had a leak and all the refrigerant leaked out. I got about $6.00 scrap value for it. I saved the swirl cage, motor and housing to make a little blower fan for the garage.

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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby cwgii » Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:09 am

took in a mixed load. my 'tin cans' got .105 this time. some bed frames, xmas lights, which surprised me at their value. and to think of all the ones i passed up before xmas. oh well. live and learn.
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby jimineez » Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:06 pm

got a check for $133 from my father in law yesterday after he cleared out a small pile of copper pipe I've been saving up form a rental house repair last year and took it to the local yard... Wish I could find some more!
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:24 am

220 lbs sheet iron @ .105 lb in So. AZ

$23.10 TTL
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby hobo finds » Wed Feb 01, 2012 3:00 pm

300 lbs sheet iron/ steel .10 a pound in So. AZ
$30.00 total
175 pounds of it was a steel safe that I found!
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Re: What did you scrap?

Postby TheJonasCollegeFund » Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:19 pm

hobo finds wrote:300 lbs sheet iron/ steel .10 a pound in So. AZ
$30.00 total
175 pounds of it was a steel safe that I found!



Found a safe.....well what did you scrap from the inside???? :D
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