What did you scrap?

[cwgii]

27# alum cans , .60

[hobo finds]

Called the yard prepared steel $210 a net ton. I have a little bit around here guess I need to round it all up and take it in. Steel prices going up

[cwgii]

Bad luck is all I have.
Loaded the truck with pallets. Not buying this week. Overloaded.

Well pooop

[thecrazyone]

Sorry

[cwgii]

Insult to injury.

Went to another, buyer, that I have never gone to. Turns out they are 7-330. I got there at 3,45. Locked up, no one there.. Ah double crappola.

Went again.not buying, closing ,laying people off.

Another buyer...fine

Another...owner in Mexico.come back next month.

I called one place 30 miles away....$1 if Perfect.

[silverflake]

12 lbs alum soda/beer cans - $0.52/pound = $6.24

[Dr. Cadmium]

1260# light iron 190/GT
32# #1 steel 270/GT
17# mixed Al 0.43
28# irony Al 0.15
2# extruded Al 0.60
4# brass 2.00
2# THHN 2.20
2# #2 producing wire 1.60
16# mixed wire 1.00
12# electric motor 0.24
273# batteries 0.15

Total: $198.88 rounded up to $199.00

[cwgii]

Bad sign when the economy tanks, no trucking. Excess pallets. I cannot Give them away.

[cwgii]

I did find a place to,, give them away..I could not fut up ,good, pallets for firewood.

[Dr. Cadmium]

740# light iron190/GT
440# #1 steel 270/GT
2# S/S 0.37
18# dirty S/S 0.18
155# mixed Al 0.43
340# irony Al 0.15
20# extruded Al 0.60
7# #2 copper 3.00
1# brass 2.00
2# clean ACR 1.50
4# THHN 2.25
2# #2 producing wire 1.60
9# mixed wire 1.00
16# electric motor 0.24
17# compressor 0.17
57# batteries 0.15

Total: $311.92 rounded up to $312

[Dr. Cadmium]

Bad sign when the economy tanks, no trucking. Excess pallets. I cannot Give them away.

I've noticed this near me as well. I'm seeing piles of pallets in some areas. There is definitely an oversupply. It's not a good economic sign!

[hobo finds]

29 lb. Aluminum cans @ $.60 lb.
14 lb. #1 plastic @ $.15 lb.

[cwgii]

Bad sign when the economy tanks, no trucking. Excess pallets. I cannot Give them away.

I've noticed this near me as well. I'm seeing piles of pallets in some areas. There is definitely an oversupply. It's not a good economic sign!

Trite, but ,American lives depend on truckers. Truckers depend on pallets full of goods to move around the country. Unless pallet soppliers have suddenly expanded production to exceed demand. Then we are in trouble.

[Dr. Cadmium]

I used another yard for this load that uses slightly different sorting and pricing. I had a chance to unload everything quickly so I took it.

22# mixed Al 0.40
10# bare bright 3.10
81# #1 copper 3.00
34# plated copper 2.90
423# #2 copper 2.80
3# brass 1.80
17# #2 producing wire 1.80
144# mixed wire 1.00
12# batteries 0.15

Total: $1,748

[Dr. Cadmium]

Here's another big load for this week. Note the dropping steel and copper prices.

160# light iron165/GT
5# mixed Al 0.43
7# irony Al 0.15
2# extruded Al 0.60
1# bare bright 3.25
231# #1 copper 3.15
44# #2 copper 2.95
7# brass 2.00
7# clean ACR 1.45
13# THHN 2.30
7# romex 1.75
4# mixed wire 1.05
3# electric motor 0.24
19# compressor 0.17
1# clean lead 0.35
1# wheel weights 0.06

Total: $951.75 rounded up to $952

[Dr. Cadmium]

110# Hastalloy X @ $3.20/lb

Total: $352.00

[TXSTARFIRE]

What is Hastalloy?

[68Camaro]

What is Hastalloy?

It's a nickel based superalloy used especially in chemical reactors and similar process equipment.

[TXSTARFIRE]

Thanks for the info!

[Dr. Cadmium]

What is Hastalloy?

It's a nickel based superalloy used especially in chemical reactors and similar process equipment.

Correct, it's a family of alloys that the average scrapper is highly unlikely to find. They're difficult to identify without an XRF gun. There are several varieties, I sold the X type.

[Dr. Cadmium]

193# transformers 0.48
42# mixed wire 0.74
8# Cat 5/6 1.05
33# AC adapters 0.40
49# ATX power supplies 0.36
64# power supply boards 0.42

Total: $189.84

[Dr. Cadmium]

36# NiMH batteries 0.15

Total: $5.40

[Dr. Cadmium]

Sometimes the smallest things are the most valuable.

12.255 grams Platinum @ $28.71/g
0.645 grams Rhodium @ $148.57/g

Total: $447.67

[cwgii]

Sometimes the smallest things are the most valuable.

12.255 grams Platinum @ $28.71/g
0.645 grams Rhodium @ $148.57/g

WOW. Cannot fathom, half a GRAM.

Total: $447.67

[Dr. Cadmium]

WOW. Cannot fathom, half a GRAM.

Yes, this was thermocouple wire that was 95% platinum and 5% rhodium. Most refineries won't pay anything for the rhodium, but I know someone who will. It's only half a gram but it's worth getting credit for!