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by GA-Silver » Wed Sep 29, 2010 7:35 pm
I sold some small insulated copper wire today @ $1.50 a lb. How much does it bring in your area?
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by messymessy » Wed Sep 29, 2010 7:49 pm
Depends on the type and exact size of the wire. In my area, you would get $1.50 per pound for #12 insulated THHN copper wire. You would get get $1 per pound for #12 Romex. The difference is the recovery rate of the wire.
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by hobo finds » Wed Sep 29, 2010 7:55 pm
I got $1.00 a pound early this month
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by GA-Silver » Wed Sep 29, 2010 8:20 pm
The guy checking me out didn't really look at the type of wite I had. He just dumped it all together and paid me.
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by hobo finds » Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:11 pm
Best I ever got was $1.40 in 2008. Great price you got and they didn't even look at it!
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by Hades12 » Thu Sep 30, 2010 4:38 pm
We got a 1.60 on the last load we took last month sometime. back in the winter we got a low of .75
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by dedemama » Fri Oct 01, 2010 3:17 am
#1 insulated (10-12 guage) $1.93
#2 insulated 4 pair $1.20
drop cord $0.69
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