salvage vs scrapping

I was wondering how many of you come across a job that has a wide variety of things , do you scrap everything metal and copper or do you try to resell things that can be salvaged? If i think i can make more $ reselling something i try to do so then scrap everything else. What's your thoughts?

depends on time and storage space. i try to resell things, but if they stay too long, away they go

I always prefer better than scrap price, but circumstances sometimes prevents the extra time to go that route

If it's not going to get scrapped, then it goes on CL for a bit. If still no bites and I still don't want to scrap it, I send it through one of the local auction houses. More often than not it brings what I was asking on CL, if not more.

If i think i can make more,and someone get some use i try to sell it, consignment store,flea market booth, and we do a couple yard sales each year, when possible put it in the front yard and hang a for sale shingle on it.

I hate selling things to other people,I've tried the fleamarket and yard sale and I hate having to deal with people that always try to talk you down on price. This is how I got started scrapping, I knew I could take things apart and sell the diffrant metals to the scrap yard and knew how much I would get. Sometimes I save things that I or someone else (family or friends) can use but everything else gets scrapped.

the only thing i sold easy was green fence posts $2 apiece i couldnt get that ad cancel quick enough, got them on a clean up job

I dont have anything in general, just seeing if others thought the same way i do

getting $5 for something the scrap yard pays $2 for, il take the 5!! Price high for the ones that want to bargain lol!!!

I sell at fair prices on cl

Usually there is no haggling. It is the price i am comfortable with and it is over scrap/ under retail so all are happy