Laziness means big profits!

Wow! Either the yard I go to doesn't care about making money, or I am missing something big.

This morning I got a call asking if I would take 2 pick up loads worth of mixed electronics. Of course I said yes, and then immediately panicked because I don't have the space for that much stuff. I rounded up everything that I knew my yard would take and hit the road so I could make some room. While I was at the yard I mentioned to the guy at the scale that I had a ton (figuratively) of wire at home that I needed gone and didn't have time to strip. He said to just bring it in as is, they pay $1.20/lb. That seemed pretty high but I was still hesitant. Then he told me they don't care about cord ends or wire type! $1.20/lb includes aluminum wire, phone cords, romex, coax and whatever else you can think of. All he asked was no xmas lights.



Am I nuts thinking I should never strip anything 10ga and under from here on out? I will still clip brass and gold connectors of course.

Originally Posted by holedigger

Wow! Either the yard I go to doesn't care about making money, or I am missing something big.

This morning I got a call asking if I would take 2 pick up loads worth of mixed electronics. Of course I said yes, and then immediately panicked because I don't have the space for that much stuff. I rounded up everything that I knew my yard would take and hit the road so I could make some room. While I was at the yard I mentioned to the guy at the scale that I had a ton (figuratively) of wire at home that I needed gone and didn't have time to strip. He said to just bring it in as is, they pay $1.20/lb. That seemed pretty high but I was still hesitant. Then he told me they don't care about cord ends or wire type! $1.20/lb includes aluminum wire, phone cords, romex, coax and whatever else you can think of. All he asked was no xmas lights.

Am I nuts thinking I should never strip anything 10ga and under from here on out? I will still clip brass and gold connectors of course.

what are the current prices for bare bright, #1, and #2 copper? that is a needed variable to answer the question.

They just figure it will even out...difference between romex n drop cord here is over a buck..

$2.80 for #1 and $2.60 for #2. They don't pay any higher than #1. I think there is another grade below #2 for real dirty stuff but I haven't had any so I'm not sure what it pays.

Only $1.00 a pound here for #2 insulated wire

now I don't donate in the sense to my local yard for dirty wire I go 40miles a short trip but huge dii save difference I get paid for sorting it but low low 40cents and larger 1.15 but here in town its only 45cents for all dirty so that's why I save it up and if I need a quick trip I can use that for gas money otherwise I just burn it oopps strip it lol

1.20 for mixed wire is a good price. I get 1.05-1.15 no chrismas lights or coax. I only strip 12 gauge or better.

I get $1.20/lb. at my yard also.. and when I bring it, they don't event spend a lot of time inspecting it. They just look through it or dump it on the scale to make sure that I am not hiding a brick or a sand bag inside of the box.

I love that one! I bring in dog food or bird seed bags so they are big, and they don't take any tare weight for them like a box. They rarely dump them out as that means scooping it all back up! People that try to rip off a yard make it harder for everyone in the end...