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    Scrapyard Run

    Going to the scrapyard and turning in some metal for cash, hoping to get some good money for all my metals here's what I got so far



    5 gallon bucket #1 Copper
    5 gallon bucket sheet aluminum
    Aluminum screen door
    A couple brass fittings
    10 Foot dump trailer full of shred
    5 full sized trash cans shred
    stainless steel washer drums
    2, 5 gallon buckets insulated copper
    Aluminum baseball bat (Dirty Aluminum)
    Box of CBM's
    Half of a 5 gallon bucket #2 copper

    And that's about all for this load, hoping to get me some good cash for all this metal, Ill post pictures and keep you updated on how much I make.


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    Good luck man
    Ive been reading your posts and you're doing well for yourself starting so young

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    Sounds like a good payday.
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    "Give them enough so they can do something with it, but not too much that they won't do nothing."

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    What is a box of CBM's?

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    Copper Bearing Material - CBM

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    I'll take a guess that you have 1200 lbs of stuff... And you will make $375.00 !!!

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    810 pounds for $321.40.
    People may laugh at me, but that's ok. I laugh all the way to the bank.

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    Copper bearing motors including transformers

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    We can only hope

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    they make me cut alu bats because the have foam inside

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    you go dude, good luck
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    I've always sold aluminum bats as clean sheet, the screen door would be worth more if you brake it down and take all the steel screws out (extruded aluminum) just my .02.

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    Never shared what u made brotha...

    Ive seen a few of ur youtube vids..uve got a great future


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