Overcoming argument "I can haul it to the scrap yard, myself"

Nicely played Mick. Getting folks to sell themselves on something is skill lots of folks don't have, or know to learn.

Sirscrapalot - Bout 3 minutes from walking over an knocking his neighbor upside his head for being a twit.

on my trip to scrapyard i was amazed at how many plumber trucks i saw leaving out. wondering if the are coming on official company business or just the employees making extra on the side. Had a water main replaced a couple years ago, and wonder if there was extra copper pipe left and who got it lol

Originally Posted by taterjuice

Hear this stuff all the time when trying to buy junk cars ! Really ? I should give you more because you could haul it yourself ? Got a car trailer ? Nope ! What about those 2 flat tires and the other two that are gone ? How would you even load it if you had a trailer ? Tell me again why I should pay you more because you "could" haul it yourself ?! Works 90% of the time!

Yeh well we are talkin pipes here..

Wish ya the best of luck..but it prolly wont take him long to figure out what hes missin out on..
Cu is king!!!

He's a plumber..he knows lest he should. I got computer guys throwing stuff at me, an they know what it's worth, they just don't have the time. Same with my direct tv guy. He even told me so..lol. Dude works 14 hour days an doesn't want to deal with breaking it down, finding a buyer, etc. An yea..he gives me his copper wire to. ;p

Gold is king. Copper might be everywhere, but I like my gold.

One man's crap is another means treasure as the saying goes.

Sirscrapalot - Redneck rule number one, most things can be fixed with duct tape and extension cords.-Jase/duck dynasty

Fantastic, now thats the kind of stuff that gives a guy like me hope. Not to mention i never thought of all the electronics i might pick up cheap at a yard sale. I hated yard sales, but that might have been because my X was addicted to them. And, Yea, i know--u guys laugh at all the stuff I don't know.But honest it was all al cans and some copper wire b4 i found this place. Anyway--way to go Mick.

You know it Miked. I handled mine with words an if it didn't stop I was going to knock some heads together, or call the law. They chose option 1. The 2 dogs, and the bat let them know I was serious. LOL. I did get my revenge tho, buddy pulled up outside this morning, an let rip with his motorcycle right outside their driveway. I'm sure their hangovers loved it. Yea..I'm a jerk. LOL ( This was all at 2am, well past the noise laws, so don't hate on me to much folks!)

Mick right on once again with the advice on asking. Again thats what I do, an it works like a charm, at the worse you get your name an number out there. Some of my best repeat customers are folks who do regular yard sales.

Great thread!

Sirscrapalot - I'm patient till you cross a line, that line is normally when my wife starts yelling at me about it.

Originally Posted by Mick

Today, I went to several yard sales (got a whole carload of electronics, BTW). Anyway, one place was a self-employed plumber. I asked if he had someone buying his copper pipe. He told me he hauls it to the scrap yard, himself (about 10 miles). Instead of trying to get him to sell to me, I told him "That would be better for you cause I'd only give you about half of what the yard does. I sell to them, too". Then he said "Yeah but you'd come here and pick it up, wouldn't you?" "Oh, sure. You could throw the pipe in a bucket beside the house and just call or email me when you get 30-40 pounds. Leave me a note on it "Mick, take this bucket of copper pipe (or whatever - just something to show the Sheriff when he stops me). (He thought that was pretty funny). You don't even need to be here - I'll put the money in an envelope and leave it inside the screen door". He thought that was a pretty good deal - he could make a whole lot more as a plumber in the half day he'd spend loading the stuff, hauling it in and driving back home.

I didn't convince him or argue - he convinced himself and HE told ME why he'd be better off selling to me.

Mick
This Kind of Post is the reason why i am keeping on reading and reading,at this forum .

Thank you very much.

Merci beaucoup.