Can hardly give scrap metel away

no its people just not wanting to work hard there used to getting stuff and expecting it to be fast money or easy or some kind of excuse like gas or time or what not. the real scrappers out there are still working and like me harder than ever because as people lazz about we are cleaning up and the money is amazing. you post it they will come

I would kill for a job like this back when I was new and scrapping hard.

Funny thing is, I have 5000+ pounds of steel stacked on a loading dock. I cleaned out everything that was non-ferrous and electronic, figured I'd leave the steel for someone that could really use the job.
I posted an ad on Craigslist, fast forward 2 weeks, steel is still there. Had 4 response, either no shows or had the nads to want to charge for a clean up ... LOL!!!! It is a FREE pile of metal, you know where I told them to stick it when they asked for a fee.
Now that I have a little free time, I called in for a dumpster and I am going to take a day to get it done myself.

People are spoiled, with prices at 5 cents if your lucky, it's to the point where you pretty much got to load it for them or they don't want it. Or pay them to pick up something they're going to go get paid for.

I know that when I was young to this business there would have been a fist fight for this pile of scrap... now ... well ... enough said.

Even at .05 a lb, that is still worth $250, so I would be jumping all over it, even right now. Although prices are around half what they use to be, I am still out there, trying to set up permanent clients for when prices do recover.

I Pm'd you Id Love to assist a fellow Minnesota room member

Would be more than great if someone from here could remove that scrap for you, good for you and good for them!

This might be just me but when prices dropped my volume went through the roof. I am taking on another employee to keep up. Its all about efficiency and diversification. All routes are planned so I have both trailers full by the time we get back to the shop on client pick up days. That alone cut fuel cost by 26 percent.
Newattitude- I encourage you to go back and read some ideas in the archives on how to squeeze out every quarter you can.
I got inspired by Army G Wolf and started doing refurbished/ resell on some things and it increased my bottom line enough to start the "new giant warehouse fund because I am tired of running into people and having no space left" (btw thanks Army). What I am saying is "lazy" doesn't apply to just the physical. If you truly want to make this a career you can't be lazy in the mental side of figuring out how to make it work and searching for new revenue rivers ( screw streams go big or go home ).

actually I can lump you into the lazy category because you have not do enough research or got out there to drum up business in a 80 MILE ROUTE oh and fyi not only do I run a very successful business during the day the crazy part is I work at night at of all least money making places MCDONALDS at least 25hrs a week on a slow week ACTUALLY sit down like you do and not go out and make money one of these days and plan a real trip and factors things in like your gas you want to save and ACUTALLY look into steel prices because they only suck because your not looking around. you leaving all that stuff like all these others out there and people are cashing in on you so that's fine if you want that but don't complain about the money because there is so much out there, I am not even able to get all that I want

Originally Posted by carolinaecycle

I would kill for a job like this back when I was new and scrapping hard.

Funny thing is, I have 5000+ pounds of steel stacked on a loading dock. I cleaned out everything that was non-ferrous and electronic, figured I'd leave the steel for someone that could really use the job.
I posted an ad on Craigslist, fast forward 2 weeks, steel is still there. Had 4 response, either no shows or had the nads to want to charge for a clean up ... LOL!!!! It is a FREE pile of metal, you know where I told them to stick it when they asked for a fee.
Now that I have a little free time, I called in for a dumpster and I am going to take a day to get it done myself.

People are spoiled, with prices at 5 cents if your lucky, it's to the point where you pretty much got to load it for them or they don't want it. Or pay them to pick up something they're going to go get paid for.

I know that when I was young to this business there would have been a fist fight for this pile of scrap... now ... well ... enough said.

dang, i normally keep a closer eye on the NC craigslists for larger loads like that; sorry i missed it. if you get another big pile contact me; sounds like a good weekend pickup for my day off.

Originally Posted by travistemple202020

actually I can lump you into the lazy category because you have not do enough research or got out there to drum up business in a 80 MILE ROUTE oh and fyi not only do I run a very successful business during the day the crazy part is I work at night at of all least money making places MCDONALDS at least 25hrs a week on a slow week ACTUALLY sit down like you do and not go out and make money one of these days and plan a real trip and factors things in like your gas you want to save and ACUTALLY look into steel prices because they only suck because your not looking around. you leaving all that stuff like all these others out there and people are cashing in on you so that's fine if you want that but don't complain about the money because there is so much out there, I am not even able to get all that I want

Sorry but I do believe the working at MickyD's but after reading thru a bunch of your posts, I just have to say that there's not that many hours in a day. I call BS on about 2/3 rds of what you claim, but that is just me. As far as New goes, she's taken on some challenges that I'm not sure if I would have taken on. She started out scrapping and taking advice from our more experienced and rolled up her sleeves and took on the job ahead. Now she's taken on a full time job in a scrap yard also, that takes hustle.

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