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newattitude Given the market, why are the... 10-10-2015, 09:33 PM
eesakiwi When I first started... 10-11-2015, 03:36 AM
jimicrk Thanks eesakiwi. I like the... 10-11-2015, 04:36 AM
newattitude eesakiwi, thank you for a... 10-11-2015, 06:44 AM
komercia Hi guys, i have been... 10-11-2015, 08:45 AM
Swampy Welcome aboard, friend. Go to... 10-11-2015, 01:50 PM
justdon From what I see now if this... 10-11-2015, 11:25 AM
scrapbabe97 Its harder and harder to even... 10-11-2015, 12:06 PM
Swampy Your last sentence says a... 10-11-2015, 01:53 PM
NatureRecycleFlorida these down market prices will... 10-11-2015, 12:36 PM
hobo finds I am sure they will just take... 10-11-2015, 12:43 PM
hobo finds I feel the newest scrappers... 10-11-2015, 12:41 PM
nutpie I see people going in the... 10-13-2015, 07:15 AM
t00nces2 Wow! You get dressed to... 10-13-2015, 10:47 AM
AdmiralAluminum Being able to think outside... 10-13-2015, 11:03 AM
IdahoScrapper You can tell people the stove... 10-11-2015, 02:20 PM
Ecycle Atlanta ...same with the "wet paint"... 10-11-2015, 07:01 PM
ScrapperTrecycling My answer would be no, I... 10-11-2015, 02:34 PM
matador I've worked with one of the... 10-11-2015, 07:19 PM
IamPhil Well for me.. I'm addicted to... 10-11-2015, 08:18 PM
matador More than scrap value is... 10-11-2015, 09:06 PM
NihilObstat I'm fairly new to scrapping.... 10-12-2015, 10:14 AM
Mechanic688 I can still remember way back... 01-24-2016, 12:53 AM
miked I've really cut back on... 10-12-2015, 03:00 PM
BDAScrapper I'm a service manager at a... 01-09-2016, 11:48 AM
TheDude80 I've always looked for and... 01-09-2016, 12:20 PM
Kochy I'm just stockpiling till... 02-03-2016, 07:31 PM
SteelMill Like so many before me have... 10-12-2015, 09:13 PM
logansryche That's about right. I've come... 10-12-2015, 09:22 PM
SteelMill It's a shame that we, as... 10-12-2015, 09:48 PM
MrSteve I say DITTO..I find washer... 01-09-2016, 08:17 PM
miked Like the other tools in your... 10-13-2015, 07:02 AM
matador I have to completely agree.... 10-12-2015, 10:44 PM
NatureRecycleFlorida well the state has to spend... 10-13-2015, 06:20 AM
Roudeleiw We are no paid no more for... 10-13-2015, 11:31 AM
AdmiralAluminum I definitely won't be... 10-13-2015, 12:06 PM
Longhairboy I just did a quick... 10-15-2015, 05:58 PM
hobo finds $33 a ton today for sheet... 10-13-2015, 03:34 PM
eesakiwi Well little scrap drop off... 10-16-2015, 01:13 AM
URBANERECYCLING This is a great time for... 01-09-2016, 10:22 AM
submarinepainter I think new scrappers will... 01-09-2016, 11:45 AM
MrSteve I am new to this myself,I... 01-09-2016, 08:14 PM
pascoEscraper Urban .. you are right .. you... 01-10-2016, 08:26 AM
jeanbean0109 You do need mechanical... 01-10-2016, 09:46 PM
diesel1 To use baseball as an... 01-15-2016, 05:32 AM
DakotaRog jeanbean- Sounds like you... 01-11-2016, 07:44 PM
jeanbean0109 NE PA. I believe in... 01-22-2016, 07:05 PM
jeanbean0109 https://www.nicb.org/theft_and... 01-22-2016, 07:11 PM
jeanbean0109 And if you want to do it the... 01-22-2016, 07:13 PM
jeanbean0109 And you want to make more... 01-22-2016, 07:16 PM
jeanbean0109 Just dont forget to save 25%... 01-22-2016, 07:17 PM
hobo finds Low prices lately mean that... 01-12-2016, 01:08 PM
HT1 My new Radial arm saw is a... 01-13-2016, 03:01 AM
charn I was the only scrapper in a... 01-21-2016, 03:42 PM
alloy2 Hoarding is a compulsive... 01-21-2016, 08:16 PM
alloy2 I used to buy portable engine... 01-21-2016, 09:28 PM
eesakiwi I have the hoarding... 01-22-2016, 03:55 AM
jeanbean0109 O and another thought. As... 01-22-2016, 07:10 PM
matador This is a stock photo online:... 01-24-2016, 06:30 PM
Area67 I always saw low prices as... 01-24-2016, 08:43 PM
Mechanic688 A lot of people just don't... 01-24-2016, 09:12 PM
unknownk Lots of people made money... 01-25-2016, 11:46 PM
matador Right now, people don't have... 01-24-2016, 09:44 PM
unknownk Vehicles are consumables as... 01-25-2016, 11:58 PM
DakotaRog alloy2 and jeanbean...-... 01-26-2016, 05:15 AM
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charn I may have done my last curb... 01-30-2016, 08:27 AM
MrSteve Why not dump those TVs at... 01-30-2016, 08:14 PM
newattitude If you owned that complex and... 01-31-2016, 05:18 AM
bigburtchino MrSteve Just my opinion,... 01-31-2016, 04:03 AM
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    Given the market, why are the newest scrappers even bothering?

    I am in no way knocking this profession. I just want to gauge why, given the market and current prices, why are the newest scrappers even beginning to scrap?

    Eight years ago when I started scrapping I made a full weeks wages on a Sunday. Now, it seems to take two weeks to make the same amount of money. If I were just starting out now, no way would I pick this job to make a living.



    My honest question, as a scrapper and scrap yard employee who hears the laments day in and day out is ...why? How are you making money by starting out now? Or, I should ask, how are you making enough?
    Scrapper, Scrap Yard Worker, Horse farm worker, Cooler Puller and just plain ''tired''

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