In another post I was replying to about dealer pricing. I thought I would make a post on it so that every one can read it an have it show up in forum search.
One of the easiest ways to get on dealer pricing is to use one scrap yard and keep the weight tickets for a few months...this can be used in more than one way..I'll explain that here in a few.
After you did that go into the office an ask to talk with a buyer an when you an them sit down show them cheat sheet showing in the last 6months you had x amount of tons of metal an types of metal an you are looking at other options. You would like to see get dealer pricing on the metals an you are looking at other scrap yards that will "take care of you" (the buyers at that yard dont like hearing that you are pinning them up with another yard) So they may or may not.
If not that is fine. Take the paper work that you had along with your cheat sheet an go to the other yards around town an see what they will do with you.
Make sure that you say yard-A is going to pay me blank an yard-B is going to pay me blank an tell them...they will be like well....we can beat yard-A pay an match yard-B ect ect
(dont think this will work if you take in low amounts of metal. Every week I am sending in over 1,500 pounds of metal that is over $4.20 a pound not counting my steel that is over 8,000 pounds an 1,000 pounds of copper wire....so my prices will be better but if you are taking in a good amount of weight...they may put you on another price level.
I hope this helps some of ya'll an get some better prices. If anyone gets better prices let me know or if you need more help in working with a yard.
*if you have a business license for recycling that can an will put you on another price level...as they will think hey...they will be growing an get more scrap over time..we want to be the only yard they deal with..they can be the next 18wheeler load worth of scrap a week.
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