My first load

**tackleberry** · 10-10-2011, 08:43 PM

A few things I pulled from the trash at work but most of the items I grabbed from the curb. No idea at what weight I'm looking at since I don't have a proper scale. Hopefully it gets me a few bucks though. The yard I will be going to is on my way home from work so it doesn't require burning anymore gas or dealing with more rush hour traffic than I normally would which is nice, not sure what they are paying for steel though.

**GeorgeB** · 10-10-2011, 09:27 PM

here it is between $10 & $12 per hundred righy now depending on what you got.

**tackleberry** · 10-10-2011, 09:36 PM

That's about what I was expecting. Obviously I'm not really concerned about bringing in a big payday lol. I'm sure for most on on here my haul for the week is less than impressive, but I gotta say it felt good loading my little truck for the first time and I'm sure it will feel even better once it's empty again and I have a few more dollars in my pocket.

**GeorgeB** · 10-10-2011, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by tackleberry

That's about what I was expecting. Obviously I'm not really concerned about bringing in a big payday lol. I'm sure for most on on here my haul for the week is less than impressive, but I gotta say it felt good loading my little truck for the first time and I'm sure it will feel even better once it's empty again and I have a few more dollars in my pocket.

just depends on what you take in. I took a load in one time that was small but HEAVY different types of mechanical equipment. everyone looked at me like I was crazy but walking away with a few hundred dollars felt good.

its all just how you look at it really

**PartTimeScrapper** · 10-11-2011, 12:50 AM

Im willing to bet this time tomorrow your be like. "I got the bug now" Once that free money hits the pocket its hard to stop. I cant go anywhere in the car anymore because I see a dryer on the side of the road and im like **** I wish I had the truck. Makes my wife roll her eyes because I cant go anywhere without going look theres a BBQ. Now If I see a PC sitting there I make her stop.

**ScrapperNJ26** · 10-11-2011, 01:13 AM

Tackleberry,

Just curious to find out what state you are in.
The last 3 months light iron has been at $13.25 per 100 for me

**PartTimeScrapper** · 10-11-2011, 01:17 AM

its $195 a ton here in colorado.

**ScrapperNJ26** · 10-11-2011, 01:26 AM

Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper

its $195 a ton here in colorado.

$265/ton in NJ

**tackleberry** · 10-11-2011, 06:07 AM

I'm north of the border boys. Ontario, Canada.

**drozenski** · 10-11-2011, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by ScrapperNJ26

$265/ton in NJ

$290/ton in upstate NY as of last week

**Dumpster-Dee** · 10-11-2011, 01:51 PM

tip for tberry....if you turn your appliance on its back, you can use it as a container for all your loose stuff....save space and save time unloading at the yard. Great job for first load.

**rca987** · 10-11-2011, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper

Im willing to bet this time tomorrow your be like. "I got the bug now" Once that free money hits the pocket its hard to stop. I cant go anywhere in the car anymore because I see a dryer on the side of the road and im like **** I wish I had the truck. Makes my wife roll her eyes because I cant go anywhere without going look theres a BBQ. Now If I see a PC sitting there I make her stop.

Hahah I know this feeling. Heck just Sunday we took my wifes car to a friends house to watch the Texans play, and before we got out of the apartments, I had already turned around to get my truck for a BBQ grill, table and few dvd/vcr players.

**tackleberry** · 10-11-2011, 05:41 PM

First and last time I will be giving that yard my buisness lol. Wouldn't budge from $130/ton. I wasn't happy, but since it's a small load I decided to just take it.

**hobo finds** · 10-11-2011, 06:55 PM

$210.00 a ton in So. Az

**Dumpster-Dee** · 10-11-2011, 07:23 PM

I don't think you can "negotiate" with small loads Tberry.

**GeorgeB** · 10-11-2011, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by tackleberry

First and last time I will be giving that yard my buisness lol. Wouldn't budge from $130/ton. I wasn't happy, but since it's a small load I decided to just take it.

I take it you were trying to negotiate. Let me be the first to tell you that unless you are a business that is constantly bringing them a lot of scrap so they can meet quotas, there is no negotiating. You either accept their price, or they will tell you, that you are welcome to do business else where.

**tackleberry** · 10-11-2011, 08:25 PM

Nah there was no negotiating. I asked him what he was paying and he just put it out there, "$130/ton and not a penny more". He made it very clear there was no wiggle room lol

**GeorgeB** · 10-11-2011, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by tackleberry

Nah there was no negotiating. I asked him what he was paying and he just put it out there, "$130/ton and not a penny more". He made it very clear there was no wiggle room lol

Mine doesn't go by tons, they just say per 100lb, but yeah, same stuff though.