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    Big Garbage Day in my village

    So in my village big garbage day was the other day, and saw this on two riding lawn mowers. Think its worth anything!?


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    Thats a catalytic converter.

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    look inside if you can see straight thru it has been harvested already and you have shred feed,
    if you can see a grid it's a cat,
    depending on your local laws you may or may not be able to sell it,
    expect $4 hope for $200

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    It's an air tube GM (catalytic converter). It's priced on our buy list at $52 (Medium GM). That's what we would pay as for a full catalytic converter-not empty.

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    It's an air tube GM (catalytic converter). It's priced on our buy list at $52 (Medium GM). That's what we would pay as for a full catalytic converter-not empty.
    Odd how they differ from the UK catalytic converters, as this looks like a volvo or mitsubishi one missing the heat shield. If it has a ceramic monolith inside I think it's probably going to be worth a fair bit more than $52. I'd be prepared to match that and pay for payment for UK shipment so we can assay it if it's any interest to you?

    We could then show a true value for these so called air tube GM's.

    If you take a look on the lip running around the edge you will see a part number engraved where the lip tapers off towards the exhaust pipe. If you can find that code I could probably give you an accurate price before sale!

    If it is a GM cat it should have GM followed by 2 or 3 numbers engraved into the lip running around the edge, or it might have a code starting with 55. Whatever the result, try find that code and I will assist you in a bit of a more accurate pricing.

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    It's a GM converter. I have all the U.S. codes. Airtube GMs have 8 characters beginning with "25" or "89". I can buy by codes also.
    The Platinum Group Loadings in United States catalytic converters are specific to the United States only. Cars in other countries have different loadings. I have enough business in the United States and North America to service customers here and not worry about loadings, customs, tariffs, seizures, theft, currency devaluations, etc.


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