Buying in mass and selling

Okay, heres a thing Ive been thinking about, and not quite sure how to. I pass some deals sometime to buy metals in large bulk. Like 5-10 thousand pounds at a time, and I was wondering, how or who do I sell these to a metal facility while cutting out using the scrap yard so to speak, such as selling it to the person who actually buys from the scrap yard. Thanks!

That's not that much in the big picture. You will need a lot more to go mill direct. That wouldn't even fill one semi. Try negotiating a better price at the yard if you can get that amount regularly. Good luck

Start by accumulating 1000 tons and then they might give you a look.

Originally Posted by Dex

That's not that much in the big picture. You will need a lot more to go mill direct. That wouldn't even fill one semi. Try negotiating a better price at the yard if you can get that amount regularly. Good luck

Thanks, i mean I wouldent have a problem getting ahold of a semi load, i just dont want to loose my @ss if you know what I mean

Getting it is only part of the game. You still need to sort, process and transport it.

If it is copper wire in that amount feel free to call me.

We ship to some various mills but it took us a long time to get the needed volume. For Al wheels, we do about a trailer a week. For rotors, we also do about a trailer (semi: 40,000 pounds) a week. Any less than that and they typically do not want to bother. The general rule of thumb is the larger the loads you get on a consistent basis, the higher up the processing path you can go. You might be better off talking to your scrap yard etc about giving you a higher price for the larger quantity. Most will do that.