25 cents/lb for copper?

Originally Posted by Mick

From what you said about this wire - I think it should all be "Insulated Copper Wire". 0.25/lb is about half of what I get for Aluminum Sheet. I'd really find a new yard. Unscrupulous scrap yards are going to really hate forums like this. Their days of ripping off the "little guy" are numbered.

I think I am going to ask the main guy next time I am in. He wasn't in that day. The cashier was a new girl, but I won't blame her, though she is the one that gave the bull**** breakage/low recovery story. As I assume it is with most yards, you go in, one of the guys assists, weighs, gives a ticket and you go get paid. Cashier goes by what the ticket says, and I contend the yard guy is an idiot.

I've noticed between the 2 yards I go to, there's always that one that wants to do the least amount of work possible, and I seem to get that person most of the time. Asking questions on how to get top dollar is futile...uhhh err well ummm.

That's why I love this forum. A gold mine of information and resources.