Want to start my own metal scrap business, looking for place!

**HipoGear** · 05-23-2016, 06:02 AM

Welcome to the forum. Scrap happens in every city and tiny village in the U.S.

If you a need shipping access, I would look to at one of the port cities. You would probably want West Coast (California, Oregon or Washington) based on trade routes with Pakistan.

Read the previous threads and do some searching. I'm sure you will find a ton of useful information.

**noman** · 05-23-2016, 06:12 AM

Originally Posted by HipoGear

Welcome to the forum. Scrap happens in every city and tiny village in the U.S.

If you a need shipping access, I would look to at one of the port cities. You would probably want West Coast (California, Oregon or Washington) based on trade routes with Pakistan.

Read the previous threads and do some searching. I'm sure you will find a ton of useful information.

Thank you so much for a warm welcome!

This sounds good. I mean like I should look over the port cities, make feasibility, and go along with that.

How about if I want to start a standalone metal scrap business in the United States? Rather than making a shipment to Pakistan, I am planning of to run the business in the US. Would that also work?

**Mechanic688** · 05-23-2016, 06:18 AM

Originally Posted by noman

Thank you so much for a warm welcome!

This sounds good. I mean like I should look over the port cities, make feasibility, and go along with that.

How about if I want to start a standalone metal scrap business in the United States? Rather than making a shipment to Pakistan, I am planning of to run the business in the US. Would that also work?

Might be better to buy an already running yard, they are around.

**noman** · 05-23-2016, 06:29 AM

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

Might be better to buy an already running yard, they are around.

Do you know someone, who is selling, so that I may be contact; or is there any way, where I can look over all of the yards, which are up for sale? This would make it easier for me.

**t00nces2** · 05-23-2016, 02:12 PM

Originally Posted by noman

Do you know someone, who is selling, so that I may be contact; or is there any way, where I can look over all of the yards, which are up for sale? This would make it easier for me.

Why not approach an existing yard and offer to buy the scrap from them, load it on your boat, and float it to Pakistan?

**noman** · 05-23-2016, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by t00nces2

Why not approach an existing yard and offer to buy the scrap from them, load it on your boat, and float it to Pakistan?

Currently, I am over making profit.
Do you think this would be more beneficial than running a business here in the US?

**mikeinreco** · 05-23-2016, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by noman

Currently, I am over making profit.
Do you think this would be more beneficial than running a business here in the US?

I am also over making profit.......I'm tired of paying bills..........Tired of working all the time..........Tired of computers..........Tired of scrap..........Oh wait this is my job and how I keep the lights on.....NEVERMIND

**t00nces2** · 05-23-2016, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by noman

Currently, I am over making profit.
Do you think this would be more beneficial than running a business here in the US?

Honestly, I don't know. It would just seem that they are already set up and running. You made it sound like you were interested in the scrap, and if you had to, you would get a business to get the scrap. What is more important, the scrap or the business?