Thanks for the explanation of the actual numbers. Its great a guy who deals with the REAL percentages to weigh in. Mike.
Thanks for the explanation of the actual numbers. Its great a guy who deals with the REAL percentages to weigh in. Mike.
"Profit begins when you buy NOT when you sell." {quote passed down to me from a wise man}
Now go beat the copper out of something, Miked
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Yep! yards by me take them with the ends on. I pull off the brass and make sure there is no steel on the ends that are left. They take phone wire as well as ribbon wire as #2 insulated. So no #3 catergory by me!Originally Posted by KZBell
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We buy a ton of wire, and I honestly think the worst thing in the world is separating it. When you have a full gaylord of wire, and it is all mixed up and all the wires are entangled, it is the absolute worst. The below pic represents nearly 10000 lbs of insulated wire that we bought. We started separating wire because there were some good thick stuff in there that we were going to personally strip, but it was just not worth the time separating it. 1 box took close to 1+hours with three people working on it. I would suggest going to Frank and telling them how to properly and easily separate this wire. That is what we did with our suppliers. They made more money, and we made more money. People like when you take time to teach them and maximize their profits. Win win.
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Ide be clipping all them gold ends for sure.
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Yea, you'd look like Captain Kangaroo with all those ends in your pockets,,Ide be clipping all them gold ends for sure.
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All the ends can be sold for more than scrap steel.
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Oh, Trust me gold ends get clipped. But you can tackle a box in 30 minutes with 3 people on it if it is just wires with gold ends. If you have to sort and cut, that is when you run into some major problems.
I'm talking about the other cord ends that plug into the wall. There is a market for them as well.
I have a barrell of the ends that plug into the wall. I would love to find a market for them!
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We leave those on the wires. Do your yards not take the wire with the ends on them or something.
They dock me a grade if I leave the ends on, mostly on the 220v cords.
I am getting a up-to-date pricing on them but shipped to our door is around 15 or so cents a pound. But don't do shipping until we have a good price on them.
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Got ya, what is the price with the ends on.
They drop me down to a buck a pound.
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