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    newbie from new york

    ive been lurking around the forum for a couple days now im trying to make a couple hundred bucks off scrapping. new to this in general i can only use a minivan most of the time i use my little daily any tips would be greatly appreciated. i need to make 3 to 4 hundred.



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    Welcome aboard, I am a stones throw away from you. How far from the high school are you?
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    Quote Originally Posted by BRASSCATCHER View Post
    Welcome aboard, I am a stones throw away from you. How far from the high school are you?
    you mean farmingdale high school? 3 blocks from it

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    Quote Originally Posted by lmidden View Post
    you mean farmingdale high school? 3 blocks from it
    Well hello neighbor.... I am near the Delta gas station... Stay off my garbage route. I can't send you a pm till you get a few more posts. I usually hit 7-11 around 910 am before starting my day. We have to meet up one day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BRASSCATCHER View Post
    Well hello neighbor.... I am near the Delta gas station... Stay off my garbage route. I can't send you a pm till you get a few more posts. I usually hit 7-11 around 910 am before starting my day. We have to meet up one day.
    only scrapper I know by the delta station dries a blue s10

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    The old Italian is my neighbor

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    Quote Originally Posted by BRASSCATCHER View Post
    The old Italian is my neighbor
    so your the one with the blue truck we've met I live around the corner the house with the boat

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    Nope I am across the street, red sable. The old Italian has the S10.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BRASSCATCHER View Post
    Nope I am across the street, red sable. The old Italian has the S10.
    oh ive seen u outside I drive the light blue Plymouth. I though you were talking bout the other old italian

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    actually I need 600 soon for another car I have 71 set aside for it. and I have a shell of another car that im gonna be scrapping once I get more money up and I can lock in the other car how much would a shell be worth.no drivetrain or wiring or anything else? and how much can I get for car/boat/motorcycle bats? I have a bunch laying in my yard

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    you should be able to get at least .25 lb for those batteries. might take a little looking though

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    If you ever see me out in the garage feel free to stop and say hi....we can talk about what it is you are looking to do as far as scrap and I will give you insight into the scrap yard nearby.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BRASSCATCHER View Post
    If you ever see me out in the garage feel free to stop and say hi....we can talk about what it is you are looking to do as far as scrap and I will give you insight into the scrap yard nearby.
    If you take the time to do that you will learn many things from Brass, he is a fountain of wisdom.

    The old Italian has the S10.
    I though you were talking bout the other old italian
    Some old Italians in New York, never would have guessed that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mechanic688 View Post
    If you take the time to do that you will learn many things from Brass, he is a fountain of wisdom.




    Some old Italians in New York, never would have guessed that.
    Thank you Mike for the compliment, coming from one of the people I have learned so much from that means alot to me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lmidden View Post
    im trying to make a couple hundred bucks off scrapping. any tips would be greatly appreciated. i need to make 3 to 4 hundred.
    Hey Imidden, Welcome to SMF. Good luck man : )

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    Quote Originally Posted by lmidden View Post
    actually I need 600 soon for another car
    haha, now it's 6, uhmm, ok, first tip, work on some punctuation ; )

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bear View Post
    haha, now it's 6, uhmm, ok, first tip, work on some punctuation ; )
    if u read the other part it explains why said couple hundred at first since I have some money put away and have another car to scrap which should be about 200 in steel

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