Hi I'm Laura and I am new to scrapping but I have 10 Cast Tubs and I don't even know where to begin. Do I call call a local scrap yard and go from there?
New Guy
Hi I'm Laura and I am new to scrapping but I have 10 Cast Tubs and I don't even know where to begin. Do I call call a local scrap yard and go from there?
New Guy
Hi Laura,
Congrats on your new hobby (or other). Take a day out and search all the scrap dealers in your area. You may find that one of them sells to the other. You want to find the one that pays most. Go to their facility, ask for help as to what are the protocals for scaling in, scaling out, getting paid etc. Learn the system. Then go crazy!
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If they're in decent shape, try selling them on Craig List. I sell them for $100 each.
People may laugh at me, but that's ok. I laugh all the way to the bank.
New Guy
Thank's to both of you. they are in very good shape, they are new and sell for around $2000. but my husband is no longer here and I wanted to get rid of them. I guess I will try Craig's list. $100. is better than nothing.
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if you have 10 and they are new first try the biggist builders,biggist plumbers then the box stores. I would ask $500 ea. you can always lower the price
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
If they are brand new you may try contacting local auction houses. With that high of a retail value you may get quite a bit if an auction house sells them, and they may even pick them up from your place, do all the advertising, etc.
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
And just for a baseline if they are 250 lbs each, which is a guesstimate, you are only looking at about $25 each in scrap value.
Experienced Scrapper
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Ok first welcome to our group Laura, nice to have yet another fine lady join the board.Originally Posted by laura
Sounds like you are cleaning up around the house hold, first the husband then the hardware left behind. Or did I misunderstand that?
If the tubs are worth $2000.00 new and in such condition you should be able to get a much better percentage then that.
I would start at $900.00 each to spark interest. When people try to sell things of value to cheap the buyers look at it as the item is of lesser value right off the bat.
When the white man discovered this country Indians were running it
no taxes, no debt, women did all the work.
White man thought he could improve on a system like this. - Old Cherokee saying
I did not surrender, they took my horse and made him surrender. - Lone Watie
President, VIP Recycling
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Cast Iron is always a bit more then steel price. Yes, a scrap yard will take them. You can easily look in the yellow pages for a local yard, or try an online directory such as http://1800recycling.com/
George Beale - Founder & President - info@viprecyclingjunkremoval.com
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Experienced Scrapper
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Geo, they giving you a commission? This is the second time you posted this link that I have seen. Or you just real keen on them?
Last edited by injunjoe; 12-03-2011 at 09:01 PM.
President, VIP Recycling
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As far as I am aware they have no affiliate program, but that would be a nice idea.
But, no, just a useful site I have found is all. He asked for a possible place near him, so I suggested yellow pages and that site is all.
Experienced Scrapper
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Just messing with you Geo. I was assuming Laura was a lady. It would be strange to have a man named Laura with a husband on the forum!
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Stranger things have happened. Not much surprises me, anymore.
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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Hi Laura.
Welcome to the Scrappers Forum. Sorry, I don't know anything about cast iron tubs. I do hope you'll be able to sell them.
President, VIP Recycling
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I mean't to say she, but like Mick said, you be surprised what I run into myself from time to time. Guys with woman names, and vice versa lol
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