Not to rain on that parade but lead is 47 clean 37 ww 27 battery in that order here in central WI. It varies WIDELY but the big yards are near this price, what I quoted is today's price in my email from Sadoff.
I think you could definitely do something with palletized shipping. It's not that hard to come up with lead...even now with the regulations lead is found in all kinds of things. I've been quoted averages of 11 to 14 cents on the lb for single pallet shipping all over the US, something to consider. You will move WAY more material if you have a solid shipping versus local price plan.
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