prices are up boys

well, as you all may as well know from buyers here on the forum for pm recovery prices are up. went to my yard today to sell some light iron,a piano, some iron, heat sinks, and some wire, and christmas lights.
since everyone including i enjoy reading what everyone else got ill tell you:
560lbs shred@ 215/ton
40lbs iron/ 275/ton
the piano which i got i tried breaking down as much as i could, but couldnt cut the coirds so i got shred price for it instead of iron @ 23 bucks
4lbs alu heatsinks@ .55/lb
70% recovery wire @ 1.55/lb 4 bucks
50% recovery @ 1.05/lb 1 buck
christmas wire @ .45/lb 2 bucks
all in all 94 bucks to my name going towards my college fund
thanks guys- mascraps

My yard mamager stopped by the shop today to see how things are going. Gave me some pointers on doing different grades (ie: 95% aluminum) and to let me know prices are definitely going up!

thats what I like to hear!!

Cars in Middleboro Ma went up another $10.00 on Monday >> Now $165.00 a ton

Not the $230 it was in May , but at least headed in the right direction

Mascrap, how do you sell your xmas lights? Do you have to take the lights out or do you have to cut the sockets off or can you sell the with the lights still in them?

Originally Posted by happyscraper

Mascrap, how do you sell your xmas lights? Do you have to take the lights out or do you have to cut the sockets off or can you sell the with the lights still in them?

You can sell them with the lights still on but if you cut the lights off its No.2 insulated wire. Its like a .50 cents price difference with the bulbs still on

Originally Posted by greytruck

You can sell them with the lights still on but if you cut the lights off its No.2 insulated wire. Its like a .50 cents price difference with the bulbs still on

How much weight do you loose by cutting off the sockets and throwing them in the garbage? Might not be worth your time to cut the sockets off, if you know what I mean.

2 pounds of Christmas lights @ $0.45/pound = $.90

1 pound of #2 insulated wire @ $1.05/pound = $1.05

I just leave the Christmas wire the way it is because I spend my time on other items to break down. This time I only brought in 2 little sets of wire, where as last time I grout in 40 lbs of lights alone which is probably over 30 different sets of lights.

Good news

wow we are still way low here in Montana..... .04 /lbs / 100 lbs for unprepared and .06/lbs / 100 lbs for prepared($80/ ton unprep $120/ton prep) .... #1 copper 2.05 #2 copper 2.00 .... clean alum. .35 same as cans ...dirty alum .15/ lbs... but still doesnt stop me from piling it up ..this to shall pass

285 a ton today for cast iron at "Scrap it".

Landline, I was there today also! Dropped off some light iron, a little bit HMS and some Christmas lights

I was in there around 1:00 i think. Red 80's chevy pickup.
Had some alum, cast, and 2 brass radiators.

me to haha i beleive you had alot of al siding that you put in the red bins? not to sound creepy, but im very observant, did you have wood siding on your truck by anychance? i have a 04 durango

Still $ 160 a ton for cars in Millis

" i have a 04 durango "
Thats what My Daughter is buying after I totaled Her 2001 on the way to get a haircut before leaving for Long Island for our lighthouse trip .
( She isn't thrilled that I found one in her price range with the full tow package LOL .
Bandit

It's a great suv, you can do a lot with it, just the gas is $$$$$. Bandit or landline do you guys have anyone who can remove freon from ac units yourselves? I'm located in roslindale and am trying to have it done After Sunday and before Wednesday. Thanks.

That was not me, no sides on truck and i dump aluminum outside

And i stay away from ac units because i cannot get my hvac guy interested in recovering the freon.

it might be even harder as they have introduced a new type of freon and I don't think they can use the old stuff anymore!

It might be easier if you have several to do at one time, or maybe offer to bring them to them?