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lyndonbrad99 Am I getting ripped off? 04-12-2013, 11:54 AM
mikeinreco They pay between 10 and 11... 04-12-2013, 12:02 PM
lyndonbrad99 That's kinda what I thought. ... 04-12-2013, 12:06 PM
Phantoms001 At .04# there would be a lot... 04-12-2013, 01:19 PM
CAPTSCRAPER I get .10 for steel & 2.80... 04-12-2013, 02:56 PM
KzScrapper Street price for shred in... 04-12-2013, 12:03 PM
waredu I'm getting $180/ton on... 04-12-2013, 12:04 PM
parrothead What kind of "metal" are you... 04-16-2013, 07:29 PM
happyscraper I agree with Parrothead. Why... 04-16-2013, 09:21 PM
ryanw All of the local scrappers... 04-16-2013, 09:23 PM
parrothead Too bad. Tin is actually at... 04-27-2013, 04:04 PM
Gravitar I've gotten less for shred... 04-16-2013, 09:34 PM
Mechanic688 I didn't know that there was... 04-16-2013, 09:39 PM
504Scrapping lyndonbrad99 .. you may want... 04-19-2013, 08:24 PM
badkarma506 at that price i'd leave the... 04-19-2013, 11:48 PM
Tcgs risk! 04-20-2013, 06:10 AM
beedubz I don't find any significant... 04-20-2013, 07:09 AM
rca987 The band around the tube is... 04-21-2013, 05:56 AM
jghilino here in kansas city shred is... 04-21-2013, 09:27 AM
mikeinreco Seems prices are around... 04-21-2013, 08:29 PM
Gravitar If he's taking the glass... 04-21-2013, 08:48 PM
etack Actually the shadow mask is ... 04-22-2013, 02:28 PM
bpatnoe I would guess that the yard... 04-22-2013, 02:37 PM
NHscrapman you're getting ripped off. ... 04-27-2013, 01:51 PM
Guest different types 04-28-2013, 10:17 AM
wannabemechanic My first question for the OP... 04-30-2013, 09:36 PM
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    I'm getting $180/ton on shred, or 9 cents a pound. Any copper you're getting from TVs is #2, not #1. It's either too small of a gauge or its coated.


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