Are there any buyers that pay for freight if weight will exceed a certain amout? Example: I cant see shipping hard drives that i get .50 a pound for but have to pay .42 a pound to ship.
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Are there any buyers that pay for freight if weight will exceed a certain amout? Example: I cant see shipping hard drives that i get .50 a pound for but have to pay .42 a pound to ship.
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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I'd say the magic number is 300#'s, but one of our buyers could speak to that fact better. Freight can get down in the .20-.30 range quickly from there. Of course your paying for the weight of the pallet and such, but it still works out much better! Best of luck. Laptops add weight very fast...
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The last pallet loads that I shipped ended up costing only seven cents per pound.
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Agreed- talk to our "Resident Freight Shipper". For More than Scrap Value items, I know of buyers who reimburse, but I can't think of any that do for scrap items. Sorry if you're a buyer who does- I just didn't know. Don't shoot!
I sent a pallet from Wyoming to Ohio a while back- it was about $0.30 per pound to ship, and that was a long trip!
More than Scrap Value Shipment Tips: http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/scrap...tml#post242349
How did you manage that?Originally Posted by numbers
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its hard to figure exact figures but I would say I'm getting between .15 .20 cents/lb that is by pallet........Going Fed Ex it was around .40/LB
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#! - I would not ship hard drives, I break them down.
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Probably shipped over a tonHow did you manage that?
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I asked what the rate would be for various weights. I ended up have 6000 pounds on 5 pallets.
When I found out what the rates were, I was able to determine that I could profitably send power supplies, flat panel monitors, wire and ac adapters. (along with boards, laptops, etc.) The load also included 1500 pounds of hard drives. A couple of the pallets were Gaylord boxes and the rest were odd boxes that I was able to stretch wrap tight enough to keep things secure.
I don't have a outlet locally that comes close to what I netted after freight. In my instance, this was the option that was best for me. It won't work for everyone.
Last edited by numbers; 09-03-2015 at 07:25 PM. Reason: left something out
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thanks all! our resident freight shipper sounds like the way to go! he's extremely fast at responding to email!
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