Newbie here,
I’m looking to get into scrapping copper and aluminum. How often do prices change for #1 copper(for example) and how often do you check?Do you call the scrapyard every day?
thanks
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New Guy
Newbie here,
I’m looking to get into scrapping copper and aluminum. How often do prices change for #1 copper(for example) and how often do you check?Do you call the scrapyard every day?
thanks
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Call a few yards in your area and get prices for a few items. Then as it gets closer to turning stuff in call and see what they are paying. I check steel prices once a month as prices here seem to be locked in for awhile on steel. As for the "good stuff" prices can change almost daily depends on the yard you go to.
New Guy
That's my concern for the "good stuff"..I'd like to time it as best as possible.
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Let me check my crystal ball.Originally Posted by mitscrappr
New Guy
Any threads here that users post regional prices?
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Mthomasdev, when you borrowed that from me I said you could use it only for a few months.
I want my ball back.
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you have only one ball
Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes;
God bless little children while they're still too young to hate
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What I find is I just scrap , never call , I just go when my truck is full of steel, and I always take copper, brass and aluminum in to make the big bucks lol
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No, I actually have 2. What I should have said was that my wife wants my ball back.you have only one ball
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Where do fortune tellers dance?
At the crystal ball.
To get a little closer to the subject I suggest you call a couple of yards and see what they are paying. Even call a yard further away. Likely you will find that the price difference is very little.
In my case a local yard pays very low for Al but everything else is in line and is close by. So when I am selling Al I go to the other main yard I use. With a little experience you will learn what goes on in your location.
The biggest way to make more money in the scrap business is read more of the old threads on the forum. You will be able to recognize opportunities you may have missed out on.
So keep reading and keep scraping it will work out if you keep doing what I(and others)have suggested. 73, Mike
PS no goat jokes for the new guy, what's up with that???? Mike
"Profit begins when you buy NOT when you sell." {quote passed down to me from a wise man}
Now go beat the copper out of something, Miked
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