Non Ferrous Tickets....

Originally Posted by auminer

8 cents/pound for xmas lights gives me a sad. I've got a boatload of them

I have some very old receipts with xmas lights at 35 a pound December 2012

I was looking at a receipt from feb of 2014 last night. #2 ins copper wire was 1.48/lb back before the big collapse happened

Originally Posted by hills

Smart man. It pretty much tells the whole story doesn't it ? The bulk of the payout was in the higher paying items. You picked up a little bit extra with the lower value things.

Imagine the work involved with hauling 4 tons of steel to the yard for a payout of less than what you got for the nonferrous.

It's all hard work no matter what you're doing but is seems like it would be better to chase the non-ferrous right now.

Yes. I really don't go out of my way to pick up steel. If it lands on the trailer, eh. I will clean it up and harvest the higher paying materials and when the shred build up, I take it in.

Originally Posted by hills

I guess it depends on where you are. It was running about 50.00$ / a ton uppd. last time i visited the yard.

Didn't want to say anything but my results were similar to T's. Ran a load of non ferrous in my little civic to the yard for a payout of about 250.00 $

120 miles driven round trip. Maybe 12.00$ in gas expense so there was a reasonably good net.

There are probably a dozen yards within 20 miles of me. Even so, I will usually use the same yard about 5-6 miles from me.

Originally Posted by hobo finds

442 lb. $240.45 avg $.54 lb. Not bad at all good thing you had all that brass and alum cu raids.

Originally Posted by auminer

Was that copper aluminum from the pool heater?

I've not seen a pool heater that wasn't #2 cu.

Trying to fill in my knowledge base!

Yes, that was an AC heat exchanger to help heat the pool. It had 2" PVC piping going into the unit. It was two Al/Cu radiators folded together.

Originally Posted by auminer

8 cents/pound for xmas lights gives me a sad. I've got a boatload of them

I have some very old receipts with xmas lights at 35 a pound December 2012

Turn and burn, baybeee. Should have turned them in years ago. Those Christmas lights will just make room for the new pile.

Originally Posted by greytruck

I was looking at a receipt from feb of 2014 last night. #2 ins copper wire was 1.48/lb back before the big collapse happened

Yeah, but it turns into cash, and the ICW barrel will fill back up.

I will tell you that the majority of the brass was purchased at yard sales at a discounted rate I knew I would do better selling than the purchase price.