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    Found this last night

    All next to one dumpster conveniently 2 blocks away from my house




    While I'm at it, may i ask what bucket would this fall into? They're quite heavy and rusted found 5 of them





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    That looks like coax cable both go in the shred pile.
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    that bottom one just looks like a steel rod of some sort

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    could anyone give me a brief idea on what i'd be able to get just selling the wires as is

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    Quote Originally Posted by bahahaha View Post
    could anyone give me a brief idea on what i'd be able to get just selling the wires as is
    If it's coax and goes in shred as Dune said, it's the cheapest of any (here it's .06 a pound or $6 a hundred, other places .08-.10 or so ATM) If those are steel rods they may be a little better by .02-.03 pound. Shred and short iron takes a good sized load to = anything near a "payday" If you have "smaller spaces" your best bet might be to go after computer towers, pull the boards from inside and save them up, stack the empty cases and sell as shred as you get enough. Eventually you'll have a pile of computer boards large enough to sell to a buyer here on the SMF

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    please do a little home work . the info is all here time after time after time. in noob terms that looks like tv cable wire could even be copper coated, whith means it still really isnt worth picken up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by olddude View Post
    please do a little home work . the info is all here time after time after time. in noob terms that looks like tv cable wire could even be copper coated, whith means it still really isnt worth picken up.
    yeah! and first stop, get you a magnet ; )

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    First, you can't just post a pitcher of something and expect us to know what it is, like that wire, we need to knowwhat kind of wire. Some wire like coaxel your tard might not take even as shred. The pipe, what did it come from. looks like a chain link fense, if it has concrete on it you will need to brake it off or your yard won't take it. A magnet will be your best friend, anything a magnet sticks to is steel or iron.

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    If that coax sticks to a magnet toss it into the shred pile. Even if it doesn't, I haven't found coax to be worth stripping for copper. On a side note, some "copper" is really copper coated steel. Hence you NEED a magnet to be in this business.

    Does that rod have several holes? Looks to be a concrete stake. Might fare better selling them on CL.

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    Quote Originally Posted by happyscraper View Post
    your tard might not take even as shred.


    My tard takes anything, he has no idea what it is and just like to play with it ahahahahahahaha!














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