Rusty Nuts 
I paid closer attention today when i went to the yard.
They use a lot of labor on the ground to sort and disassemble everything. I saw large containers of electric motors that they employees has pulled out, and they have separate piles of stainless.
So it looks like they buy most of it at 9 cents a pound and then separate it and grade it. makes sense that they'd do that- I would think that's one of the basics of running a yard.
Individual scrappers do the same thing, it just wasn't obvious at the yard, until I spent some time looking around and watching the employees.
But again today- truck after truck of guys that didn't sort their material and got paid tin prices fro the electric motors full of copper(and probably some aluminum).
I'm going to start targeting technicians and employees of contracting companies with some advertising soon.
I also came across a small lot that was offered for $500 down and $150 a month that had high fencing, and might make a decent little scrap yard. But I don't know if it has electric and water, and the aren't any building on it. I wonder if it'd be better to rent a small cheap space in a warehouse instead- mostly for security.
Lot is outlined in red- and is currently empty.
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