Finding scrap yard that also sells

**ULCRobotics** · 03-04-2014, 09:22 AM

I've been calling some local scrap yards looking for scrap yards that have a certain type of pipe. All only purchase scrap and can't sell. Any suggestions on how to best search for a scrap yard that is willing to sell?

Thanks,
Nathan King

**Mick** · 03-04-2014, 09:44 AM

As an idea, supposing that you want to buy in large quantities, advertise as a Buyer here on the Forum. Specify in the title that you're wanting to buy from scrap yards. There are several yards represented here.

**Amnelson** · 03-04-2014, 09:52 AM

Are you looking for second use pipe? Any specific lengths or dimensions?

**ryanw** · 03-04-2014, 11:07 AM

Buying from yards works better at small ones. You need to be able to directly go to the decision maker / owner. Employees at large yards - corporations, will have their hands tied with procedures and rules and won't want to bother.

**Sirscrapalot** · 03-04-2014, 03:49 PM

Not sure for other areas, but I know here on the sandbar, my main Yard had to move to the mainland, so they could resell auto parts and the like. Said it was a county thing. Currituck wouldn't let them resell auto parts an other stuff, so they moved the yard to another county. So could be a county/permit/liability thing.

Only idea I can suggest is to ask the yards you know of or can find near by, if they say no, ask'm why.

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**MattInTheHat** · 03-04-2014, 07:43 PM

you might want to talk to some of the contractors, demolition crews, etc in your area that might work on a structure that would have had this type of piping in it.