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    prices Dothan al/NW florids

    sheet alu .49



    el motors .15

    ]cast alu .44

    mlc .49

    #2 copper 2.50

    #1 copper 2.67

    ex alu. .54

    zink/pot metal .10

    Prices suck, and this is my best yard. 242 lbs of what used to be prime metal.

    $106.17 - time 16hrs. stripping and sorting 4 hrs driving - $30 fuel and expenses.
    "anyone who thinks scrappin is easy money ain't doin it right!"

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    why is the zinc so low? is that for clean or irony?

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    Zink is always about .10-.15# by me but I go to a yard that lets me put it in with cast aluminum. Electric motor price is way low. Copper prices look better than what I can get right now. That's the scrapping business, prices go up and prices go down.

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