Do any of you guys use this scrapp app for pricing?

no i dont use the app got it for my smartphone and is completly worthless to me as it dosnt cover the uk.

None of the yards near me have prices listed.

Even ones 150 miles away dont.

It's useless until it's adopted by more yards.

this is what I was thinking, but wasn't sure.

any other responses?

Use the search box upper right corner. Lots of info on scrap metal forum

Don't use it here either. I deal with 4 different yards and none of em are even listed on it. Not that it would really matter anyway. I would much rather pick up the phone and talk to someone in person.

Originally Posted by Gatorcore

any other responses?

Thank you for the info. Just read a few post and see they had a bad start here.

im havin the same problem as most everyone else it shows me yards near me but not the prices. i should check it again cuz i updated it like 2 days ago but hadnt checked it in like 2 or 3 weeks.

Originally Posted by Gatorcore

Do any of you guys use this scrapp app for pricing?

We added all our info, but is it worth us paying 30.00 month to edit live pricing?

They just added a the website info this week so you don't have to have a smart phone to use it. Here is the link. It very cool for finding new yards.


Thanks for your input.

We've been over this. The app sucks. It offers nothing in terms of practicality. Also, it doesn't actually include all the scrap yards out there and the pricing isn't even current. The guy who owns the yard and who had this app made is a sleazy douche. Below is what I posted the first time this guy posted his app here. Sadly it's changed up a bit since then, with some of my advice put into it. I ought to track his dodgy ass down and smack him with an invoice for my consultation.

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Previous post: Let's forget for a second that you introduced yourself under the guise of someone who found this great new app while omitting that you're it's shady creator. Let's also forget for a brief period that you're charging a monthly rent for it per year. Let's now focus on your supposed bread and butter... The app in question. First off, I downloaded this app on my Android when I typed in "Scrap Metal" under the app marketplace. I then proceeded to try and test this supposedly easy user interface. It was laughable to say the least. First off it misdirected me to scrap yards with incorrect information. It said scrap yards were 30 miles away when they were only 13. You know how many scrap yards are in a 20 mile radius of my location? 3. You know how many this app said were in a 20 mile radius of me? 1, and it was out of business.

Secondly, you have a glossary available for metals. While I applaud your effort, it has zero inherent factors for every day application. Yes it shows what copper looks like. Yes it shows what aluminum looks like, however; your app fails to show what they are used in building and/or processing. You show me a picture of lawn chairs and bike frames and tell me their aluminum, then we're talking. That's practical.

Third of all, where are the price lists? You don't need one for every scrap yard, however, we go by the London Metal Exchange. If you can't pull a price list out of your arse for the LME and compare it and contrast it to a price paid by a major scrap yard in every state, then obviously you've already shown your target market you're lazy and non-resourceful. It would take the average computer user maybe 2 hours tops to do this.

Fourth, let's talk pricing. Are you out of your mind? Not only do you seem like a shady highway man based on your lousy circumvented first impression, but what makes you think your app is even remotely priced accordingly? It's not. The apps people pay the most for are battery life extending apps, GPS, Social, Major Business, Phone Lock Privacy, and Anti-Virus. Your app doesn't really offer anything someone can't obtain from a simple phonebook. The price of it astronomical. Microsoft is only charging $9.99 right now for App versions of Word and Excel. Let me reiterate this, a company whom charges $300 for crappy operating systems are only hawking their mobile wares for $9.99.

Last of all, do this. Take some time and do some research. Find the biggest city in every state, find their largest and most profitable scrap yard, obtain their prices, and compare it with the LME and everyone else's nationally. Let everyone know where the best deals are. This will maybe take 2 hours out of your otherwise monotonous day. Also, update your glossary to make it practical with every day use and feature a how-to guide on scrapping as well... I.E. How to scrap a washing machine, how to strip wire.. That sort of thing.

The name blows as well. There's enough Icrap to go on for eons now. Ihome... Iaudio... Ivibe... Ipod... Ipad... Iwhothehellcares?!? We do need a feature or some way for scrappers to find locations and disclose them. GPS apps are easy all get out to build. There's tutorials all over the internet. Finally, your price sucks and you're going to get your arse handed to you in a legal dispute someday or you're just never going to be taken seriously in a vast market that's hard as hell to break into in the first place. Charge .99 for the app, upgrade it every few months and maybe charge existing using .99 for that, and leave the rest alone.

Take this how you will, but if there's anything I despise it's bad business sense. Next time you post, don't act like you got to close to a game of lawn darts or you were dropped on your head as an infant. Thanks.

Preech on fatman preech on. Can I get an Amen.

Duurr! Lawn darts are fun!

How did you get my picture?

Yeah i tried this app, hunk of junk like yall are sayin'. Plus it took up a BUNCH of space on my phone, and force closed all the time. Lasted a whopping 6 hours on my phone before i got pissed off enough to spend another 6 hours tryin' to figure out how the hell to take it off my danged phone.