Originally Posted by
Wolfwerx
I see the same truck 2-3 times a month at my scrapyard dumping a whole big box truck worth of appliances into the shred pile. They don't strip motors, compressors, or even wire. I think they may be from an appliance store, and they're just getting rid of the old appliances that they are taking away after delivery of new stuff.
I would have to guess between 20 and 30 appliances every time I see them. I wonder how many times they do that?
I approached them and asked why they didn't strip the appliances, and suggested that at that volume they were leaving a ton of money on the table. They said they didn't have time to worry with it. I asked if they would be interested in letting me come in and take what I want, and I would do a 50% split with them, and I would pay them their share on the spot. They said they didn't want to fool with it.
Broke my heart, I tell ya'.
you get hurt processing there scrap and they are liable for it, i understand the reasons why we get turned away so much. What about if you outright buy it from them and haul it off for them. Cut there man hours and overhead completely out of the equation. That might get there attention. But even then its hard to trust someone you haven't done business with before.
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