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    Quote Originally Posted by alloy2 View Post
    So WTF happened on this wire deal.



    If your gonna start something, finish it.

    Supposed to go down Tuesday morning and start. Still getting some prices from yards. Already agreed on prices with the owner. I'm in talks with yards between 1 hour and 2.5 hours away.

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    looking at those heaps of wires, i would be careful of snakes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by msmoorad View Post
    looking at those heaps of wires, i would be careful of snakes.
    Agreed! This area of the county is known for rattlesnakes.

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    Copper continues to rise. Keep that in mind.
    WI ITAD LLC, IT Liquidation Services, we remarket, buy and sell scrap electronics No customer too large or small!

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    Quote Originally Posted by msmoorad View Post
    looking at those heaps of wires, i would be careful of snakes.
    and spiders

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    Quote Originally Posted by hobo finds View Post
    and spiders
    I hate anything with more than four legs...oh, and it HAS to have legs...
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    Haul the 1st load out today 2397 pounds. Roughly 840 pounds romex, 790 pounds thhn, 652 pounds med-thhn, 110 pounds bx, mostly aluminum, 10 pounds Low grade.
    I will tell all of you, when you get some quantity, shop around, ask for higher prices and don't be afraid to drive a little ways to get it. I did quite well for myself today and the owner did quite a bit better.
    Going for load #2 tommorrow. Hoping for a little more weight now that I have a sense of what it looks like.
    Will have to do a 3rd load also, but that will be alot less money as it will be mostly aluminum.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hobo finds View Post
    and spiders
    No snakes today and didn't see any spiders, but I wasn't looking.

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    if u dont mind- let us know how it goes, moneywise
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    Day 2 update
    995 pounds romex
    466 pounds med thhn
    83 pounds al bx
    986 pounds thhn
    13 pounds #1 copper

    Have another day of copper and the a day of aluminum.

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    holy ****! That's great! I assume the breakdown category's are what your buyer is buying? And the #1 copper a bonus!

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    Patriot76's numbers are looking good for total pounds! for now cant wait for the totals! A lot more than we thunk!
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    And is the BX price for the wire with the shield? I always pulled out the wire... but if I could get paid for it as is...!

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    I am going crazy, this guy should have just separated what he was taking home each day and took it in himself.

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    Quote Originally Posted by msmoorad View Post
    if u dont mind- let us know how it goes, moneywise
    Don't give us the money earned if you don't want to. I would be inserted in money paid per pound paid to him for the wire you bought. After all you had to go out and get the better price for it so money earned is not necessary.
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    How are you paying him? After each load taken or did you figure out a price?

    I wont post more even though I am so excited for you!
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    Quote Originally Posted by hobo finds View Post
    holy ****! That's great! I assume the breakdown category's are what your buyer is buying? And the #1 copper a bonus!
    Yes. Those are some of thier catagories.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hobo finds View Post
    And is the BX price for the wire with the shield? I always pulled out the wire... but if I could get paid for it as is...!
    Selling the bx as is for now. Al bx price is pretty good. Steel bx price is low. I think I have another 100 pounds of that. I'll probably strip the thhn out of that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hobo finds View Post
    How are you paying him? After each load taken or did you figure out a price?

    I wont post more even though I am so excited for you!
    By the pound. Not weighing on site.

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    This is a great thread to see how it's developing for you. Congrats and good work!



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