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    Sorting insolated wire

    Hey I was wondering how I should go about sorting all my insolated wire to get the best price



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    Read some "similar threads" at the bottom of this page. Your questions have been answered many times.

    In the end though, It all depends on your yard. How they want you to sort it. They are all different, call them.

    Over sort your wire. Have 10 different buckets if you have 10 different kinds of wire. When you go sell at your yard they will combine them into their categories. Don't forget to pay attention to what their doing for next time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Canadiancow View Post
    Hey I was wondering how I should go about sorting all my insulated wire to get the best price
    One thing, as you go along you'll start to learn the lingo from us and your yard. Different yards sort things a little different from each other. Figure out what you have to turn in and call and check a couple of different yards for prices as yards pay differently.
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    I get around $0.75 and I don't sort at all, Aluminum or copper I throw it in a trash can and turn it in. They don't seem to mind.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DevinThaScrapper View Post
    I get around $0.75 and I don't sort at all, Aluminum or copper I throw it in a trash can and turn it in. They don't seem to mind.
    They don't seem to mind because they are making more money off of you.
    You are loosing easy money by not sorting

    Last week I got:
    Ins #2 = $1.10 / lbs.
    Comm = $0.90 / lbs.

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