Quote Originally Posted by dryvr12 View Post
Out by me I was lucky to grab an old crt monitor, some gutter material, and thats pretty much it. Missed an old a/c unit by minutes When I go to the yard ill get something like $30. The extent of my scrapping is looking around on garbage day, with a 15mpg truck, and scanning the free section of CL.



So what Im wondering is how do I stay a part time scrapper, but get decent money per trip? I have had a scrap removal service on CL for a week or two with no hits.
I got a deal set up with a friend who has a business generating a substantial amount of good quality scrap. What I worked out was essentially consigning with him. I pick up loads, take them to my shop and break everything down and sort into containers. When I sell I give him a copy of the weigh slip and his percentage. I'll be picking up another load tomorrow. I've also contacted small aircraft companies and after being told no by several I landed one contact. I'm supposed to pick up a wing in about a week or so. Everything Billiard posted was dead on.