So I cut out a lot of electric motors like most folks here. If you are able to get the windings out.. does your buyer pay you any better for just the windings with the core inside the wire?

So nutshell: I get .20/lb for a motor
For the windings full.. I get "Uhh how much would we pay him for this?" "Well if he bashed out all the magnet.. he could get copper price"

I got so frustrated with bashing my brains out trying to get the windings for someone to go "uhhhhhhhh" I always leave em whole now. Has always bugged me as I know there is far more profit there breaking them down!