Every time this has come up, strong opinions surface on both sides. I guess this could fall into the periodic "is it worth it to scrap / breakdown ...?" threads that appear. I don't think there's a right or wrong answer. It just depends. My personal opinion is that if it's not costing you rent to hold it, where's the harm? Especially if you don't need the cash immediately for other purposes (or to buy more material). If you think steel is going to hit $140 / ton in 2 years from current levels, there's a lot of room for upside (especially with those folks who are getting between $0.0 and $.02 / lb right now. It depends on the individual situation, there's not a "one size fits all" answer here.
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