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I'm pretty good at identifying metals. Mike's hat doesn't look like tin foil to me, it looks like platinum foil, salvaged from an aero space yard...worth probably $5,000. How many $5000 hats do you have NM??.....reminds me of the shuttle tile material I picked up once for free. Lasted 25 years at high temps...
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Just crickets. I knew Balldisease was too pussy to answer my query. I neglected to mention that a magnet is also an important tool for seperating ferrous from non-ferrous materials.
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I know copper & aluminum fetch prices that make scrapping worth the candle (since I've dismantled a few old tvs, electric motors, etc.), but what does scrap steel, regular or stainless go for? I heard 2 cents a pound recently, and that hardly seems worthwhile.
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July 28th, 2011 | #25 |
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I've got to hand it to you: you're a unique combination of the very worst aspects of barrio beaner and SWPL poser.
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I talked to a guy in one small town who's in the tv repair business; he's trying to get into the photography business; says the flat-screens don't offer a lot of repair opportunities, hard to get diagrams, etc. He told me there are like 13 pro photographers in the town, which is not that large. It seems like every profession is clogged with people. I don't know how many dentists and lawyers we have in town, but there are certainly dozens of each. It makes me wonder how they find business. |
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lol No, I save those for my little one. She loves to count them
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Glass bottle are worth something too.....not sure about window glass. Took a couple months of recyclables in and they were $15.00. So I took a voucher and my trash in the next day. The voucher paid my dump fees and gave me a couple dollars back. It all helps.....but $500 bucks, Rae, when are you taking us all out to lunch?
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Re: N. B. Forrest,
Steel is quite high right now, $220 per ton. Stainless is about 65c per lbs. Now is a good time to rid yourself of that junk washer and dryer taking up space in your basement or that old fridge in your garage. If that sounds like too much work give a call. I'd be happy to come by and haul them off for you.
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He used to bring home lots of left over wire. All I did was strip the covering off. Took no time at all and it was easy money in the bank. So...no lunch soon my friend.
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I haven't been on this topic for days so I missed your reply, AL. Never was interested in sales - just something about sales people. I have some irons in the fire -took some training course that were free. If anybody was considering buying a truck I believe Ford 250 Diesel would be a good deal. 2005 was the year they got 25 mpg. The newer Ford diesels only get about 15 or so. You could haul a lot of scrap with that.
Craig Cobb posted about jobs in Montana an hour ago so things are looking up. This is the only serious place to get real information. Going through all details. |
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What I described is retail, which isn't really sales. You don't have to "sell" people on low-ticket items such as you find at Salvation Army. You have to sell people the high-end stuff, and that's much more difficult. I think you could keep a steady turnover in staples store - selling kitchen goods, cheap used clothes. Just from what I'm observing, I've never tried it myself. I know lots of people, like apartment managers, make extra cash selling off stuff people leave in units. That's not totally low-end stuff either, but a good way to make 20-100 here and there from dressers, mattresses, lights, microwaves, tvs and such. |
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