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Hello guys , lol well lets start with how it all happened.............. On this fine Wednesday morning I was sleeping untill I heard a ring a ding ding bit like the lunch time bell, so up I get look at the window and see the scrap metal collectors, so It comes to my mind what's the price on scrap metal lately, as I remember these guys coming last year then with the prices dropping they stopped so now they started up again does that mean the prices have risen or is it they just think lets just mount up anything we can get till it gets better , be interesting to know lol well now the bells rung time for breaky .......
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paul99
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a4metal.co.uk/what-we-pay£6.40 for batteries, was under £5 last I looked so I'm guessing the whole market on the up  Must clear out the garage.......
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Last Edit: Aug 23, 2017 9:43:49 GMT by paul99
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Aug 23, 2017 10:09:04 GMT
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it is a little higher than it was about 18 months ago when a mate got a tenner for a 407 rolling shell with a load of tat inside it, it varies across the country though, and how big the company is.
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bortaf
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Aug 23, 2017 12:46:20 GMT
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They are paying 120 a ton for cars (so basicly light iron) round my way, it's been around £100 a ton all year, non ferrous doesn't rise and fall as much, batterys have been around £600 a ton here for the last few years, 640 is good, i must sort my dead ones frm my power bank collection at the yard Those prices are not country wide it depends where you go, the price in swansea is higher than London as they have to transport it a lot less (most of it ends up in newport on a ship for china) copper has been on the rise for a while though and VIR is up 30p a kilo this year, i can see copper only rising so if you want to hoard something i'd go for that  |
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paul99
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Aug 23, 2017 13:25:38 GMT
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Might also be time to have a think about security? Rising prices will sadly attract those of a less honest disposition, would hate to hear of more projects and spares cars disappearing.....  |
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Aug 23, 2017 13:27:52 GMT
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Aluminium was £700 a ton in cardiff last week with Sims metals, can't remember the mixed light iron, it was a pile of shonky knackered bicycles weighing in at nearly 300 kilos I got about £15 for, the 12 kilos of Ally crank arms and rims pulled in about £9!
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Aug 23, 2017 17:54:00 GMT
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a few months ago I was asked a by a "gentleman in a transit pick-up" (feel free to read that as other adjectives if you wish) , offering me £20 for an old copper cylinder I had put by for a rainy day. after bidding him goodbye with a "yeah right!"" , I took said cylinder and a few bits of pipe and fittings to our local yard and walked away with £84....oh happy day!
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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bortaf
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Aug 23, 2017 20:22:57 GMT
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Some places only have one ally price (usualy the lowest) in my yard it's, old rolled, cast, extruded, copper alloy rads or alloy wheels, usually ranges from 700 to 900 ish : ally wire usually gets snuck in with the No2 copper (3 times the price of alloy wire lol) ) you don't really loose a lot on a small load but i do it once a year all seperated, i'm affraid i'm a wee bit anal about sorting my scrap  i have 12 wheely bins i seperate it all into |
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i have 12 wheely bins i seperate it all into