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fiatboy
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 Posted - 01/25/2008 : 21:06:51
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I hope to catch a ride to the scrap yard some time over the next few weeks. (Even though my car gets 40 mpg, I'm a cheapskate and refuse to pay for gas to the scrapper unless I have a fortune in metal.) I'll be cashing in all the cans I've been accumulating over the past year (thank you OSU parties!). I've been to scrap yards before, but it's always been for iron and steel. Never cashed in cans. I don't know how much I have, maybe 60 to 70 pounds? They're crushed, clean, and free of steel/tin. I've been calling around to the different scrap yards to find the one with the best price. Last week I was quoted 66 cents per pound. Anything else I ought to know to make sure I get a fair deal?
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"Bart, it's not about how many stocks you have, it's about how much copper wire you can get out of the building." --- Homer Simpson |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
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USA
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Posted - 01/25/2008 : 21:20:06
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| Do a google search for recyclers in your area, not just scrap yards. The best thing is to shop around. Some places might have a minimum weight to get a certain price. Usually you get your best price if you have over 100 pounds. Make sure the quotes you get are not dependant on a bigger minimum weight than what you will be turning in. We actually pay $1.70 per pound here.. but a big portion of that is the state redemption value. Another thing is to check the local papers and such for coupons. Sometimes recyclers will run specials where they pay an extra 5 or 10 cents per pound to increase volume. |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Now selling Copper pennies. 1.6x plus shipping. Limited amounts available. |
Edited by - HoardCopperByTheTon on 01/25/2008 21:20:38 |
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fiatboy
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Posted - 01/25/2008 : 21:26:25
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I've been calling around to recycling centers, too.
But I had not considered pay difference by weight. Thanks. |
"Bart, it's not about how many stocks you have, it's about how much copper wire you can get out of the building." --- Homer Simpson |
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Know Common Cents
Penny Pincher Member
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Posted - 01/25/2008 : 22:51:08
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| Competition for aluminum scrap is usually fierce in the larger cities. Most places will honor the coupon price from their competitor if you just ask. If in doubt, call ahead and tell them you want to do regular business with them as they're closer, etc. |
Here in Wisconsin, we have some of the highest property and gasoline taxes in the US. We're squeezed so much, I have to make my daughter wear penny boxes for shoes. At least she has an endless supply. |
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Art Tatum
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USA
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Posted - 01/29/2008 : 02:14:22
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a place near me will pay more per pound if you have more than 100 pounds of cans, making it worth it to collect them longer.
i think we're close to 200 pounds in cans currently, not sure.
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fiatboy
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Posted - 01/29/2008 : 21:38:19
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Thanks for the replies everyone. I'll let you know what I get when I cash them in.  |
"Bart, it's not about how many stocks you have, it's about how much copper wire you can get out of the building." --- Homer Simpson |
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fiatboy
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912 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2008 : 15:28:36
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I cashed in the cans today---got $53.18
78.2 lbs of cans at $0.68 a pound. |
"Bart, it's not about how many stocks you have, it's about how much copper wire you can get out of the building." --- Homer Simpson |
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2008 : 20:49:09
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Seems like a fair price to me.
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Live free or die.
Plain and simple.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your council or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."
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horgad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1641 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2008 : 07:18:46
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Anybody know what one average can is worth these days? Or how many cans are in a pound?
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fiatboy
Administrator
912 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2008 : 11:04:51
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| Prices vary obviously, but one aluminum can is worth a penny. Sometimes a little more. |
"Bart, it's not about how many stocks you have, it's about how much copper wire you can get out of the building." --- Homer Simpson |
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Frugi
Administrator
USA
627 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2008 : 20:12:57
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aluminum beer bottles are very heavy.
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Robarons
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
522 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2008 : 20:23:30
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| While reading this I got out my scale and 2 coke cans weigh a little more 1 oz. uncrushed. They were empty and clean. But different brands may have different aluminum weights. |
Robber Baron= Robarons |
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Frugi
Administrator
USA
627 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2008 : 20:46:43
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I drove to Pascagoula, Mississippi on Sat. 16th which is basicly the southernmost point of MS you can go, I believe it is 3 feet below sea level. My wife and I and my parents stayed the night with some relatives, and then drove to Slydell, Louisiana on Sunday morning to meet my brother for breakfast at Shoney's resteraunt. My brother lives in China (job related) and was in town for two days on business, and since we rarely see him (once a year or so) we took the opportunity to drive 12 hours from Saint Louis, MO to LA to see him for only two hours. We then drove back to Pascagoula and had a very large family reunion with many of my relatives which I haven't seen in over 10 years. I am vegetarian and did not partake in the fresh caught fish that was fried crisp in peanut oil, but I can tell you if you like fish this was the best it could have been. The secret they say to remove the fishy taste is to soak the fish in buttermilk for the day, and then batter and fry to a brown crispness, to be sure most water is removed (prime eating, if you choose to eat fish). You just cant beat a good southern cooked meal. All fresh butter beans, collard greens, mustard greens, green beans, baked beans, fried okra, hushpuppies, potato salad, cole slaw, jambalaya, stew, goulash, shrimp, fish, deer sausage, pork steaks, burgers, deer steak, fried clam strips, baked oysters & clams, mussells, crawdads, pies & pies & pies. I don't eat any meat, but you cant beat all the freah veggies available when you live in a climate which allows for a 12 month growing season, not to mention all the citrus trees growing wild in the area where we were, oranges, key limes, lemons, kumquats, grapefruits, and also figs. If you ever get the chance to go south it is highly recommended.
Point of the preface was to say on the way back today, when driving North through Memphis on Interstate 55 the enire highway was covered with aluminum cans for about a mile in all lanes and both breakdown lanes. Possibly 10,000 or more cans strewn everywhere. It was amazing, I wish I could of had all those cans but not worth risking my life to pick up, but I bet enough people will try. I hope no one gets hurt.
Also, on a rather interesting note, I received ZERO copper cents in change from anywhere in Mississippi (all were zinc and looked pretty corroded, [I guess due to increased humidity]). From the entire trip I received only one copper cent in change from Arkansas and none from anywhere else which was about 10 gas stations and about 5 resteraunts between Louisiana, Missippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, and my own Missouri. |
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Crash
Penny Pincher Member
USA
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Posted - 02/19/2008 : 16:27:09
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| I haven't driven past Jackson, MS on I-55 in years but at a $.01 can, it might be worth a trip. |
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just carl
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
601 Posts |
Posted - 02/20/2008 : 07:26:02
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Nice life story there Frugi. You sort of left off your shoe size but covered lots of everything else.
As to Aluminum cans for those that try to use the recycling stuff. If you consider the storage of them, usually the cost of the bags you keep them in, your time to collect, crush, clean them. Then throw in the massive cost of gasoline for your car, wear and tear on your car to take them somewhere, just how much did you actually make. I used to do that until I realized just how little I was accomplishing and how much it was costing me to do this. Where I live they gave us all blue plastic containers for sorting plastics, papers, Aluminum, etc. I used to do it until I realized so few others were waisting their time and money to do this sorting, cleaning, stockpiling. We have to pay a water bill here. To use this water to clean cans makes any value of the can a waste. |
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Frugi
Administrator
USA
627 Posts |
Posted - 02/20/2008 : 08:07:29
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Originally posted by just carl
Nice life story there Frugi. You sort of left off your shoe size but covered lots of everything else.
Shoe size 11
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just carl
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
601 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2008 : 10:42:43
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Frugi: Just kidding about the shoe size you know. The width is really more important. 
As to a vegetarian. I've got several friends and/or just people I know that also are vegetarians. I always ask them if they ever took Biology in school. The reason is one of the numerous experiments is to look at tap water, well water, VEGTABLES, FRUITS under a microscope. Those are covered with very, very small living, NOT vegtables moving around. If you look at some direct from a garden there are so many little animals on them you'ld think your looking at the Barnum & Baily Circus Big Tent.
There was a program on TV not long ago about the world of such little animals. Sort of sickening if your not used to them. They are on your bed, your eye lids, your lips and all over your body. They thrive on plants too so all the vegtables you eat are in fact covered with animals.
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fiatboy
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Posted - 02/25/2008 : 11:02:23
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I just bought a gram of gold with the cash I got from picking up cans.
I'm rich, I tell ya, I'm rich!  |
"Bart, it's not about how many stocks you have, it's about how much copper wire you can get out of the building." --- Homer Simpson |
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just carl
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
601 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2008 : 07:12:44
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While reading this I got out my scale and 2 coke cans weigh a little more 1 oz. uncrushed. They were empty and clean. But different brands may have different aluminum weights.
Here is a little bit of info. Did you ever notice how many Aluminum cans look the same except for the lables? The reason is there are only so many companies that make cans. Canning companies make cans and they have a machine called a Deco. This is obviously short for a Decorator. This machine puts different lables on cans for different clients. So in reality most cans will weigh the same since they mostly all come from the same canning company. Look at the shape of the cans. Very few canning companies.
Here is another thought as to what to do with Aluminum. Ask at your church if they recycle. Many churches in my area will accept Aluminum Cans and you get a receipt for the approximate value. This becomes a tax write off if you utilize the long forms. |
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WilliamC
Penny Collector Member
USA
471 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2008 : 20:18:15
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That's passing odd that you didn't get any copper in your penny change.
Here in Northwest Mississippi it's common enough.
I hope my State isn't catching on yet, I've got sorting to do! |
Sorting In Northwest Mississippi |
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wheeler_dealer
Penny Collector Member
USA
402 Posts |
Posted - 03/20/2008 : 09:54:45
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| Here in the northeast we have deposit laws and our cans are worth a nickel. Needless to say the only cans around are the ones you purchase and they are too valuable to recycle. I do know a few guys who actually make a good living collecting them from fairs and parks. |
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misteroman
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USA
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Posted - 03/20/2008 : 12:31:12
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WD,I hear that the cans are somehow worth like $.07 not the 5.That wegamns and tops and all them actually MAKE money when you bring your cans back.I've also heard there were Aluminum can centers and their whole business is just buying cans.
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Buying CU cents!!!! Paying 1.2 unlimited amounts wanted. Can pick up if near Ohio area. |
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Posted - 03/22/2008 : 15:55:53
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Originally posted by wheeler_dealer
Here in the northeast we have deposit laws and our cans are worth a nickel. Needless to say the only cans around are the ones you purchase and they are too valuable to recycle. I do know a few guys who actually make a good living collecting them from fairs and parks.
Yeah we used to make plenty of that deposit in NY. Cant crush them so 'nips' were the best find. Couldmake plenty on plastic and cans |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
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USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 03/25/2008 : 15:56:03
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| Where I am at in Northern CA the DOC (Department of Conservation) does sample tests each year at several sites to determine how many aluminum cans are in a pound so they can set a minimum redemption value. The rate this year is 31 cans per pound. So the minimum any official reycler can pay is $1.55 per pound which covers the 5 cents per can CRV (California Redemption Value). Recyclers are free to pay more than that, but they can't pay below that. We pay $1.70 per pound. The recycler then bales up the cans and sells them to a broker. They are paid the redemption value plus whatever is negotiated for the scrap value. |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Now selling Copper pennies. 1.6x plus shipping. Limited amounts available. |
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wheeler_dealer
Penny Collector Member
USA
402 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2008 : 11:56:57
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| R/E cans. It is my understanding that the Beverage Redemption Centers do make a profit for every can -bottle returned. How I can't say. I imagine they are reimbursed by someone up the line. Aluminum cans may be profitable if you have a good source for them. |
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