The difference between getting $50 for a load of steel, and $350 for a load of stainless steel, is having a magnet handy. If you don’t keep a magnet on you at all times, you are not yet a true scrapper, IMHO. The magnet will help you sort metals from being ferrous and non-ferrous very quickly, and even stop you from potential and extremely costly mistakes, ie buying copper coated steel wire as copper wire.

Some companies will pay less money for cars they have to collect taking into account the distance and extra expense they have of offering this extra service.

I took away $1,327 in profit (this is not counting the other scrap I’d already bought from him) for spending no more than twenty minutes in his office earning his trust. He was VERY happy getting a few thousand $$$ for a jar of DIRT sitting on a shelf.

The metal scrap industry is full of all types of metals, of all types of grades, and every type of «flavour». It is your job as a scrap metal «artist» to know the difference between red brass and yellow brass… (hint hint It’s the color!) but also much more subtle things like the difference between 304 and 316 stainless steel. You will learn very quickly by taking things to a seawolf yacht. Ask questions, and be curious! Scrap yard crew are the best people to ask, and should be more than willing to help.

How about send in your scrap gold for cash? You are able to receive something valuable back from your scrap gold that you can use to buy food, put gas in the car, or put towards the purchase of new jewelry. But what happens with all of the scrap jewelry that is sent in to these online businesses? To answer simply: the metal is recycled. Since our world is in need of more and more people making use out of used items, it is ideal that these pieces of scrap jewelry are melted down and turned into other gold items.

«Mad Max» (1979), a grim look at the future where the population chase each other down in supercharged hot rods, looking for the last remaining gasoline.

Before the internet age the auto parts industry had been primarily occupied by the big conglomerates such as NAPA, Checker and a few others but thanks to the internet this is changing. Today anyone who has an access to the internet has the opportunity to unlimited potential, and better yet create it from the comfort of their home. According to eBay motors 4.5 billion dollars worth of automotive related items are sold annually making it the most profitable sectors on eBay. The majority of sellers are ordinary people who buy and sell for a profit.

Also keep in mind that vehicle recovery companies are not impound companies. They will not take your car. Their job is to take your car from one point to another. You don’t have to worry about losing your car to one of these companies.