How to Shave off a Few Pounds and I'm Not Talking About Your Waist By Larry D Hollifield First off let me say I am no "newcomer " when it comes to scrap. I worked in the HVAC/Plumbing trades on large commercial projects the majority of my life. The largest copper pipe I've ever worked with is 10" Type K. Needless to say there's a lot of weight to any #1 copper when your talking 10" K. My largest ever payday was right at $5000.00 about 20 years back when copper prices were much lower than they are now. After I retired, my trips to the scrap yard seemed to be every few year as opposed to every few months like when I was in the field. Experience is probably the best teacher anyone can have when trying to get a handle on the scrap trade. Early on in my scrap selling I learned very fast that regardless where you take your metal there are certain practices by scrap yards that you need to be aware of and protect yourself from so you always get the maximu
The Dirty World of Scrap Metal in The Eyes of A Scrapper By Larry D Hollifield **Opinions vary, what might seem reasonable to one my appear completely unreasonable to another. After reading this article you decide for yourself what works best for you. The world's a tough place, but I'm not telling you something you don't already know. But hey, nobody promised you life would be easy. As someone who has actively been associated with the scrap metal industry for 35+ years I tend to be very opinionated when we talk scrap. Quiet frankly I don't think that those who collect and sell metals to a “scrap yard” are treated very fairly. Whether these scrappers are to blame or not we will explorer a little further into this article. How society views a scrapper The public tends to look down on scrappers, often thinking that they are a “dirty” breed that live on the outskirts of society. They lump sum all scrappers into an uneducated, unrefined, desperate cat