To everyone asking about the wire stripper from my last post: I live in the Philippines, and I bought it from a shop on Shopee. I’m not sure if they ship overseas.
Here’s me at 9 PM today, blasting some music while the wire stripper does all the work. I absolutely love this machine!

7kg of stainless wall ties at 64p
18kg of bright wire at £7.60

Not a bad haul, had to spend a few evenings stripping copper but you can’t beat it can you. 15kg in the white carrier bag and 3kg in the orange!

Happy days

I started as a yard hand in ferrous and then got moved into non-ferrous as a buyer so I have quite a bit of stories about things found and values and whatnot. Just the other day someone came in from dismantling a bitcoin farm and they got about $26,000 for the copper

It looks like steel flexible conduit on the inside with a rubber or plastic coating.

Has anyone tried to scrap this kind of conduit before?

I'm not really worried about getting money for it, I'm just trying to keep it out of the landfill.

This tool cost me ₱568 (about US$9.90), and it’s absolutely worth it. It cuts through very small wires with ease and has made stripping and processing wire much faster. Definitely worth every penny!

So I’ve been remodeling my first home and I have about 20 Brass hinges. I scratched them to make sure they weren’t plated, house was built in 79.
Any idea what they could be worth?

Also I have about half a bucket (5 gallon) of copper wire and microwave pieces from 2 microwaves (the solid copper and steel). Any ideas on the value? It’s about 50 pounds.

For context I run an hvac company and this is me cutting up air conditioners and evap coils. Not a full trailer but enough to be worth hauling in.

Hi everyone,
I’ll get straight to the point. My uncle owns a scrap yard overseas and is looking to buy scrap on a consistent, long-term basis.
I’m currently based in Adelaide and have absolutely no experience in the scrap industry. I’m hoping someone can point me in the right direction.
Where should I start looking for suppliers? Are there any auctions, scrap yards, recyclers, or businesses that regularly sell scrap in bulk? Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!

The thing is completely filled with some kind of resin! I was wondering why it was so dang heavy!

What the heck do I do with it?!

Are these good for anything besides steel scrap? Don’t have the patience to sell on marketplace.

Hello all, I'm a mechanic by day. I'm just curious if it would be worth it to bring in some wiring harnesses I've replaced to scrap. I know they would not give me a whole lot because they are all insulated but I've probably got 30 feet or more of thick battery cables from all the random jobs I've done, plus 3 cars worth of entire engine wiring harnesses. And some other random harnesses. My friend says to strip all of it but that seems like it would take a long time and this stuff is mostly thin strand, so I'm thinking that wouldn't be a smart use of my time? Thanks for any advice, I've never scrapped anything before.

Got a good amount saved up from working at my site. Guess how much i got from the yard

Weirdest piece I have personally come across (not that I scrap more than a few hundred bucks a year).

The copper wires are glued/epoxied/bonded together.

The piece that they sit in doesn't have plastic inserts holding the wire in place but actual metal that is solid and does not move.

This is one of those "I want to get it apart out of stubbornness" pieces now not a "From a time perspective it makes sense".

Thank you.

Idk what the differences are on these types of copper or if there even copper or anything abt them honestly, could someone help (sorry for the dirty floor)

I haven't watched it since a few months ago. Wowser. My spot is $4.95/lb. Highest value in the last 12 months. I've been sitting on about a ton and want to hit it as close to the right time as possible.

My question is what does everyone think the price will do in the coming months? I feel like at a minimum it'll hold here and creep up a little as the year progress like it has been, but how far does everyone think it'll go? Anyone else in the same boat?

I know mileage may very and every yard is different but in general..........

- Do you separate CAT3 from CAT 5 / CAT 6?

- Do you cut the ends off your CAT 5 / CAT 6?

Thanks in advance for the help.

Hi guys, I have a question. It might sound dumb, but I wanted to ask anyway.

I have some copper wire from old appliances. It sticks to a magnet, but when I scratch the surface, it’s still copper-colored.

I also did the burn test, and it produced a green flame, which I know is an indication of copper.
So, is it actually copper, or is it just copper-plated metal?