Scrap metal is sold by weight, in the US usually by the pound or ton.
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The only salvage yards in San Antonio that I could find that buy scrap metal were Newell Salvage, River City Steel, and Ashley Salvage. For their locations I would simple yellowbook the address and while there could look for more salvage yards that buy scrap metal.
The copper wire is likely to be stolen and could get the scrap dealer into trouble with the police.
Checkout the scrap metal sell offers listed in the website in the related links. This website is the one which I use to buy and sell scrap metals. They have a vast database of sellers and buyers of all kinds of scrap materials from all over the world.
Yes! This place is called a scrap metal yard, and they will be more than happy to buy any quantity of scrap brass. current rates are close to 2 dollars per pound for yellow brass.
A lot of scrap metal can be found at the Scrapyard, just buy it off the old lady there, she usually has 6-10 pieces on her every 72 hours.
Scrap Metal can be sold at your nearest scrap recycling center. To find your nearest scrap yard, go to google maps, find your town/city, and search for scrap metal recycling. Bring in your scrap metal ,and they will weight it and pay you accordingly...But make sure you clean it all up before hand for a better price. For more info, check out the How To in the related links.
No.In Australia the GST (Goods and Services Tax: 10%) covers scrap metal.However, if you are not registered for GST, your sale of second-hand goods (like scrap metal) will not be subject to GST. If you are registered, GST will apply when you sellsecond-hand goods.In other words, a dealer can buy scrap metal from you without paying you GST (because you have no way of passing it on to the Tax Department, luckily!).
If you are looking to get scrap metal or wire, you most likely don't want to pay for it. If you don't mind paying, simply go to you closest scrap yard and explain that you just want to buy a little wire. (you will probably have to pay 2x their buying price) If you are looking to find your own, just go to http://scrappingmetal.blogspot.com and read the "How To" that is there
Scrap Metal Prices are determined by the scrap yard you sell to. They will want to make as much money as possible. In a highly competitive areas, metals will be bought for closer to "spot" price, aka the price determined by the commodities market. If your scrap yard is looking to make a bigger profit from their purchase from you, then they will buy things for as cheap as possible. The above is part of the answer but scrap metal prices are determined based upon Comex, LME and general economic supply and demand principles. Scrap yards will take this into account and then offer sellers a discounted price. Make sure you find a scrap yard that is paying close to these indices. Also, the cleaner and more prepared/sorted your scrap metal is will also determine price. For example clean copper will fetch a higher price then copper with insulation or general debris.
Google for scrap metal dealers or google "we buy Pewter" Also try selling it on Ebay; they always get a better price via bidding.
You could dumpster dive, check out flea markets and yard sales, buy the scrap from a company that uses bronze, or buy it from a scrap yard, or from a million sources online.