Scrapper’s Delight: Scrap Metal…The New “Gold”
You obviously don’t come to this site for same old make money free online ideas that you get on the majority of sites on the web. You come here for fresh, cutting edge ideas. Here’s one for you:
If you haven’t heard– prices for commodities like aluminum, copper and iron ore are on the rise as demand for them increases thanks to China and India. There’s definitely an opportunity to make some money off these price increases that doesn’t include dumpster diving for soda and beer cans.
Again, I’ll use this blogpost to point you toward Craig’s List. Every CL city listing has a “For Sale” category under that category there are listings for “free items”. If you check the “free items” category you’ll find lots of opportunities to pick up free “scrappable” items that can earn you some decent money. Old metal swing sets, bike rims and non-working washers and dryers are made of material that is getting a premium these days from the scrap yard. Anything with copper in it will get you the most money but that’s hard to find. Iron Ore and Aluminum are much easier to come by.
If you want to make some quick cash: Take a Saturday, get up early, check out the “free items” list in your town and go pick up a few things made of metal. Most people that list free items put them on the curb for pick up, so you don’t have to coordinate anything. Just drive by and pick up the item waiting on the curb. Take it to the scrap yard and ring the register. You certainly won’t get rich doing this but it’s definitely a quick way to make some extra cash when you need it.
To give you a little encouragement, a friend of mine just took a few dead, unwanted lawnmowers to the scrap yard and left with over $20.
I’ll keep digging if you keep reading!
6 Responses to “Scrapper’s Delight: Scrap Metal…The New “Gold””
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Good Article and the scrap metal business is very lucrative. Prices have stabilized but are still near historical highs.
well, I fully agree with the author.. scrap metal really can pull in some nice cash..
scrap metal is a tricky one i noticed, in england the prices are going up and down all the time but then again you will never know what the future holds.
Well i scrap cars in the croydon area but often i deal with just scrap metals as it is worth so much, another great tip is if you can get hold of a load of old cables the copper in these cables is worth the most as stated on this site.
Michael
Great stuff – I never really thought of making money from selling other peoples junk. Worth it even if you just make some spare beer money!
A friend and I picked up the scrap mettaling bissness over the summer. I am still in high school. We had been colecting metal for a little while then we decided to take it to the scrap yard. We walked away with 152.00 dollers in scrap metal. It is definetly good for a little extra cash!!