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!
July 19th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Good Article and the scrap metal business is very lucrative. Prices have stabilized but are still near historical highs. For current scrap metal prices try http://www.scrapmetalpricesandauctions.com