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RevrdMark · 11-11-2008, 09:06 PM

Well, not in a money since of the word. (in other ways, yes) Anyway, I had Monday off, so i was doing some cleaning in my garage, and decided it was time to get that pile of greasy cob web covered old motorcycle and car parts out of the corner.

So after a couple tries at helping someone out with cheep parts on Ebay to no avail, it was time to take them to the recycle center. So a cylinder head from an old GS650 I don't own anymore, along with the cams, a couple warped brake rotors off my Ninja, a bent exhaust pipe and crushed stock muffler, and a couple worn out brake rotors from my Taurus went in the trunk.

I dodged cranes, forklifts and dump trucks, to throw them on the pile of scrap. Went to get my check and the grand total was....wait for it.... $1.95

Wooooooo Hooooo

I almost don't want to cash the check just cause it makes me laugh every time i see a check with $1.95 printed on it.

Seriously... people steal metal to get money? Holy crap how much do you have to steal to get enough dough to see a movie, let alone buy drugs?!

Anyway, my garage is clean!... mostly

WashingtonBlonde · 11-11-2008, 09:10 PM

Haha! That's awesome!!

polychlorobenzene · 11-11-2008, 09:12 PM

You get more for picking up cans off the street... I also though that scrap metal brought in more.

How much did you pay in gas to drop it off?

koorbloh · 11-11-2008, 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by RevrdMark

Seriously... people steal metal to get money? Holy crap how much do you have to steal to get enough dough to see a movie, let alone buy drugs?!

my brother in law has made over $600 in a weekend scrapping metal

Saki.Girl · 11-12-2008, 06:02 AM

that was great mark

DGA · 11-12-2008, 08:33 AM

I got a check for $.85 for recycling a refrigerator.

Copper is where it’s at. I work for a power utility and annually the company spends six figures in replacing copper ground lines that are stolen out of substations.

MichelinMan · 11-12-2008, 08:33 AM

Michaelb · 11-12-2008, 08:55 AM

Yeah right now the scrap market is tanked. Copper is still worth a little something because we process and use it here. I've got a buddy that owns a scrap yard, long term and always made good money. Damned thing is going into foreclosure.

World economics. China stops building stuff, they stop buying raw material, raw material stops having any value.

Monkey · 11-12-2008, 05:17 PM

Priceless! LOL

mel0526 · 11-12-2008, 09:27 PM

Wow...How much can I get for a complete car???

RevrdMark · 11-13-2008, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by mel0526

Wow...How much can I get for a complete car???

well i think all my stuff weighed 60Lbs and i got $1.95... i guess you can do the math and figure out how much a car weighs and what the value is.. I was told there would be no math on the forums...

koorbloh · 11-13-2008, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by mel0526

Wow...How much can I get for a complete car???

my brother got $70 for a 1992 chev s10

RVFR · 11-13-2008, 02:27 PM

Yes recycling metal isn't at all what it use to be, LOL yea the bottom has fallen out of it big time. that's why now you see a lot of catalytic converters being jacked.

RC51 · 11-13-2008, 03:05 PM

I got a refund check for $0.38 from a credit card that I paid off and closed the account on.

I called them and told them that I lost the check and that they need to send me another one. Did it three times. The last time they sent it certifed mail. I think it cost them nearly $10 total to send me a $0.38 check. Stupid fuckers.

Michaelb · 11-13-2008, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by RVFR

Yes recycling metal isn't at all what it use to be, LOL yea the bottom has fallen out of it big time. that's why now you see a lot of catalytic converters being jacked.

Yep but even catalytic converters have taken a huge hit. I got 450.00 each for a few of them 8 months ago, now they are getting 220.00 at best.

RC51 · 11-13-2008, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by Michaelb

Yep but even catalytic converters have taken a huge hit. I got 450.00 each for a few of them 8 months ago, now they are getting 220.00 at best.

Holy shit, I should go steal my own!

mel0526 · 11-13-2008, 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by RC51

Holy shit, I should go steal my own!

Me too...it have more value than the car...


11-11-2008, 09:06 PM	#1
RevrdMark Endorsed Joined: Nov 2007 From: Vancouver, WA I Ride: 93 ZX600R Ninja	I'm rich! Well, not in a money since of the word. (in other ways, yes) Anyway, I had Monday off, so i was doing some cleaning in my garage, and decided it was time to get that pile of greasy cob web covered old motorcycle and car parts out of the corner. So after a couple tries at helping someone out with cheep parts on Ebay to no avail, it was time to take them to the recycle center. So a cylinder head from an old GS650 I don't own anymore, along with the cams, a couple warped brake rotors off my Ninja, a bent exhaust pipe and crushed stock muffler, and a couple worn out brake rotors from my Taurus went in the trunk. I dodged cranes, forklifts and dump trucks, to throw them on the pile of scrap. Went to get my check and the grand total was....wait for it.... $1.95 Wooooooo Hooooo I almost don't want to cash the check just cause it makes me laugh every time i see a check with $1.95 printed on it. Seriously... people steal metal to get money? Holy crap how much do you have to steal to get enough dough to see a movie, let alone buy drugs?! Anyway, my garage is clean!... mostly

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11-11-2008, 09:10 PM	#2
WashingtonBlonde MotoGP Contender Joined: Mar 2007 From: Lacey, WA I Ride: '01 R6	Haha! That's awesome!!


11-11-2008, 09:12 PM	#3
polychlorobenzene Training Wheels Joined: Oct 2008 From: Olympia I Ride: Aprilia Mana 850	You get more for picking up cans off the street... I also though that scrap metal brought in more. How much did you pay in gas to drop it off?


11-12-2008, 06:02 AM	#5
Saki.Girl Streetfighter Joined: May 2007 From: Hillsboro OR Blog Entries: 1 I Ride: 2006 Ninja 650R	that was great mark


11-12-2008, 08:33 AM	#6
DGA Zone Head Joined: Jun 2007 From: Portland, Oregon I Ride: British	I got a check for $.85 for recycling a refrigerator. Copper is where it’s at. I work for a power utility and annually the company spends six figures in replacing copper ground lines that are stolen out of substations.


11-12-2008, 08:33 AM	#7
MichelinMan Moderator Joined: May 2007 From: the Westside I Ride: only on the center of my tire.


11-12-2008, 08:55 AM	#8
Michaelb WMRRA Qualifier Joined: Jun 2007 From: South	Yeah right now the scrap market is tanked. Copper is still worth a little something because we process and use it here. I've got a buddy that owns a scrap yard, long term and always made good money. Damned thing is going into foreclosure. World economics. China stops building stuff, they stop buying raw material, raw material stops having any value.


11-12-2008, 05:17 PM	#9
Monkey Pit Crew Joined: Jun 2008 From: Vancouver, WA I Ride: 07 Ninja 250R, 05 Hayabusa (co-pilot)	Priceless! LOL


11-12-2008, 09:27 PM	#10
mel0526 Training Wheels Joined: Jul 2007 From: St-Hyacinthe,QC	Wow...How much can I get for a complete car???


11-13-2008, 02:27 PM	#13
RVFR Pilot in Command Joined: Dec 2005 From: Olympia, WA Blog Entries: 10 I Ride: Honda............Ducati?	Yes recycling metal isn't at all what it use to be, LOL yea the bottom has fallen out of it big time. that's why now you see a lot of catalytic converters being jacked.


11-13-2008, 03:05 PM	#14
RC51 Streetfighter Joined: Mar 2008 From: TX I Ride: RC51	I got a refund check for $0.38 from a credit card that I paid off and closed the account on. I called them and told them that I lost the check and that they need to send me another one. Did it three times. The last time they sent it certifed mail. I think it cost them nearly $10 total to send me a $0.38 check. Stupid fuckers.