Old batteries

Anonymous-0 · Oct 18, 2010

A few ago old batteries could not even be given away, now I see people advertising to buy them for 4-5 dollars. What changed the value on old batteries? Stan

Bob · Oct 18, 2010

China's demand for LEAD, perhaps?

PeterE · Oct 18, 2010

I was cleaning out a field and hauled a bunch of industrial-size batteries to the dump. They took them for free, saying they'd make money off recycling them. I was expecting to pay some kind of hazardous material fee, so I was happy to be rid of them.

patsublett · Oct 18, 2010

I think it's because of all of the gov't restrictions on lead.

Crem · Oct 18, 2010

Back in the eighties or nineties I bet that I could have gotten a dump truck full of them at work. They had a big pile of old scooter, golf cart, emergency light batteries etc. I was tempted to get them and store for awhile but thought that I might have ended up paying to get rid of them.

Geo-TH,In · Oct 18, 2010

Last year I sold batteries for $8. They said the year before they were paying $12.

gene bender · Oct 18, 2010

Took 8 to salvage dealer he gave me 40 for them a week ago.

old · Oct 18, 2010

They like every thing else have gone up. I took in a number of battery's not long ago and got $0.159 per lbs for them. Or I could have gotten $9 each but the by the lbs was more.

Ray · Oct 18, 2010

In ohio if you buy a new battery they charge you 11 bucks extra without a trade in,even on a new battery.

tlak · Oct 18, 2010

They want lead, mercury, bout anything to pour in the water or put in the air.

bill mart · Oct 18, 2010

44lb one brought me $5.82 last week. Bill M.

rustred · Oct 18, 2010

just sold 50 this morning for 300.00 and picked up on yard.

Jack-Iowa · Oct 18, 2010

I just called the local scrap yard got a price of .05 per lb - 10.00 each from 4 places withing a mile of each other. guess where I took 20 to.
also quoted 295. per vehicle picked up .
somethings up

Crem · Oct 18, 2010

Is that where all of the lead is coming from that they find in the toys from China?

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