Coils of Wire

So I guess I have a mild steel wire with a copper colored coating. This stuff is brand new and I hate to sell it as scrap. Don't know what the scrap price is - but probably not much. Thanks again to all those that tried to help me out. bob farrell

Thanks for the update. What you have is worth around a dollar a pound at retail as sold by the individual roll. The last time I took a load of steel scrap to the big industrial scrap yard in Tacoma, it was selling for around $100 a ton in its best condition---clean, unmixed with non-ferrous material, less than 3' lengths. What you have would seem to qualify except, possibly. for the composition of whatever the wire is coiled on. Taking $300 for goods that have a FMV of more than $5,000 would strike me as so bitter a pill that I couldn't do it until I'd made at least some effort to contact someone who uses ED 016248 and might give you a fair (bargain to them) price of the whole lot.

All the best, Stan

When I give out any information that is going to make a big difference, I take the time to check my facts. When I can be off by a large amount and it doesn't affect the general point I'm making, I sometimes just take my best shot. I have to admit that my best shot is now considerably better with a handgun than with anything requiring memory. Adult onset CRS, you know.

All the best, Stan

And BTW, if you ever see me with a handgun, you're probably safest standing in line with my target, I'm a lousy shot. ;o)

I think I was unclear. I wasn't defending the accuracy of my figure, I was admitting that I was probably wrong.

If you've never been to Schnitzer Brothers Steel over in the Port of Tacoma area, it would be worth the extra distance for you to take your next load of steel scrap there---for the experience, I mean, not because you would get more for your scrap. It's steel handling on a scale that boggles the imagination. I was intimidated the first time I took a load there, but eventually I began to enjoy it. It's so bizarre and exhilarating that I considered trying to get hired on there, but decided that I'd hate the nasty commute from Olympia.

All the best, Stan