Selling your copper for MORE money, some important tips!

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Күн бұрын

Hello scrappers and planet lovers. This video will give you some tips when planning on cashing in on your scrap copper. I will give you some tips to help you make more money with your hard earned scrap copper!
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@rob-pm7gb 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, when you were talking about copper wire selling for over $4 a lb I thought WHAT!!. so I paused your video, made a call and found out their paying #1 copper tube $3.75 and #2 tube $3.45. ( the price just dropped .20) I have about 2000 lbs of #1 and #2 copper and about 1200 lbs of wire. Time to cash in. Thanks for the vid. Subscribed.

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help. Nice load btw. Stay well and thanks for watching.

@DavidJD12 Жыл бұрын

Dangggg dude that's a lot of $$$ you will be getting 👏 Congrats! I have like 1 pound bc I just started 🤣

@flexedout6650 2 жыл бұрын

The number one looks just as clean as the bare bright

@williammiller6043 5 ай бұрын

Some creators have a way to contribute to their production: one that shows how to build wire strippers, for example, has a Donate button. This video was worthy of that. Very informative. Thank you.

@TinManScrapper 5 ай бұрын

I did have a tip jar before, but took it down. Glad that you watched and enjoyed. Subscribing and sharing is just as important for me. Thanks again for the comment. Stay well and happy scrapping

@irishgoldstacker8018 3 жыл бұрын

Tim man I took a lot from this video. I have a similar amount of copper to bring in and all the tips and info are really helpful. Especially shop around b/c I have been...and shall I say am "unsure" about certain scrap yards and their prices. Great video. I'm a scrapper from Ireland which I've probably already told you. Scrapping is my full time job, but it's also an enjoyable hobby. I love copper and your video was great. Stay safe, all the best.

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cycle, nice to hear that you have as much copper, good haul then. It is a hobby for myself as well and also a conservation insensitive as well. Amazing how much us scrappers can help divert from the landfill. Sadly, it also tells us how much we have also probably missed. Stay well and glad my video was informative.

@sthememani7504 Жыл бұрын

Hey do u sell coppers

@sthememani7504 Жыл бұрын

Can I please ask where u order the copper please I wanna sell as well n make a living life is tough here plz

@BTP40 7 ай бұрын

Just getting started andstill confused on diff. copper but your the man and thanks brother!

@waynesmith4592 3 жыл бұрын

Wow top man great amount of copper well done

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Glad to be able to salvage and sell. Thanks for watching. Stay well.

@BOOGIESTARSEVEN 3 жыл бұрын

Good job! Thanks for the info

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching? Stay well.

@RuthWambugu 3 жыл бұрын

This is super informative.Wish you a wonderful weekend.

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ruth. Same to you.

@Stahodad 15 күн бұрын

Nice Video, Good things to remember. Cheers from Chris in Halifax, NS.

@TinManScrapper 14 күн бұрын

Thanks for the comment Chris. Stay well and happy scrapping.

@locknload9143 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome haul!! 👌

@shawnmccaig5583 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for the info!

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support. Stay well.

@saxonstacker7269 Жыл бұрын

...excellent vid, learnt loads. Appreciate your price in pounds too.

@williamthomas7962 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, congratulations. Hard work pays off well.

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks William. Yup, lot of work and glad to have sold at a good time. Stay well and thanks for the comment.

@vinecat8451 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video man! Just actually sold my first bucket (1 kg in weight, or 2.2 pounds) of nr.2 copper yesterday! They even gve me a special deal, offering to put it in as “mixed copper” (priced inbetween nr.1 and nr.2), because I’m the toungest regular. This way I was payed €6,10 (I believe CA$8,95) instead of around 5 bucks, or CA$7,30 if I’ not mistaken.

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Great price right now. Stay well.

@Sadiebellesn Жыл бұрын

Thanks 4 da tip!

@davidburgess9401 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks much, a guy does put work into scrapping, might as well get the most u can, very informative.

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. The hard work payed off for sure. Prices are great too so worked out. Thanks and stay well.

@SilverScorpion 3 жыл бұрын

Great video

@egoghost3528 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate you sharing how long that took for you to collect that much. I was feeling a bit discouraged and under accomplished. Plus you got a wire stripping machine...! You got to step up your game. LOL just giving you a hard time. Great video and good job! Thanks 😊

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. My wife is glad I am bringing it in too, not just the money, but it was tucked in several spots. I actually forgot about one of my hiding spots. Stay well.

@egoghost3528 3 жыл бұрын

@@TinManScrapper I completely understand. Lol!

@jefflwadfordjr.1128 10 ай бұрын

Great vid man.

@joelrodriguez3568 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome job 👍

@TinManScrapper 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Joel.

@rarebeagle2741 2 жыл бұрын

Ghetto gold :)

@wnytrashtrucks 3 жыл бұрын

wow the difference is amazing. Here the 2 main yards are paying pretty much the same. Some are slightly more while others slightly less so really it just balances out, copper wise

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it depends on the yard and what they are willing to get away with. Thanks for the comment. Stay well

@pablocastillo2646 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful red Gold👏👏👏👍

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

Yup. Thanks for watching. Well spent time and worth every bit. Stay well.

@jjcross3280 Ай бұрын

On 4/12/24 at about the 2:51 mark I’m guessing I could get about 2k at my scrap yard in MA

@robgrujicic5380 3 жыл бұрын

Hi there from Montreal Canada 🇨🇦 yr right shop around I went to a scrapyard 1 time and just didn’t no that this place called Miller Scrapp wow they have ripped me of big time!! anyway spoke with my old friend about the situation so I never went back and he introduced me to another place and wow bin going there for about 9 years so thank you for sharing for your information keep them videos coming 😃🍺👊🇨🇦

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rob, yup amazing how much some scrapyards think they can get away with. Stay well and thanks for the comment

@joelapka Ай бұрын

My scrapyard tells me not to roll up wire into balls like that.

@TheFredfredd 3 жыл бұрын

Copper is a great price right now. Happy May 24 🎇

@JohnDisque Жыл бұрын

What is the bright pink wire inside the TV and around the back of the screen? It's like neon hot-pink.

@joerenaud8292 Жыл бұрын

One scrap yard here in Edmonton doesn't distinguish bare bright as any particular thickness.

@Drewsroofingandhomerepair 3 жыл бұрын

Great video my friend great video

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend.

@silverjunkie6585 3 жыл бұрын

another great video! thanks! I just brought my electronics cords in and got 80 cents for mixed, in Thunder Bay, they don't separate it either. where do you put your Cat Wire? Does it go with your 40%

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

If they don’t separate it, then put with electronic cords. I take out coating off and put in 60% recovery here. Thanks and stay well.

@ronaldwoolacott7220 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips on the insulated wires. I will definitely separate those two types now. Where are you located?

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

I live up in near Forest, On but I take my scrap wire to London since better prices than Sarnia

@maximooze3196 Жыл бұрын

Hi Tinman, what would you advice to do on copper wires thats being accumulated overtime prevent them from corrosion? Im just an average scrapper and I can only slowly collect coppers, I fear that overtime they could oxidise and lose its value before I sell them. Thanks!

@TinManScrapper Жыл бұрын

If they start to discolour (and it will take a while if out of the elements) soak them I. Vinegar before bringing it in. I have a video entitled “can soaking copper in vinegar clean and upgrade the value”

@WColdblooded357W 2 жыл бұрын

That price difference is crazy. Never would've thought

@TinManScrapper 2 жыл бұрын

This video is old prices, prices have actually gone up a little

@euneadventure3112 2 жыл бұрын

Ok i have a question, does bare bright copper lose its brightness over time? And if so does it become grade l overtime?

@jamesfirth1280 9 ай бұрын

As long as it is not outside our wet it will take an extremely long time for that. As you can see my pile I have had for over 1.5 years and it has not changed color or lost its value

@ABrokenSociety 22 сағат бұрын

best way to get the best price for copper is to try and buy yourself a crucible and furnace kit. Melt the copper down into ingots and you'll get the highest value out of your copper. At the end of the day at the scrap yards, they literally just throw all of that copper into the same furnace to be smelted all together. They rip you off with the lame ass categories since most of the contaminants will turn up into slag at the surface.

@TinManScrapper 19 сағат бұрын

I agree, but unfortunately some yards will not buy melted ingots because they question the materials purity. I got to.d by the guys at the yard I should not have have put my wire into spools like I showed in the video. I kinda laughed and said it was the only way to maximize space. They still took it but still ran a magnet down random spools.

@shawnmccaig5583 3 жыл бұрын

What to do with circuit boards if you live in an area with no ewaste buyers and shipping to BoardSort is too expensive? Local yard only pays “shred” price which is what I do now....a video on this subject would be awesome

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

I do have a video on circuit boards for beginners, but I could do one on different things on circuit board that is worth taking off before shred.

@shawnmccaig5583 3 жыл бұрын

@@TinManScrapper that would be awesome! I learn a lot from your videos. I’m curious if that many people usually send their boards to shred since shipping and buyers are an issue unless they are close. Shred price here is only about .05/pound US so important to maximize what we can get out of boards without messing with refining stuff

@trashrusjunkremoval 3 жыл бұрын

I learned a lot from your videos about scrapping and copper. I made a lot more money with your tips. Finally took my big haul (copper and wires) after 2 years. Made $772. How do you keep your garage so clean for scrapping? :-)

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. Oh no garage on one side is filthy....camera angle! Lol, wife is very patient.

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

Nice score btw. Thanks for watching and the support. Glad I could help. Stay well.

@nikolageorgiev4303 Жыл бұрын

great video man i just made 120000 leva from BAKUR

@richraah9590 3 жыл бұрын

is it worth stripping the outer coating on 3/2 core cables and leaving the thinner coatings as its harder to strip by hand?

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

If thin wire coating and difficult to hand strip yes leave it on.

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

As for the question about taking outer layer off, yes it does increase value to 60% copper recovery, but depending on the type of wire, you could lose money from the weight of the outer wire. Thick microwave chords for example are better leaving on outer layer and getting 40% recovery

@richraah9590 3 жыл бұрын

@@TinManScrapper takes me 10-15 seconds to strip 14 metres of cable as the stuff i scrap from work comes in lengths of 14 meters, might take a batch with outer stripped and a batch with it left on and see what prices i get for both

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

@@richraah9590 yeah, it really depends on the scrapyard and where you live. If you have a lot, you could even try telling them that and get a higher price.

@tomtroy3792 7 ай бұрын

I'm only getting a little more than $2 a pound when I go to the scrapyard I'm stripping copper wire as we speak the price of gas will take most of my profits but I usually have a little left over for a loaf of bread

@TinManScrapper 7 ай бұрын

Amazing what prices are now to live. Thanks for the comment.

@mistamack5038 Жыл бұрын

What to clean copper with

@justinbarrier3459 Ай бұрын

God your Christmas light copper prices in Canada are probably higher then our bare bright 😂

@TinManScrapper Ай бұрын

lol. it is crazy how prices of the same material vary so much!

@dwaynejava 8 ай бұрын

Could you make a video on your workflow? How do you keep your garage so clean?

@TinManScrapper 8 ай бұрын

Oh, it’s not! Camera angles. My one side is full with lots of items on the go for future videos.

@markfree5248 2 жыл бұрын

That's a nice pile of copper

@TinManScrapper 2 жыл бұрын

Took a little time, but worth every pound! Back to building up again.

@markfree5248 2 жыл бұрын

@@TinManScrapper happy rebuilding

@ryin9514 Жыл бұрын

How much is 5kg copper of worth?

@michaelflynn8532 Жыл бұрын

In UK that's pretty much all bare bright , aslong as it's bare and its bright most scrap yards will give you bare bright prices for all of that

@TinManScrapper Жыл бұрын

Nice, what is the price of bare bright currently?

@michaelflynn8532 Жыл бұрын

@@TinManScrapper Today's price is £6.10 a Kg for bare bright

@edwinsmith1774 Жыл бұрын

Don't mind me asking but how long did it take to accumulate that much time wise?

@TinManScrapper Жыл бұрын

Took me about 1.5 yrs.

@brentwoelk3491 6 ай бұрын

Here in asheville nc I went to mountain srap yard with 400 pounds called before I went and told them what I had they told me 1 dollar a pound after I unloaded and went to get paid they gave me 25 cents a pound. I worked and saved for a year just to get screwed at the end. I should have been more careful and knowledgeable about my copper. I won't make the same mistake

@TinManScrapper 6 ай бұрын

Wow, that is sad to hear, especially after you worked so hard to save and build your pile. I would never go to hat yard again. Stay well and happy scrapping

@brentwoelk3491 6 ай бұрын

@@TinManScrapper yes I have a lot of learning to do I work for a electrical utility company that lets its employees take scrap home mostly small stuff but every little bit adds up. I've got to learn my different grades and what's worth stripping or not. But I'll save my copper up for another year and try again next year

@pxv990 3 жыл бұрын

Will we see more trash day picking in summer?

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

Yup. Right now though trying to get the stuff moved from the garage.

@paulusmuhunga7480 Жыл бұрын

I just wanted to ask and know how much per kg old copper wire?

@TinManScrapper Жыл бұрын

Old copper wire would probably go as #2 if thinner than 16 gauge first off and or if it is really corroded or coated. Right no #2 going for $4.60 lb. in London, Ont.

@bruce2104 Жыл бұрын

My scrap yard is screwing the hell out of me here in ft walton beach fla.

@chadcrawford4195 2 жыл бұрын

Do you have a video that shows and talks about the stripping machine that you use?

@TinManScrapper 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Chad, I will actually show it in my video I will be putting out on Friday. I had another viewer ask about stripping old mesh style wire so I can kill two birds with one stone. Stay well.

@chadcrawford4195 2 жыл бұрын

@@TinManScrapper that sounds great, your channel has me fired up about scrapping! - Chad Crawford, Chickamauga GA USA

@TinManScrapper 2 жыл бұрын

@@chadcrawford4195 thanks for watching. Stay well.

@Southized 2 жыл бұрын

When i take apart electric motors i get # red copper but i also get black and yellow copper wires? Is it worth to strip them

@TinManScrapper 2 жыл бұрын

If really thin and flimsy just throw into appliance wire as is. Not worth hassle to strip very thin wire

@TinManScrapper 2 жыл бұрын

In my opinion anyway

@Southized 2 жыл бұрын

@@TinManScrapper thank you sir i didnt want to throw them in with my #2 because the yard will call it something else to give me less

@TinManScrapper 2 жыл бұрын

@@Southized if it is clean copper than it would be #2. Anything thinner than 16 gauge (approx. width of lead of a pencil) and or coating, oil residue or painted would be number 2. I just don’t think worth stripping really thin wire.

@tommylee3399 Жыл бұрын

How do u wrapped the wire to make more weight.

@TinManScrapper Жыл бұрын

I fold the first bunch into about 10-15 cm and then keep wrapping the other wires around that until I get a nice big spool.

@tommylee3399 Жыл бұрын

@@TinManScrapper thank you so much your the best dude☺️🍻

@tommylee3399 Жыл бұрын

@@TinManScrapper do u soak the copper in water to gain weight

@TinManScrapper Жыл бұрын

@@tommylee3399 no. I think the yard knows these tricks too and they could easily downgrade.

@tattoo329413 3 жыл бұрын

Do you think it's worth the time to strip BX cable?

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jason, yes for sure. The nice thing to is the outer coating is either clean aluminum or stainless steel depends on type both are also worth money.

@tattoo329413 3 жыл бұрын

@@TinManScrapper I'm new to scrapping but I've watched a ton of your videos and yours are literally the best. Extremely informative plus you show step-by-step how to do things the right way. I love scrapping now. It helps the planet, and I make money so you can't go wrong. Keep the videos coming

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

@@tattoo329413 thank you Jason for the compliment, I appreciate your support. Glad I could help. Stay well and happy scrapping.

@shaunwheeler645 11 ай бұрын

Where are you located, those prices wowi

@TinManScrapper 11 ай бұрын

London Ont. Canada has pretty good copper prices.

@black88coupe 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍

@captaincanuck7110 3 жыл бұрын

whats the name of the yard that gave you $5+ for bare bright ....\

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

Zubicks in London.

@thunderstorm864 10 ай бұрын

Which company you are going to sell it

@TinManScrapper 10 ай бұрын

Probably Zubicks in London, Ont.

@stephendavis7057 3 жыл бұрын

I'm new to scrapping anybody have any tips on where to find scrap wiring?

@TinManScrapper 3 жыл бұрын

Garbage day is a good start. People throw out stuff and sometimes when home Reno’s there will be house wire. All appliances and electronics have insulated wire.

@terrancepemberton4648 9 ай бұрын

I live in a pretty rural county in East Tennessee and there is only like one spot that I know of in the county that buys scrap and they're basically fucking robbing people around here cause I guess they're taking advantage of the fact that some people can't afford to travel 40+ miles to find a scrap yard that's paying a half decent price. Someone I talked to that recently took of a little load of copper said this place was giving $2 a pound for #1 and $1 a pound for #2!! That's pure robbery compared to the prices you've listed here. BUT I did just now look online for some price info for Tennessee scrap prices and it is quite low. Online it says #1 Copper Scrap - $2.49/lbs, #2 Copper Scrap - $2.29/lbs, and #1 Copper Bare Bright Scrap - $3.10/lbs....these are all average prices state wide apparently.

@TinManScrapper 9 ай бұрын

Remember too I am giving prices in Canadian dollars, but still sad to see your price list. It is amazing looking at copper prices in the US state to state. I would just stockpile until you had a huge amount and then bring in when worth it for the extra drive. I do that since the prices I get 45 minutes away are almost $1 more a pound for the same material.

@terrancepemberton4648 9 ай бұрын

@@TinManScrapper yup, like you said best to stockpile til you got a large amount to make it worth your while to travel. It's the same here in my area....the best place I know is also 45 to 50 minutes south of me but pays $1 more per pound. 4 or 5 years ago I used to do A LOT more scrapping than I do now(prices were better then). I used to scrap a little bit of everything but not anymore. But any chance I get to acquire some scrap copper I still always snatch it up lol. I might have 120ish pounds at the moment.