Scrap metal prices (old thread)

smiggy · 22-10-2015 10:21pm #1

I have been doing scrap metal for a few years now mostly as a hobby i am electrician full time as anyone that's into scrap knows prices have dropped quiet considerably over the last few months im starting this thread so people can put up the latest prices of any scrap yard they visit may be a help to scrappers like myself to get the best prices

cantdecide · 22-10-2015 10:34pm

My brother scrapped a '98 Avensis and got €70 for it. I don't know if that info is useful to anyone.

smiggy · 23-10-2015 10:01pm

Yea I think it's about Ã¢Â‚Â¬80 a ton for cars at the min prob less now

FluffyAngel · 23-10-2015 10:19pm

i blame Irish water for the drop in metal prices,and that damm goverment
(in there first:D)

smiggy · 22-11-2015 11:10pm

Gone down to Ã¢Â‚Â¬50 per ton for cars

smiggy · 26-11-2015 9:36pm

Ã¢Â‚Â¬40 for vw polo in Hammond lane

smiggy · 07-12-2015 4:12pm

50 euro a ton a week ago 20 euro a ton today
Galway metal paying 10 euro a ton

Buffman · 08-12-2015 12:31pm

smiggy wrote: »

Galway metal paying 10 euro a ton

It's been a long time since I scrapped a car, at €10 a ton, does that mean it's now costing a person money to scrap a car with the tyre disposal charges etc?

Sounds like we'll be seeing a large increase in cars for sale online for parts, if you sell one part for €10 you're making more!

Special Circumstances · 08-12-2015 12:50pm

What the fork? Last scrapped a car at about 90-100yoyo per ton.
€10 per ton sounds crazy, who would scrap a car at that rate?

moonlighting · 08-12-2015 1:27pm

I have 2 cars that need to be scrapped. I live out in the country side so who ever collects em would have to factor in that cost. Anyways your man would not collect them, said it would cost to much to do. Thought this was odd as last year he collected a scrapped/striped car for me no problem. Did a bit of research and as described above the scrap metal cost is peanuts thies days.

robtri · 09-12-2015 10:14pm

moonlighting wrote: »

I have 2 cars that need to be scrapped. I live out in the country side so who ever collects em would have to factor in that cost. Anyways your man would not collect them, said it would cost to much to do. Thought this was odd as last year he collected a scrapped/striped car for me no problem. Did a bit of research and as described above the scrap metal cost is peanuts thies days.

what have you got and rough location?

quadrifoglio verde · 09-12-2015 11:31pm

Buffman wrote: »

It's been a long time since I scrapped a car, at €10 a ton, does that mean it's now costing a person money to scrap a car with the tyre disposal charges etc?

Sounds like we'll be seeing a large increase in cars for sale online for parts, if you sell one part for €10 you're making more!

Yep, commodity prices have collapsed altogether.
One of the world's largest mining companies, Anglo American is on the brink of collapse due to it.

On the bright side, the days of getting free cars might be coming back

randy hickey · 10-12-2015 2:13am

More likely the bad old days of cars being abandoned all over the countryside minus their plates might be coming back.

quadrifoglio verde · 10-12-2015 2:16am

randy hickey wrote: »

More likely the bad old days of cars being abandoned all over the countryside minus their plates might be coming back.

surely the owners could be traced from the vin?

randy hickey · 10-12-2015 2:34am

I remember back in the late Nineties or early Noughties we seemed to have a period of cars being dumped all over the shop - mostly on the side of roads.
AFAIR, some of the Local Authorities were having to spend a fortune out of their budgets lifting them and sending them for EOLV disposal.

I remember thinking at the time, why aren't they tracing the registered owners from the VIN?, but whether it was a case that they were swamped by the number of vehicles/ couldn't be arsed/ or the RO's were claiming they had "sold" the vehicle........ I don't think many were ever prosecuted.

And then things got boomier, and it just died out.

traco · 10-12-2015 9:29am

anybody know what they are paying for clean cast alumimium?

jacob2 · 03-01-2016 1:40pm

at least there will be less cars taken illegally and weight in for scrap at one stage u were getting over hundred euro for a car not bad if u wer getting ten a week

Buffman · 12-01-2016 4:04pm

Does anyone have any up to date prices? Has it reached the stage where a scrap car is worth nothing and you'll have to pay them to take it?

flutered · 12-01-2016 4:19pm

Buffman wrote: »

Does anyone have any up to date prices? Has it reached the stage where a scrap car is worth nothing and you'll have to pay them to take it?

we had a small garage back in the day, 40 lids for the guy to come and take a load, that is five cars, things got better and they took them for free

Buffman · 12-01-2016 4:33pm

flutered wrote: »

things got better and they took them for free

Ye, hopefully we won't see an increase of abondoned cars along roads and in ditches with no number plates/VINs if people have to start paying money for it.

biko · 12-01-2016 5:54pm

If you cannot sell car and just want rid you can contact your local council.

This is from Fingal, but you need to get car to them (or they will charge yu for transport).

There are 3 authorised treatment facilities in the Fingal area where you can bring your old car for recycling free of charge.

http://www.fingalcoco.ie/environment/waste-and-recycling/vehicle-disposal/

Toyotafanboi · 12-01-2016 6:07pm

Seen a lad posting on another forum that he got €15 for a complete mk1 Ford Focus recently and €7 for a stripped out Corolla shell.

sirrah · 22-02-2016 6:07pm

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Seen a lad posting on another forum that he got €15 for a complete mk1 Ford Focus recently and €7 for a stripped out Corolla shell.

That's mad, I reckon there's a plan with all these scrap guys to give out as little as possible for scrap & they're making a killing???

Yardleys Lavender · 22-02-2016 7:29pm

sirrah wrote: »

That's mad, I reckon there's a plan with all these scrap guys to give out as little as possible for scrap & they're making a killing???

Nope - metal is a commodity and prices for same are nearly exclusively dependent on the Chinese who saw a substantial slump in their trading figures at the latter half of last year.

You will notice the scrapyards stocks and metal mountains at the docks grow in height until it can be sold it at a better price.

https://agmetalminer.com/2015/12/14/china-and-metal-prices-dark-2016-outlook/

Voodoomelon · 22-02-2016 9:01pm

Just for some info, here are some scrap metal prices I received in Newry about 18 months ago, in sterling:

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Copper tank was 14kg, £42.00
'Batteries' was Victorian lead piping, 141kg, £56.40
Low grade cable was 1950s unstripped electrical wire, 9kg, £4.50

Steel and aluminium is not worth very much at all in low quantities. The moola is in the copper.

fancy pigeon · 22-02-2016 9:35pm

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Just for some info, here are some scrap metal prices I received in Newry about 18 months ago, in sterling:

Copper tank was 14kg, £42.00
'Batteries' was Victorian lead piping, 141kg, £56.40
Low grade cable was 1950s unstripped electrical wire, 9kg, £4.50

Steel and aluminium is not worth very much at all in low quantities. The moola is in the copper.

John does give the best prices up round Newry. Surprised I haven't bumped into you at this stage

Ever some of the other yards, like flemins or beattieland....?

Voodoomelon · 22-02-2016 9:41pm

To be honest scrapping isn't my thing at all, had no clue what I was doing when I arrived! Been renovating an old house for some time and had an accumulation of metal, knew it was worth something so held onto it all. Better than throwing it in a skip!

The copper tank surprised me the most, a handful of them in a trailer and you'd be laughing.

fancy pigeon · 22-02-2016 9:45pm

Voodoomelon wrote: »

To be honest scrapping isn't my thing at all, had no clue what I was doing when I arrived! Been renovating an old house for some time and had an accumulation of metal, knew it was worth something so held onto it all. Better than throwing it in a skip!

The copper tank surprised me the most, a handful of them in a trailer and you'd be laughing.

Brass is surprisingly valuable. Any fittings keep them, they accumulate fast and make good money. Its the thinking mans copper

Its all fun and games until you see someone arriving in with boilers covered in insulation... Which all had to be removed with a hammer....

The worst were the hoors arriving with sacks and sacks of Christmas lights :mad:

I shudder at the bygone days!

Voodoomelon · 22-02-2016 10:06pm

Presumably they get less money for wrapped or insulated metals?

mullingar · 23-02-2016 5:49pm

Wow, £3000 per ton of copper?

No wonder a certain minority are stealing electrical cabling.

MojoMaker · 23-02-2016 6:25pm

Only works if a certain minority buy the goods though.

fancy pigeon · 23-02-2016 8:14pm

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Presumably they get less money for wrapped or insulated metals?

VIR or insulated copper wire is usually worth roughly 3 times less than raw copper. So if the going rate is £3k a ton, VIR is worth approx £1 k a ton

The way to know for sure is to ask the yards as the prices fluctuate every day

99nsr125 · 01-07-2017 4:36am

I was quoted â‚¬0 per ton for steel today, delivered to a Midlands waste company

It's bleedin Â£70 per ton in the UK right now

spillcoe · 19-06-2018 3:08pm

What's the latest on scrap metal prices? Is steel still very low or has there been any increase?

fancy pigeon · 19-06-2018 4:05pm

spillcoe wrote: »

What's the latest on scrap metal prices? Is steel still very low or has there been any increase?

Steel is far better than what it was at the last post of this thread but ask your local scrap merchants as places differ, often substantially.

Our local ELV gives half of what another somewhat local yard gives per ton for example

spillcoe · 19-06-2018 4:35pm

fancy pigeon wrote: »

Steel is far better than what it was at the last post of this thread but ask your local scrap merchants as places differ, often substantially.

Our local ELV gives half of what another somewhat local yard gives per ton for example

Thanks, will do.

spillcoe · 20-08-2018 2:58pm

Got 145 per tonne for first load and then 135 for the next load in case anyone is interested (in Cork).

Scrap metal prices (old thread)

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