Any Such Thing as Seasonal Scrap Prices?

[Joe AutoDrill]

Is there a time of year when scrap metals generally sell for more?

I'm just guessing they get buried a bit more either prior to or just
after the holidays because people want the cash to pay bills. But is
there a "best time" to sell scrap metals in your opinion?

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On 10/25/2012 7:41 AM, Joe AutoDrill wrote:
> Is there a time of year when scrap metals generally sell for more?
>
> I'm just guessing they get buried a bit more either prior to or just
> after the holidays because people want the cash to pay bills. But is
> there a "best time" to sell scrap metals in your opinion?

The walk-in small trade doesn't much effect scrap prices--they're driven
by the overall large demand. The local dealers are resellers, too, so
they're driven by market demand--when world demand is down, so is scrap.

The local guy here is and has been stockpiling for the last 6-8 months
because prices are down.

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[Stormin Mormon]

I'm sure the prices go up and down. I've talked to scrap yard people who say
this. What the pattern is, I don't know.

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[John]

Joe AutoDrill wrote:
> Is there a time of year when scrap metals generally sell for more?
>
> I'm just guessing they get buried a bit more either prior to or just
> after the holidays because people want the cash to pay bills. But is
> there a "best time" to sell scrap metals in your opinion?
>

The prices usually go up in the winter after January.

John

[Michael A. Terrell]

Stormin Mormon wrote:
>
> I'm sure the prices go up and down. I've talked to scrap yard people who say
> this. What the pattern is, I don't know.

Scrap aluminum goes down in the einter in florida, because the snowbirds
sel their empty pop & beer cans. More is availible, so the price
drops. The best time to sell cans is just before they arrive for the
season.

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On 10/25/2012 7:41 AM, Joe AutoDrill wrote:

> Is there a time of year when scrap metals generally sell for more?

...

For those who think they can time the markets based on consumer-level
trends...

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"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.t...@earthlink.net> on Fri, 26 Oct 2012
09:30:07 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:

OTOH, come spring, the beercans start to show up as the snow
melts.

YMMV

pyotr

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[Michael A. Terrell]

pyotr filipivich wrote:
>
> "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.t...@earthlink.net> on Fri, 26 Oct 2012
> 09:30:07 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
> >
> >Stormin Mormon wrote:
> >>
> >> I'm sure the prices go up and down. I've talked to scrap yard people who say
> >> this. What the pattern is, I don't know.
> >
> >
> >Scrap aluminum goes down in the einter in florida, because the snowbirds
> >sel their empty pop & beer cans. More is availible, so the price
> >drops. The best time to sell cans is just before they arrive for the
> >season.
>
> OTOH, come spring, the beercans start to show up as the snow
> melts.
>
> YMMV

The longest I've seen snow last around here, was a couple hours.
I've only seen snow twice, in the last 25 years.

[pyotr filipivich]

"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.t...@earthlink.net> on Fri, 26 Oct 2012

19:50:07 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:

Well, you poooor thang B-)

I see it often. Usually way up in the mountains, where I don't
have to drive in it, if I don't want to.
Now two years ago I took a job in eastern Washington, started in
January. Going over the pass one night, the traffic advisory radio
warned of the bad roads conditions. I kept waiting for them to get
"bad". As long as the pavement was mostly clear, or just wet, that
isn't "hazardous". I mean, not like packed snow and ice with blowing
snow and no chains.
Anyway, I just chugged along, following the big trucks or the snow
plows.
Wasn't till I got out of the mountains an on "the flat" that it
started to get cold. Ever try to wash the road spray off your
windshield when it's about 26 degrees out? Fahrenheit? At two
o'clock in the morning? Finding an open station was the hard part.
But oh, the colors - the star! I could really get to like living
over there.

tschus

[Michael A. Terrell]

pyotr filipivich wrote:

>
> Michael A. Terrell wrote:
> >
> > The longest I've seen snow last around here, was a couple hours.
> >I've only seen snow twice, in the last 25 years.
>
> Well, you poooor thang B-)
>
> I see it often. Usually way up in the mountains, where I don't
> have to drive in it, if I don't want to.
> Now two years ago I took a job in eastern Washington, started in
> January. Going over the pass one night, the traffic advisory radio
> warned of the bad roads conditions. I kept waiting for them to get
> "bad". As long as the pavement was mostly clear, or just wet, that
> isn't "hazardous". I mean, not like packed snow and ice with
> blowing snow and no chains.
> Anyway, I just chugged along, following the big trucks or the
> snow plows.
> Wasn't till I got out of the mountains an on "the flat" that it
> started to get cold. Ever try to wash the road spray off your
> windshield when it's about 26 degrees out? Fahrenheit? At two
> o'clock in the morning? Finding an open station was the hard part.
> But oh, the colors - the star! I could really get to like living
> over there.

Try clean the ice off your windows at -40 and no gas stations for 100
miles. :( OTOH, I saw the Northern Lights lighting up the entire sky,
bright as day.


I got caught one night in a blizzard near Cincinnati. It was a little
over 30 miles to get home. It took over eight hours, and it used a full
tank of gas in my truck. I was more concerned about the dumb ass semi
drivers blowing me off the road, like they did to a lot of other
vehicles. One passed me while I was on a patch of ice and spun the van
720 degrees and it tried to roll over.

[Stormin Mormon]

I hope those truckers ended up in the ditch.

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[Michael A. Terrell]

Stormin Mormon wrote:
>
> I hope those truckers ended up in the ditch.

They should have ended up in jail. The radio was full of warnings to
slow down, ordered by the state yet they didn't give a damn. The smart
ones were in the rest stops & truck stops. They were ordering people to
get off the roads, and rent a motel room, but all were full by the time
I got off work at midnight.

[pyotr filipivich]

"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.t...@earthlink.net> on Sat, 27 Oct 2012
09:43:52 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:

>
>pyotr filipivich wrote:
>>
>> Michael A. Terrell wrote:
>> >
>> > The longest I've seen snow last around here, was a couple hours.
>> >I've only seen snow twice, in the last 25 years.
>>
>> Well, you poooor thang B-)
>>
>> I see it often. Usually way up in the mountains, where I don't
>> have to drive in it, if I don't want to.
>> Now two years ago I took a job in eastern Washington, started in
>> January. Going over the pass one night, the traffic advisory radio
>> warned of the bad roads conditions. I kept waiting for them to get
>> "bad". As long as the pavement was mostly clear, or just wet, that
>> isn't "hazardous". I mean, not like packed snow and ice with
>> blowing snow and no chains.
>> Anyway, I just chugged along, following the big trucks or the
>> snow plows.
>> Wasn't till I got out of the mountains an on "the flat" that it
>> started to get cold. Ever try to wash the road spray off your
>> windshield when it's about 26 degrees out? Fahrenheit? At two
>> o'clock in the morning? Finding an open station was the hard part.
>> But oh, the colors - the star! I could really get to like living
>> over there.
>
>
> Try clean the ice off your windows at -40 and no gas stations for 100
>miles. :( OTOH, I saw the Northern Lights lighting up the entire sky,
>bright as day.

Cool.

Now I'm humble in deed
For I'm cuffed to a Swede,
who thinks he's a millionaire.
But I settled Sam Snoot,
when he started to shoot
Electricity into my walls."

>
>
>I got caught one night in a blizzard near Cincinnati. It was a little
>over 30 miles to get home. It took over eight hours, and it used a full
>tank of gas in my truck. I was more concerned about the dumb ass semi
>drivers blowing me off the road, like they did to a lot of other
>vehicles. One passed me while I was on a patch of ice and spun the van
>720 degrees and it tried to roll over.

Wonder If they were suffering from road hypnosis. I know you can
get pretty spaced watching snow flakes streaming into your face.

[Michael A. Terrell]

pyotr filipivich wrote:
>
> Wonder If they were suffering from road hypnosis. I know you can
> get pretty spaced watching snow flakes streaming into your face.

They were overdriving their headlights. I saw more than one make an
emergency lane change to keep from hitting a smaller vehicle. Both are
very stupid moves, and it doesn't do their load any good when the
trailer is rocking, side to side.

[DoN. Nichols]

On 2012-10-28, pyotr filipivich <ph...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.t...@earthlink.net> on Sat, 27 Oct 2012
> 09:43:52 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:

[ ... ]

>>I got caught one night in a blizzard near Cincinnati. It was a little
>>over 30 miles to get home. It took over eight hours, and it used a full
>>tank of gas in my truck. I was more concerned about the dumb ass semi
>>drivers blowing me off the road, like they did to a lot of other
>>vehicles. One passed me while I was on a patch of ice and spun the van
>>720 degrees and it tried to roll over.
>
> Wonder If they were suffering from road hypnosis. I know you can
> get pretty spaced watching snow flakes streaming into your face.

Well ... I have a friend who was driving a long way home on
roads which became icy. No traffic rural area. He saw a parked car
beside the road eased off the gas pedal, and spun out, hitting the only
car for 20 miles each way. It could have been something like that with
the one which spun out after passing you.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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[Michael A. Terrell]

"DoN. Nichols" wrote:
>
> On 2012-10-28, pyotr filipivich <ph...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> > "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.t...@earthlink.net> on Sat, 27 Oct 2012
> > 09:43:52 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
>
> [ ... ]
>
> >>I got caught one night in a blizzard near Cincinnati. It was a little
> >>over 30 miles to get home. It took over eight hours, and it used a full
> >>tank of gas in my truck. I was more concerned about the dumb ass semi
> >>drivers blowing me off the road, like they did to a lot of other
> >>vehicles. One passed me while I was on a patch of ice and spun the van
> >>720 degrees and it tried to roll over.
> >
> > Wonder If they were suffering from road hypnosis. I know you can
> > get pretty spaced watching snow flakes streaming into your face.
>
> Well ... I have a friend who was driving a long way home on
> roads which became icy. No traffic rural area. He saw a parked car
> beside the road eased off the gas pedal, and spun out, hitting the only
> car for 20 miles each way. It could have been something like that with
> the one which spun out after passing you.

My van was spun by the vacuum created by a semi that was just inches
from me when it passed. It was so close that could have touched the
thing. It was using parts of two lanes, since the left side of the
center speed lane was full of ice & snow. The inside lane was
completely useless by that time.