Getting Cash For Junk Cars: Frequently Asked Questions

You'll want to get a list of junkyards in the area first. Try using a local directory, or a service like Google maps. Then you'll want to head outside and measure your car's tires. This is the most important step for a great fit! Pull out your spare and start measuring that. If you don't have the spare, you can measure a regular wheel.

Yes, good old junk yards where most sales are cash and no refunds are available. The parking lot is loose gravel and the counter at the office is greasy and dirty. The prices are not set on a computer but the attendant sets the price when he is selling the part. A van horn nissan owner or manager sometimes will allow the buyers to remove the parts themselves making the price even lower. And of course, there is always the opportunity to negotiate a lower price for a part does not have a label and that is not registered in a computerized inventory.

If you own a vehicle, you know that, it is not only difficult to have a broken car, but also worsened by the fact that it is very hard to get auto parts to replace the bad ones, especially when it comes to the price and availability factors.

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When I was a teenager (in the 60's,) I used to dream of someday having my own car. I found an old copy of a popular automotive catalog with little black & white pictures, and wore it out looking at all the cool parts I would buy someday. Well, a few years later, my dream came true. I found a 1959 MG, black with red leather interior and wire wheels; very good condition, for only $600! I borrowed some money from my dad, and drove it home.

A large amount of scrap gold may also mean that broken gold jewelry. Many times the only thing wrong with this jewelry is that it contains scratches which can be buffed out or has missing stones which can be replaced. If the price is right, someone may buy these scrap items from you and restore them to their original beauty. If necessary you can list your scrap lot for sale at an online auction site.

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Part of the problem is that the car is basically no longer worth anything. And that's one of those funny things about buying junk cars; the person selling it, tries to build value in it, even though it's going straight to the scrap yard. When the car gets purchased for scrap, it's by the pound a certain amount... so it doesn't matter if the "interior's in great shape" or you "just put new brake pads on it," that's all VERY irrelevant!

I mean this in the most literal sense. Every industry, and every person on the earth uses metal in one way or another. A few years ago, the hunt for metal was a bit easier. The scrap metal prices at the time were much lower, and as a result many automotive garages had trouble giving away their bulkier items like exhaust pipes or hoods and fenders. Today, however, prices on those metals are about 5x higher than they were, so while people may have not bothered to spend a couple hours cashing in $20 worth of metal, you can be certain those same people will gladly spend the time today and make a quick $100. I know I will.

Lessons One and Two: I have yet to see an efficient "professional buyer" of ANY type of scrap. They are getting paid for results which means buying in quantity, which means going where the biggest and most numerous accounts are located. Even then, they use a 'shotgun' approach. Secondly, whoever shows up with cash in hand first gets the scrap. The people you buy from want CASH, not the bother of mailing or shipping their scrap materials to a buyer who "may" send them a check. Regardless of the amount of scrap they have, it is but a small percentage of their business - it is GRAVY to them!

Many people do not know how to get rid of useless scrap metal or electronics. Moving around the neighborhood, you may have noticed a television set lying in someone's garden. Or perhaps, you came across an old baby crib, or a box of toys lying in someone's front lawn. These items may not be used anymore, but are quite valuable.