In WA state they are trying to make it a law that no cash leaves the
scrapyard. Only checks dated 2 days in the future.

Makes it harder to turn a quick buck on metal "recycling"

ryan

On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 8:26 AM, Robert West <robert.w...@just-micro.com> wrote:
> It's funny but I bet that happens.  Good example of that is stolen man hole
> covers to be sold at the scrap yard, road signs and on the metal light
> poles, the little covers at the bottom that cover the electrical
> access......  They were stolen so much that now they don’t even come with
> them.  This sort of thing is why they now require picture ID when you sell
> your junk at the yard.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
> Behalf Of Marco Coelho
> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 11:08 AM
> To: WISPA General List
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT: Used Tower Pricing.
>
> Hey.... someone was on my roof and stole my dish!
>
> Get your livestock offa my roof!
>
> mc
>
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 10:39 AM, Chuck Hogg <ch...@shelbybb.com> wrote:
>> I have a guy who pays his bill in dish mounts.  $2 per mount delivered.
>> We only accept the ones that are clean and reusable.  He drops by every
>> couple of weeks with 40-50 of them.  Looks like they were removals from
>> Dish/Direct TV.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Chuck Hogg
>> Shelby Broadband
>> 502-722-9292
>> ch...@shelbybb.com
>> http://www.shelbybb.com
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
>> Behalf Of Robert West
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 11:36 AM
>> To: sarn...@info-ed.com; 'WISPA General List'
>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT: Used Tower Pricing.
>>
>> Scottie,
>>
>> I've had some minor success by talking to a local metal scrap yard.
>> It's a
>> pretty good sized one, they put up a small sign at the pay window saying
>> that if they get any tower sections to not crush or bend them.  If they
>> get
>> a get sections they call and I go over.  It's usually old American Tower
>> 8
>> foot sections, like TV tower, but some are pretty useful.  They charge
>> usually 30 cents per pound and I pay a few cents over that for good
>> sections
>> in exchange for the sign next to the pay window.  A month or so ago they
>> called and I had to go out to a field to look at some that were too big
>> for
>> the metal collector guy to take into the yard.  2 80 foot heavy duty
>> free
>> standing towers in good shape laying in the field all overgrown with
>> weeds.
>> 150 bucks for the pair.  Didn't know how much they weighed so I just
>> offered
>> the 150.
>>
>> They will also hold old DirectTV dishs and the J arm mounts for them if
>> the
>> sorters remember.  Those are handy to have at 2 bucks each.  As long as
>> I
>> pay more than scrap value, they are all over it.  They usually have more
>> stuff than I need though.
>>
>>
>> Bob-
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
>> Behalf Of Scottie Arnett
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 9:25 PM
>> To: wireless@wispa.org
>> Cc: motoro...@wispa.org
>> Subject: [WISPA] OT: Used Tower Pricing.
>>
>> What is a good price to give for a standard Rohn SSV tower, 100' with
>> sections 7N, 6N, 5N, 4N, and 3WN in real good shape, each section still
>> assembled, already down and ready for loading. I priced it new at around
>> $8500. I have looked at www.usedtowers.com, but those are way higher
>> than
>> what I got this one for. I already won it at auction, but just checking
>> to
>> make sure I didn't screw up.
>>
>> Do any of you know where to find used towers besides qth.com, eham.net,
>> ebay, and usedtowers.com? I have a few local places, but I am looking to
>> expand my searches beyond those mentioned and local.
>>
>> TIA,
>> Scottie
>>
>> Wireless High Speed Broadband service from Info-Ed, Inc. as low as
>> $30.00/mth.
>> Check out www.info-ed.com/wireless.html for information.
>>
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