Anyone here work in a scrap yard? I was thinking about asking my local yard if I could sort through and sell potentially valuable items and split the profit. Could this be lucrative? Like have a little shop set up to the side with tools, grills, cast iron cookware
Are you Romanian by any chance?
Close, Alabamian
Kek, I've been looking at filenames and image size just to identify that weird romanian.
that's Les Claypool, from the music video of Primus' hit song "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver".
I thought it was one of the Cowboys from Hell that Pantera sang about
Nope, it’s definitely a song about beavers and not a pussy.
Am I crazy or did they film that one at a slower speed because of the suits and then speed it up to match the song?
>film that one at a slower speed because of the suits and then speed it up to match the song?
that's what wikipedia says
>that's Les Claypool, from the music video of Primus' hit song "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver".
Even though that was by far their best video and biggest hit, they hated making the video because the suits didn't breathe and it was hot as crap that day.
They had so many better songs
My Name Is Mud, Tommy The Cat, Jerry Was A Racecar Driver
But yeah, Beaver is a classic. I always wondered what it would've been like if Les had been picked for Metallica when Cliff Burton died. He said when he auditioned, he had no idea who they were so he was just sitting around with Hammett and Hetfield and asked them did they want to jam to some Isley brothers
They had better songs but anon said the video was his favorite.
They have some songs that live will be your favorite song while the album version is just ok. Watch “American Life” from the Hallucinogenetics DVD.
>pardon me, kind sirs. would you mind cutting me in on your established operation?
>i will use your inventory, infrastructure, buildings, and tools and all i ask is that i keep the money.
what is it you think they need you for?
I think your best bet would be offering services that complement the scrap business. For example, if somebody bought a cheap door panel but it's the wrong color, you could offer to do a cheap rattle can respray on the spot for them. Or if there's a nice valuable part but it's kind of beat up, you could remove dents, polish it, do color correction, etc. This way the scrapyard has an incentive to work with you because you add value to their products.
I don't know how scrap yards operate in Albania but here in Murrica you'd get laughed off the property. They already have employees that get paid to sort scrap and pull out valuables. Why would they give you a cut of the profit when they can pay Tyrone a small hourly wage to do it?
Also, the places that are the most environmentally "woke" are also the most insanely restrictive when it comes to scrap/recycling business regulation, a lot of which is specifically designed to control every aspect of the waste stream, even when it completely screws the populace and hampers traditional types of re-use and recycling.
A lot of it happens via licensing regulations that have different and often conflicting rules regarding purchase and sales of used items and materials...taking in mostly serviceable equipment and re-selling it as something other than shredded/compacted scrap can easily overlap with other licensing categories like auto dismantling and pawn shop operations. Even just as scrap yards, they already have similar ID recording requirements as pawn shops because of people selling stolen copper and aluminum. Theres also regs that treat perfectly safe stuff as "hazardous" once it's discarded; which is a main reason why so many places like thrift stores wont take old electronics any more.
Most scrap yards want nothing to do with anything that might expose them to more oversight and legal liability than they already deal with , and won't sell shit to private parties. They are super paranoid and often for good reason.
t. artist who works with found objects and materials who has dealt with this for decades, including when developing teaching programs that needed access to large numbers of items like cans and bottles and wire and such that those guys won't sell back to the public for 10x what they sell it for wholesale.
When you ask them to they think it's a sting operation.
>When you ask them to they think it's a sting operation.
I found this scenario amusing enough to make pic rel
you're better off loitering around the scales and offering to buy from the people bringing in scrap. most of the stuff that comes through is sold as "dirty iron" or "mixed iron" which means anything that isn't already cleaned, separated and free from plastics or dirt and is sold at $10-$15 per 2,000lbs depending on fuel prices and people are trying to make a buck so they will gladly take $5 from you for something the scrapyard would pay them 25cents for
of course they will probably run you off but worth a shot
>you're better off loitering around the scales
Yeah, they really want a line of boomers bidding on every piece of shit that is on some guys trailer. This might work in one scrap yard out of 1000, like the one that has three loads arriving per day, rather than a line of trucks waiting to be processed.
Stand on the curb with a sign
I've wanted to do this at a gun buyback but I live in a redneck area with very few nogs so they don't ever bother
They'll run you out of there quick.
If you want to make money by flipping junk you should go dumpster diving or trash picking instead.
Most scrap yard only employ the absolute moronic of morons that would die from starvation and aids otherwise. My local yard has thing hills have eyes fricker to direct all the crackheads with bicycle halves where to go.
t. Pipefitter that takes back scrap from jobs.
>My local yard has thing hills have eyes fricker to direct all the crackheads with bicycle halves where to go.
I hope you recover from the stroke with most of your faculties intact.
Here's the thing, as someone who works closely with scrap yards: you've got folks on payroll who move stuff all day everyday, and they themselves grab goodies. Boss just wants this stuff out of the yard so you can make more money by crushing it and sending it off. The trinkets don't bring in enough to justify the real estate, or the cost overhead.
You'd be better off buying them from the scrapyard and selling them yourself (less tax, overhead, and restriction)
>grills, cast iron cookware
Sell hot dogs and don't take any shit from the Taco Truck.
That beaver eat Taco Bell
WTF Does Winona's Big Brown Beaver have to do with drunkin junkin?
Work there yourself and do well if you want access. Every DIYer who can should get some torch time and learn about the scrap business.
He who is good with a cutting torch does less physical labor. Automobile salvage is better and more educational though.