I saw an ad in a local want ad paper. 125 lbs. for $80.
When I got down there a lot was in ingots. Some shiny others dull gray. I think the dull ones are pure lead, the shiny WW's. He had some loose WW's in some coffee jugs.
I got about 142 lbs of this stuff for $100. So this was $.70 per lb.
As we chatted he said he had some 50/50 bar solder. There was 25 lbs. of this. Got it for $40. or $1.62 per lb.
As I was transferring the ingots to my buckets I saw several chunks of the bar solder mixed in.
A lot of places I've seen lead advertised just WW's cost almost as much as I paid for the bar solder.
So I think I did ok.
He has more to let go but I think this with what I have will outlast me.
Leo