Lead prices

[seanhagerty]

Stopped by the scrap yard today, roofing lead sheeting for $0.60 per pound (he has about 300 pounds) and ww's for $0.45 per pound (he has about 40 pounds)...good deals or not?

[Wots]

During the summer I was paying 30 to 40 cents for either ww's or sheet lead.

[DevilDog83]

I guess I was selling my smelted lead at pretty good prices, 65 lbs for $55.00 shipped

[white eagle]

to answer your question yes those are good prices
I do not understand why the different ranges however
I get mine for .52 irregardless of type

[JIMinPHX]

Scrap guys vary from area to area. Around here, those would be good prices.

The spot price of lead has been creeping up lately. Right now, it's around $1.07. Any usable material that you get for under a buck is actually good. For WW, I figure 75% good material. You do have a bunch of steel clips & non-lead WW to remove when you smelt a bucket of WW. You will never get 100% good material from them.

[lwknight]

At $0.60 per pound , you should buy all you can.
I can sell lead to the scrap yard here near Ft. Worth for $0.60 per pound.

[bobthenailer]

just bought 220 lbs from 2 different tire local independent shops last friday , i paid $ 0.20 a pound

[mtgrs737]

I give $25 a bucket for WW's but some times I get trash in the bucket that reduces the lead content. I figure that I am doing alright in the long run.

[alfloyd]

I paid $0.60 for lead pipe and sheets, $0.20 for WW here at the local junk dealer. I think I will get more WW this week from him.
Lafaun

[dpunch]

The last I checked a few weeks ago the scrap yard here was paying 43 cents for wheel weights. I suppose it depends where you are. I would buy all I can at that price.
JB

[stainless1911]

I know a guy with pure lead for 2.50 a pound. whatever...
The junk yard across the street has WW for .50 a pound.

[lwknight]

I have a really lot of lead for sale at $2.50 per pound too.
I bet a lot of us have lead for sale at that price.

[BeemerMark]

I have a really lot of lead for sale at $2.50 per pound too.
I bet a lot of us have lead for sale at that price.

Yes, send me a PM and I'll sell you 99.9% pure lead for $2.50 lb. Buy a $100 worth and I'll pay shipping.

[lwknight]

There we have it , the price of lead should never exceed $2.50 per pound because of the supply and demand principal.

[dirkdiggler]

Here in the mountains of Virginia I picked up 411 lbs of wheelweight last Friday for .25 cents a pound at the local scrap yard. They had a 5 gallon bucket of just scrap leap I could have gotten for the same price. I figured 411 lbs would last me 2 lifetimes. So I passed on the other.

[Wots]

Yes, send me a PM and I'll sell you 99.9% pure lead for $2.50 lb. Buy a $100 worth and I'll pay shipping.

Got 300#s at $2.45. Get it while you can!

[BeemerMark]

There we have it , the price of lead should never exceed $2.50 per pound because of the supply and demand principal.

Actually Rotometals has it pure lead for $2.09/lb. Free shipping. And they sent me a 15% off coupon last week.

[lwknight]

I doubt that many serious boolit casters will pay $2.00 per pound for lead in the near future. The reason we reload and cast is mostly because we are cheap. Learning that you can make better ammo by hand is mostly secondary.

[a.squibload]

Hey! Who you callin' cheap???

I'm "thrifty".

[hoosierlogger]

Here in the mountains of Virginia I picked up 411 lbs of wheelweight last Friday for .25 cents a pound at the local scrap yard. They had a 5 gallon bucket of just scrap leap I could have gotten for the same price. I figured 411 lbs would last me 2 lifetimes. So I passed on the other.

Should have bought it, smelted it into ingots and sold it on ebay for $1 per pound and doubled your investment .