Market price of Sn 63 - Pb 37 solder

[Adam10mm]

What is the market price of this solder per pound? It will be in scrap form (used), fluxed and made into clean ingots. There's at least 500lbs maybe a thousand available.

[Ole]

The last time I bought 63/37 it was around $3/lb, from Grangers.

If your price is similar, i'm interested in buying some more.

;)

[Johnch]

The last time I bought 63/37 it was around $3/lb, from Grangers.

If your price is similar, i'm interested in buying some more.

;)


Same here

John

[Echo]

The last time I bought 63/37 it was around $3/lb, from Grangers.

If your price is similar, i'm interested in buying some more.

;)
Me too.

[Adam10mm]

Did some more research. It's actually 99.3% tin and .6% copper, lead free solder.

There's about 30 or so 60lb ingots, so figure about 1,800 pounds of the stuff.

Did a search here and the tin price from a couple weeks ago is $9.75/lb. Figure that quantity is about $17,550 just the tin value (add a grand for the copper content value at $3.31/lb but at less than half pound I'd not pay attention to it).

Interesting.

[jr81452]

How do you figure "a grand for copper content" when you only have 10.8lbs of copper? You would be at $17,430 assuming you could get lb prices for bulk Tin (which is not likely unless you want to be selling it for a long time).

[Adam10mm]

OK so bad math. .06x1800= 108lbs times $3.37/lb is $363.96. So big deal. It's still $17,000 worth.

[jr81452]

right but 0.006 x 1800= 10.8 which is what you actually have. 6/10th of 1%. I hate to burst your bubble, but it's more like $14,300 if you want to unload it all sometime this year. Still a nice chunk of change.

[Adam10mm]

Well, tin content is 99.3% of 1800 pounds= 1,787.40 pounds at $9.75 per pound is still north of $17,000 at $17,427.15.

[lwknight]

In order to get close to $10.00 per pound on tin , you will be selling to individuals for a very long time.
If you want to move it and get the money quick , expect less than half that price.

[Adam10mm]

Not in any rush.