Wheell weight prices/

[dg31872]

Took a tire into our local family tire store, and saw that his wheel weight barrel was better than half full. I asked him "how much?" He told me whatever the scrap metal place would pay him, he would take. I asked him to call and check the price please. I looked in the barrel, and on the top it was all lead weights, looked good to me. He called me back and said the scrap place was paying 5 cents per pound for wheel weights, and that was good enough for him. I had to pause to catch my breath, and in as calm a voice as I could muster, I asked him to double-check that number. He called me again and said the price is a nickle per pound. I told him that sounded fair to me if he was happy, and reminded him that last year I paid him 40 cents per pound for 800 pounds. He's a man of his word and said it is mine for a nickle. Told him to put my name on it, and that I would pick it up the day after Christmas. Santa came early this year!

[badbob454]

my scrap lead guy buys for 30-40cents a pound sells for 70 cents a pound for clean scrap he sells clip on lead wheelweights for 40 cents a pound ..

[sw282]

At a nickel a pound l dont think l would have left without that bucket

[RG1911]

I found a couple places in my area that have sold me scrap wheel weights for 20 and 30 cents a pound. One recycle place will sell them for 80 cents per pound. That seems pretty pricey unless they've separated out the iron and zinc. (I'm running close to 15-percent rejects on the weights I've bought, so it might be worth the 80 cents/pound if it's all usable.) None of the big places -- Walmart, Firestone, Sears, Midas -- will sell to individuals anymore.

Richard


Richard

[cwa11is]

All of the little tire shops here won't even sell them to me. They say they re-use them and are quite rude about it. One little scrap yard will sell me lead for 80cents #. That's pretty high, but I can dig through the barrel and the last time I got 50-60# of ww, 30-40# roofing lead, and 4-5# of pewter for $80. I figure the tin was worth the lead gouging.