Posted by mkirsch on March 04, 2012 at 05:59:51 from (67.253.161.186):
In Reply to: farmalls from estate posted by Leggy on March 03, 2012 at 18:19:03:
Sorry Oldiron29, but I have a serious problem believing that.
At best scrap steel is $300 a ton. That's what the buyer at the boat will pay for it. Everyone that touches it between the farm and the boat has to make a piece, so scrap buyers at an auction would be foolish to pay more than $200-$225 a ton.
They gotta haul it, remove anything that is NOT scrap steel, cut it up into manageable pieces, and send it on its way.
If a collector isn't willing to pay at least $225 a ton for a restoreable tractor, there is something seriously wrong with the system.
Seriously, why would a scrap dealer pay MORE than he can get out of selling the scrap? It's tough enough to make money these days as it is. A businessman that wants to keep food on the table can't afford to be an "auction a$$hole."
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