That's sad. I'm sure they are focused on processing stuff efficiently.
Lets assume they paid .04 a pound for 2000 lbs of metal in a B. I have no idea what they sell it for but lets say .10 a pound when loaded in the rail car headed out of their lot. They paid some scrapper $80 for the B. In a day or so as part of normal operation an employee will reach over and grab that B with a crane and drop it in a railroad car and they'd make $200 ($120 profit). Simple and easy.
But if they sell stuff on their lot now they have people dropping by picking through stuff, possibly risking injury doing so (liability concerns). Plus people stopping their employees and interrupting their profitable work with questions and prices on things. These people of course assume things are being sold at scrap prices--why not, I mean $200 for loading it on a rail car or $200 from them what's the diff? But there is a difference, These buyers have interrupted profitable work right off. Next let's assume they actually agree on a price. Next these buyers will need help loading or else they will clog up the yard with a truck trailer and all kinds of hazardous, jerry-rigged loading attempts. What would you have to sell that B for to make up for all that????
I posted awhile back about selling 20 foot sections of PVC pipe and how I now tell people loading and tie-down is completely their responsibility on the phone before they show up. I started because too many times I'd spend literally an hour trying helping a buyer tie a dozen pieces of pipe on top a small SUV or in the 6 foot bed of a pickup all to make $40! I started to wonder if I make anything considering the time spent. Also as for liability I feel getting involved in any way is tacit approval of their hauling methods and might subject me to liability. And it was the ones that sounded the most sane on the phone that were the least prepared--go figure.
I'd think a smart place would have a section of yard they placed items in that would sell for considerably more as they are than as scrap and put a firm price tag right on them.
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