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My last load to the scrapyard I had a few lbs of #2 copper from plumbing fixtures, so I grabbed an extra 2lbs of copper windings from transformers. These ranged from super thin (human hair) to some decent thicker windings but my scrap yard would only pay me "refinery copper" price of $0.90 per pound. I know some scrappers get #2 copper price for windings, anyone have experience in this?

I always mixed it in with all my other number 2# and never had a problem. I'd be looking for a new yard.

Second that

If it’s clean I always got #1.
They are messing with your price because of the risk of loosing the pieces. (What? I have to find a bag?)

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oh you think that's bad, my local yard makes you forfeit any buckets even plastic ones if you bring in scrap in a bucket... like what, you want me to dump a bunch of small wires on the ground ?

That was my point in both ways.
Austin, need to get some Amazon boxes or large appliance boxes!

A long time ago I spent some time in Carolina when a primary buyer closed up (death in the family) and a new one had popped up for a few months. They demanded every item brought in under some dimension be in sturdy containers that would not be returned.

Everyone got involved in trolling them to submission. Every major store and shipping company was giving away gigantic boxes for weeks. Lmao! Think about a pound of aluminium cans in a 5lb 8’ tall refrigerator box.
That rule lasted about 2 months

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lol that's gold. but knowing my local yard they would tell you to F off. other then cans and little things like transformers I no longer go there, I send almost everything to board sort now or melt it down to cast into stuff.

Thanks guys, I knew it wasn't right. They are absolutely the best yard for everything else so ill bring it up next time and try forcing the issue first. As a woman, its pretty intimidating to question anything that goes on in there.

The only other game in town has a nasty reputation for ripping just about everyone off and they are super rude.

a lot yards do be that way. My family runs a storage unit business and some folks from a local scrap yard that is not around anymore rented a unit from us, stuffed it full of used tires and never paid. EPA got them good and shut them down.

And remember you can always say no to selling them scrap and go elsewhere.

I want to add that it was customer appreciation day, so I got 2 bbq brisket sandwiche lunches and I feel like that evened it up.