Now, if good grammar isn’t your strength, no worries! I write and edit for a living, so this stuff is my bag. My point is that you should *check and double-check* all communications you send out, or you risk blowing your credibility.

This was more of a problem a few years ago, but I can’t tell you how often I have seen people pass up on appliances or things because they didn’t have enough non-ferrous metals in them. For the love of all that is sacred, do yourself a favor and grab everything that is metal! Steel is at peak prices. If you don’t collect steel and iron right now, you are a serious fool, and Mr. T takes pity on your soul.

If you have a lot of junk laying around such as old cars, hub caps, rims and copper, only to name a few, you should take them to your local scrap yard. Taking this scrap and having it recycled can reduce mining waste by a whopping 97%. This is huge for the safety of our environment. Recycling scrap metal may be profitable, but is also very resourceful. Also, the heavier your scrap, the more you get paid. Scrap yards often pay by weight, not by number of items. If you want to make a lot of money in one trip, look for lawn mower, car engines and other heavy scrap materials.

Only call the salvage yard as a last resort. Salvage yards are only willing to give you the minimum for your junk car. For obvious reasons. They receive calls all the time from people that want to get rid of their cars for a buck. You are no different. They are in the position to make the rules.

If it’s an aluminum system check for corrosion and epoxy around the tank joins. Aluminum radiators need special coolant. If it’s not used they will corrode rapidly and begin springing pin leaks. Also, a common failure with aluminum cores is separation from the plastic tank. The common repair is epoxy cement. Stay clear if you see these obvious repairs.

Next scenario. You collect cars, or you’re moving and you have a secondary vehicle that your stored at your friends house. But you’re too busy with work or some other engagement in order to go get the car…but you have to. Your significant other needs their car for their new job/to get groceries/take the kids to school, etc. Either way, you need that car!

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Start spending time at garage sales. They are a great source of items and materials at rock bottom prices. If you’re going to trade for something, you might as well trade a low cost item from a garage sale for something that is of higher value to you. Garage sales are a great place to find things that people no longer value and would like to get rid of, sometimes for pennies on the dollar. This can be quite beneficial to you.