If I spent the amount of money on copper I spent on silver and gold from the 80’s to 2000 I’d be wealthy now.
I remember when scrap off of construction jobs was ~20 cents a lb.
I would keep all the copper AND nickel I could now. It’s not going down soon. It’s an industrial metal, almost everything today is electrical, that’s it it’s big thing. JMO Not financial advice. Tin is another by the way.
Wow i had no idea i would get this kind of feedback. I figured I'd get a few of those that would say "it takes alot of it to be worth your time". I pull the windings out of motors plus the electrical cords or such. Alot of stuff now uses aluminum wire. Would you believe me if i told you that the big heavy transformer in microwaves use aluminum and not copper wire? I was do mad how long i spent tearing it down only to find i wasted time for nothing. They coat or color it to look like copper.. anyways, i also have a somewhat neatly stacked pile of friges an other scrap metal. Seen it at 270 a ton, but i think that was a rarity or something..Copper is used in so many applications I personally believe it's seriously undervalued. Been buying copper for about 10 years now. The biggest problem with buying copper is it has the highest premium. I actually just ordered another 10# this afternoon at the best deal I could find.