Originally Posted by jplinville

My wife and I scrap on the weekends...but only grab that which is on the curbside, NEVER private property. There's 8 homes that have our number and call us when they have scrap metal for us. There are also 3 small companies that do the same.

We scrap as a side income of a clean out company we own. We have 4 realtors that call use to clean out foreclosed properties. We scrap the metal, trash the trash, and sell the antiques we pick-up. The company has done well in the 6 months we've since we started. From income being paid from the banks, to the revenue from the scrapping and selling of antiques, we've been able to generate just over $20 so far...and the year has yet to end! I've taken to transporting many antiques to SW Ohio to sell there as the willingness to pay a higher price is greater there.

Not all scrappers are guilty of theft...but a high number of them surely are.