How to get the best scrap price for aluminum car body?

[atikovi]

Been calling a few scrap yards asking how much they would give me for this stripped aluminum body. It has no glass, plastic or rubber. Maybe a few steel fastener inserts. They probably haven't see one before so I've gotten pricing of $0.25/lb like aluminum siding, down to $0.06 for regular cars. Aluminum rims are at $0.40 so I thought it should be closer to that. Anybody with more experience can enlighten me?

 

[Rmay635703]

Bad market right now, the place that pays the most here is extremely picky about any non-aluminum faster and would pay $0.06 in that case.

If you can get 25 cents take it and run, market will likely take years to recover and 25 cents means they probably do not know better
(frames like these are considered contaminated compared to cans)

 

[SZR48207]

That surprised face on the fender support.

 

[atikovi]

Got 40 cents today for it. Over $140.