2007-03-05 05:51:56 · 7 answers · asked by Sabra K 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
Price will vary based on the following factors: (1) whether you are buying/bidding or selling/asking. There's a "spread" between the bid and ask, and dealers make their money on making you meet their "ask" if you want to buy, and giving you their lower bid if you want to sell. (2) the amount you are buying or selling. Tons sell more cheaply than pounds. (3) whether its purity meets a national standard or not (4) whether you're selling raw copper or a finished piece, like tubing or wire. (5) transportation costs from a major warehouse or market.
Make sure the other party is legitimate: copper is very popular right now for theft and fencing the loot. Don't buy potentially stolen goods.
A copper price I watch is at:
http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary/futures/contracts.asp?siteid=mktw
This is for dealing in tons of copper ingot, at a high grade of purity, in dollars. As the price moves up and down, expect a delay in price changes at small dealers of a week or two. I also use this site to predict what will happen to the price of unleaded gas at the pump. Did this help?
2007-03-05 06:23:40 · answer #1 · answered by VT 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Copper Per Pound Price
2016-12-13 05:31:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the website Demolition, Scrap Metal and Salvage News provides scrap metal prices across the United States as well as China, India, Europe, Korea. Scrap Metal prices for steel, HMS, copper, aluminum, brass, alloys, electronic scrap and more can be found on the site
2007-03-05 23:56:05 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy copper in AZ on Comex for just under $2.75 per pound at the moment.
2007-03-05 06:08:28 · answer #4 · answered by esstmaeb 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$2.62 a pound at spot market close today. This is a comodity and the price is global not by state or country.
2007-03-05 06:01:38 · answer #5 · answered by Sane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can check on kitco as it lists these prices live...also these prices are not for just a state, but for the world actually....
2007-03-05 06:04:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why, you want to start melting pennies?
2007-03-05 06:01:04 · answer #7 · answered by John T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋