What margin should you expect between a quoted price and what you receive?
Short answer: Buyers normally pay noticeably less than headline market prices because they have to cover transport, processing, risk and profit, so expect a discount that is larger for small, dirty or mixed loads and smaller for large, clean, sorted ones, and treat a headline price as a ceiling for your estimate, not a prediction.
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List Free →Why buyers pay less
They carry costs and risks between buying from you and selling on.
Size and cleanliness
Large, clean loads lose less to margin than small, dirty ones.
Use it as a ceiling
A market price is the best case, and real offers sit below it.
How ScrapTrade Fits In
ScrapTrade shows several offers for the same load, so you can see the real spread.
An estimate makes you a harder person to underpay. ScrapTrade shows current prices and connects you with verified buyers, transparent weighing and escrow-protected payments.
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