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Estimating Value

How do you build a simple scrap value spreadsheet?

Short answer: Create columns for metal, weight, price per kilogram, gross value and an allowance percentage, enter each metal on its own row, calculate weight times price and apply the allowance, then total the column, and keep the sheet so that you can update the prices each time you sell, because a template you reuse makes every future estimate a two-minute job.

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Five columns

Metal, weight, price, gross value and allowance are enough.

Reuse it

Updating prices and weights each time makes the template quick to use.

Add a notes column

Recording the buyer and the actual payment shows how your estimates compare with reality.

How ScrapTrade Fits In

ScrapTrade price pages give you the numbers to drop into your sheet.

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