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Elfere t1_j9h79zc wrote

How much does a bar of solid copper go for exactly?

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wcollins260 OP t1_j9hdra7 wrote

That’s a pound, and it was like $30-$35.

I think you can also get a five pound bar, and different shapes.

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cat_at_your_feet t1_j9jb97l wrote

I have a copper cube and I love the silly thing :)

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imdefinitelywong t1_j9jddnr wrote

The Enrichment Center reminds you that the Weighted Companion Cube will never threaten to stab you and, in fact, cannot speak.

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ECR949 t1_j9jq1ny wrote

Where can I buy one?

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wcollins260 OP t1_j9jslpp wrote

Amazon and probably a lot of places that sell gold and silver collectibles.

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FirstGonkEmpire t1_j9hds4x wrote

Damn, I looked it up, only 4 bucks? I thought it was way more considering how much it gets stolen.

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wcollins260 OP t1_j9hmpdl wrote

It’s around $30 for the brick/ingot. Old copper scraps for around $3.50 these days, at least around here.

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CasualMonkeyBusiness t1_j9i1078 wrote

Electrician here. Copper is pretty heavy - for example 500 kcmil wire is 1.54lbs per foot. I can spend a Sunday cleaning up some scraps and make $1k in one trip to the yard.

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GuyanaFlavorAid t1_j9jebxu wrote

The biggest I ever scrapped from my old work was 4/0 and even that added up quick.

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mcmanybucks t1_j9j26v1 wrote

$4 per pound is a lot for the kinds of people who steal it

That's at least a bottle of cheap booze.

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