Ive had my stock h pipe and cats in the garage for a while now. how much have people gotten for recycled catalytic converters?

 

I was at the bone yard the other day and they were giving 10 bucks a piece for them. I thought they were a lot more than that.

 

Put them on ebay, you should be able to get $65 to $75 each for them.
http://search.ebay.com/search/search...ers&category0=

 

they dont give much around here for them, but if you wanna sell them i may take them!

pm me if your interested

 

I called a local place the other day, and they offered $80 a piece. I thought that was low? Guess not!

 

Spot Platinum is $2,005 per Troy Ounce today (7-14-2008). I guessing that a Cat has about 1/10 of a Troy Ounce of Platinum, so the raw material is worth $2,005/10 = $201. The cost + profit to extract that metal is therefore $120?

 

Theres a place where I live thats paying 100. for stock cats

 

What kind of "place" are you guys calling? I have three old cats I need to get rid of...

 

Ford wants $1200 per cat.

 

U.S. automakers no longer use platinum in catalytic converters. They switched over to palladium because of costs (about 1/4 the cost of platinum). That is why you are not being offered the big bucks you are expecting. Some foreign automakers (specifically Toyota) still use mostly platinum.

 

i guess i will call some local places then let you guys know whats up

 

How does that work when there are 2 of them welded in the h-pipe. I can believe they want $1200 for a new stock H pipe with both cats.

 

i called a couple places today and the best offer i got was 120 for both of them

 

I just read the newspaper in Va Bch while visiting my parents and saw they arrested a few poeple for stealing cats off of peoples' cars and cashing them in. I guess they do have some value for people to go that far.

 

I got $140 for my pair ($70 ea.) in Oklahoma City, but I've heard they have gone up to about $80 ea. now.