Hampton is a city in the southeastern region of Virginia known for its contribution to America’s history. It is the 7th most populous city in the state – behind Alexandria- with a population of 137,000 residents. Cities closest to it include Newport News, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, and Norfolk.
The city is a good place to visit since you can learn about the history of the city at the Hampton History Museum and enjoy its sandy and beautiful beaches. Notable landmarks include Virginia Air and Space Center, Fort Monroe National Monument, and the Hermitage Museum & Gardens.
Hampton has a wide array of businesses and industrial enterprises. Buying and selling scrap metal is one of the businesses you can do, since it’s profitable. Scrap yards in this area will buy your items at very fair prices since they are in high demand.
If it’s your first time selling these materials, we recommend you to go through the scrap metal laws in Virginia to learn more about what the laws requires of you (as the seller) and how scrap yards operate.
We investigated Hampton to see how scrap yards operate. A few places that gave us excellent services and offered good prices for scrap metal, used auto parts, and scrap gold include the following.
One of the most highly recommended facilities is Old Dominion Metals and Recycling. It is located in Wythe, along the West Pembroke Avenue. Other good places around this area of Hampton include Public Scrap on 2050 West Pembroke Avenue, Briarfield Recycling – which is close to Briarfield Park, and Iron Cores on 507 Copeland Drive.
The best place to sell your junk vehicle in this city is Cash For Cars – Hampton, located on 16 Nettles Lane Suite B. We don’t recommend ZB Towing – Cash for Junk Cars and Virginia Motor Specialists.
Cash for gold places that people love for their services include Treasure Chest Pawn & Gun on 4908 West Mercury Boulevard, Gold N Diamonds on 2403 McMenamin Street, and Drummond Jewelers on 2101 Executive Drive Suite 110.
Metal | Price Per Pound |
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Aluminum | $1.20 |
Aluminum Alloy | $1.03 |
Copper | $4.13 |
Brass | $3.19 |
Lead | $0.91 |
Nickel | $7.24 |
Tin | $13.28 |
Zinc | $1.38 |
Last Updated On 2024-11-22
Metal | Price Per Pound |
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Aluminum 1100 | $0.82 |
Aluminum 3003 | $0.82 |
Aluminum 356 Wheels (clean) | $0.82 |
Aluminum 356 Wheels (dirty) | $0.59 |
Aluminum 5052 Scrap | $1.11 |
Aluminum 6061 Extrusions | $0.73 |
Aluminum 6063 Extrusions | $0.97 |
Aluminum 6063 Extrusions/Fe | $0.71 |
Aluminum/Cu Radiators | $1.94 |
Aluminum/Cu/Fe Radiators | $1.79 |
Aluminum Radiators | $0.47 |
Aluminum/Fe Radiators | $0.35 |
Transformers | $0.20 |
Breakage 50% Recovery | $0.26 |
Chrome Wheels | $0.78 |
E.C. Wire | $1.28 |
Litho Sheets | $0.82 |
Mixed Turnings | $0.48 |
MLC Clips | $0.81 |
Aluminum Old Cast | $0.79 |
Aluminum Old Sheet | $0.78 |
Painted Siding | $0.76 |
UBC | $0.81 |
Zorba 90% NF | $0.78 |
Aluminum Cans (clean) | $0.60 |
Aluminum Cans (dirty) | $0.30 |
Metal | Price Per Pound |
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Red Brass | $2.17 |
Yellow Brass | $2.04 |
Brass Rod | $2.00 |
Brass Hair Wire | $2.14 |
Brass Pipe | $1.95 |
Brass Radiators | $1.65 |
Brass Shells | $1.84 |
Brass Turnings | $1.88 |
Bronze | $2.24 |
Bronze Turnings | $1.17 |
Dirty Brass | $0.97 |
Dirty Brass Radiators | $0.97 |
Plumbers Brass | $1.95 |
Semi-Red Brass | $1.98 |
Metal | Price Per Pound |
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#1 Bare Bright Copper Wire | $3.62 |
#1 Copper Tubing | $3.37 |
#1 Flashing Copper | $3.38 |
#2 Copper Tubing | $3.18 |
#2/3 Mix Copper | $3.09 |
#3 Copper with Tar | $2.89 |
#3 Roofing Copper | $2.99 |
Dirty Roofing Copper | $2.80 |
Electric Motors - Copper | $2.51 |
Enameled Copper | $2.84 |
Insulated Copper Wire | $2.89 |
Lead Coated Copper | $2.44 |
Silver Plated Copper | $3.09 |
Tin Coated Copper | $2.70 |
Tin Insulated Copper Wire | $2.70 |
Metal | Price Per Pound |
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Lead Batteries | $0.19 |
Lead Shot | $0.43 |
Lead Wheel Weights | $0.28 |
Solid Lead | $0.58 |
Soft Lead | $0.59 |
Metal | Price Per Pound |
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New Zinc Die Cast | $0.85 |
Old Zinc Die Cast | $0.74 |
Metal | Price per Gram | Price per Troy Ounce |
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9ct Gold | $31.70 | $986.00 |
14ct Gold | $49.45 | $1,538.15 |
18ct Gold | $63.40 | $1,972.00 |
22ct Gold | $77.43 | $2,408.46 |
24ct Gold | $84.53 | $2,629.04 |
Today's scrap gold price represents the best prices you can get for the different purities of gold. Gold prices can fluctuate a lot and are often negiotable. Do not take the first offer!
Metal | Price per Gram | Price per Troy Ounce |
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Palladium | $24.50 | $762.14 |
Platinum | $22.88 | $711.73 |
Silver | $0.84 | $26.02 |
The current prices for scrap silver, palladium and platinum are updated daily. These precious metal scrap prices also fluctuate a lot, but are not as commonly traded as gold. It may a little more work finding a good buyer.
Metal | Price Per Pound |
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#1 Bundle | $0.10 |
#1 Busheling | $0.10 |
#1 HMS | $0.07 |
HMS 80/20 | $0.06 |
Sheet Metal | $0.06 |
Shredded Auto Scrap | $0.08 |
Structural Steel | $0.07 |
Metal | Price Per Pound |
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201 SS | $0.29 |
301 SS | $0.44 |
304 SS Solid | $0.63 |
304 SS Turning | $0.54 |
309 SS | $0.82 |
310 SS | $1.24 |
316 SS Solid | $0.82 |
330 SS | $2.02 |
Today's scrap price for stainless steel is based on the best prices on the market. Stainless steel is very much in demand currently due to it's use in construction and global shortages.
Metal | Price Per Pound |
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Scrap #1 Prepared | $0.08 |
Scrap #2 Prepared | $0.09 |
Scrap #1 Unprepared | $0.06 |
Scrap #2 Unprepared | $0.06 |
Scrap Auto Slabs Whole | $0.07 |
Scrap Cast Iron | $0.10 |
Scrap Dishwashers | $0.07 |
Scrap Dryers | $0.07 |
Scrap Oversize Torch | $0.09 |
Scrap Rebar | $0.21 |
Scrap Washing Machines | $0.07 |
Scrap Water Heaters | $0.07 |
Electronics | Price Per Pound |
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Scrap Back Panels | Contact local scrap yard |
Scrap Cellphones | |
Scrap Computer Wire | |
Scrap CPU Chips | |
Scrap CRT Monitors | |
Scrap Empty PC Servers | |
Scrap Graphics Cards | |
Scrap Hard Drives | Contact local scrap yard |
Scrap Hard Drive Boards | |
Scrap Laptops | |
Scrap LCD Monitors | |
Scrap Low Grade Boards | |
Scrap Mainframes | |
Scrap Memory | |
Scrap Mice | |
Scrap Motherboards | Contact local scrap yard |
Scrap Non-Green PC Boards | |
Scrap PC Boards | |
Scrap PC Tower | |
Scrap Power Supplies | |
Scrap Printers/Fax Machines | |
Scrap Servers | |
Scrap Speakers | |
Scrap Telecom Equipment | Contact local scrap yard |