Great customer service even when it's busy you get in and out fast and they give me the feeling of honesty. I'm no expert on prices of all the medals but I scrapped my fair share and I always feel like I'm getting a fair price
Never made cash for recycling scrap before. Been watching YouTube about it like "Mike the Scavenger" and it seems like a good way to make extra cash if you own a truck. This location in Tempe, AZ was very helpful, friendly, and they made it fun and exciting. I plan on going back for sure w/ a real truck load full. I earned $18 for something Aluminum that I found in the garbage. I feel really good about cleaning up the environment. There is so much waste in this World. Thx so much!
This is the only scrap yard I’ve been in the valley that is honest and fair. Customer sevice is top notch. No delays as quick in and out as you can unload. Most fair pricing. Weights are accurate. The only yard I will visit anymore. There are a couple in the same area don’t waste your time going to the others. I’ve done the research for you. The others are shady crooks !! I will only use “I BUY SRAP METAL” on Gilbert rd in the county strip surrounded by Tempe. Easy to get to. No wait. The most transparent yard I have been. Finally an honest scrapyard. Highly Recommend. Id give them 10 stars out of 5 if I could. Thanks for being there.
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I can’t say enough good things about Keith and his team at I BUY SCRAP Recycling in Tempe! From the moment I pulled in, they treated me with respect and professionalism. They run a super organized yard that makes the whole process quick, easy, and fair.
What really stood out was how knowledgeable and honest they are. Keith took the time to answer my questions, explain the process, and make sure I understood the breakdown of pricing. There were no surprises—just straight talk and top-notch customer service.
Their staff works hard, keeps things moving fast, and you can tell they truly care about their customers. On top of that, I got the best payout I’ve seen compared to other yards in the Valley.
If you want a recycling center that’s clean, efficient, and actually appreciates your business, this is the place to go. I won’t be taking my scrap anywhere else—Keith and his crew have definitely earned my trust and loyalty.
Highly recommended!
This place quoted me and my buddy one price for steel and some other metals and we were totally ripped off not even close to what we were quoted. Then then put down that we came in a different vehicle and a totally different plate number. We'll I hope that the owner could get this resolved. If not we will seek our options with weight and measure department since we have a dash camera.
Says they close at 3:30 on Sundays. Went by at 3:00 to drop off some pots and pans, and gates were closed. Didn’t even want money in exchange, just wanted to make sure they didn’t end up in a dump. Drove 15min out of the way for no reason.
This guy wouldn’t let me in because he wanted to close the gate early. Thanks for wasting my clients time. Says close at 4 on google but this guy claims 3:30 they leave at 4. But the week day is somehow the correct closing hours.
Answered my questions with kindness and pricing on a Sunday morning. Only offering $0.40 p/lb for crushed aluminum cans. Other places offer .90 but are never open on Sunday. Quick and easy money for my scrap pile.
The workers get you through efficiently and the Flow of the place is easy. But for some odd reason thier current scrap prices are half of the official national current rate. There's your sign.
Great scrap yard with more than fair prices. Employees were nice and very helpful with my first scrap run in 18 years.
Special Thanks to Eric and the other guys who assisted.
Just pulled away from this place. Quoted me $45 on the phone and I was very clear about what I was bringing in. Gave me $10 knowing that I wasn’t going to drive back through the lot pick it up and put it back in my truck. Don’t waste your time at this place. I won’t anymore either.
Update; 8/3/22 70$ dirty sheet iron, 80$ clean... prices online are incorrect and will not be paid per, so don't expect it or complain. The market has taken a slide down so expect price drops. Prices posted are per gross ton (2000#).
9/25/21 $135. T dirty sheet thanks for being open your posted hours very much appreciated.
Previously
$70 ton dirty sheet... yes was there yesterday it was down to $80 from the online posted price of $90 from the week prior. I get fluctuations in market price, wasn't a complaint just report on price at the time. Just so you know who I am and am real in yesterday (Wed.) Between 530 & 545 wht. Truck dropped 2.file cab., h2o htr. Misc. Ticket paid 16...
DO NOT TAKE YOUR SCRAP HERE! I went there on a Saturday about a month ago. At that time scrap steel was around $170 a ton everywhere else. They were only paying $70 a ton and telling people that scrap steel had crashed, which was a lie. It wasn't even worth the drive. I realize scrap yards can pay as much or as little as they want, but if your going to be that cheap, the least you can do is not lie about your reason. They were ripping off people who can't afford to be ripped off. Very unethical.
DO NOT TAKE YOUR SCRAP HERE! I went there 2 weeks ago on a Sunday. I had 300lbs of scrap. heavy steel. I expect to get a little less here, they always pay a little less and my regular place had a long line and I did not have time to wait. When I got there the sign said they were paying $70 a ton for steel. Everyplace else was $17].. I asked the guy why so low and he told me that the price had plummeted just 2 hours earlier. I was very upset, at this price it wouldn't even cover my gas. But I believed him and sold them my steel. He also told me that they did not pay more for heavy steel. I left with $11. When I got home I told my husband what happened and he said , that's impossible. The stock market is not opened on the weekends. He was right, they outright lied to me. If he would have been honest, I would have taken my scrap elsewhere. I do not believe this illegal but its definitely unethical. I went back to try to talk to the owner the other day, and they had a sign up saying that steel had went up some and they were now paying $140. It never went down
They are taking money from people who are just trying to eat, or keep their electric on. STAY AWSY.
DONT GO HERE They scammed me they took off 50% of my weight cause was dirty aluminum and only paid me .12 per lb any other yard I've gone to paid me triple the amount I got from here when I asked why only .12 they said cause it was dirty but that's why they took 50% off my weight so they took me for 50% of my weight and paid 1/3 of the regular price for aluminum all in all I got 9bucks for 130lbs of aluminum ... this place is crooked and pay way under going prices. DONT GO HERE
I will never go to this place ever again. They are a rip-off. I took 2 loads of scrap metal in this weekend. I knew something was not right because the weight. For the 2nd load I went to the truck stop to weigh my truck and then to the re-cyclers to unload. When I got, home I found out that they only paid me for 800 lbs of the 1600 lbs in my truck. I also took in a 5 gallon bucket of clean number 2 copper wire that I know should have weighed 120 lbs but only got payed for 60 lbs. This is the third time they have ripped me off like this in the last 6 months. S & A Metals only paid me 25 cents a pound for clean aluminum siding when they were paying 80 cents a pound for aluminum cans. American Metals only paid half weight for a load of scrap metal. It sure would be nice to find somebody who is a little more honest to do business with.
PS The only way I could post this was by designating a star. I didn't want to give them a star period!
I won’t go back spent a couple hours Strippin wires had a nice big ball of copper I weighed it at my house before I left it was between 12 and 15 pounds respectively. When I arrived at the yard spoke with the gall in front she said talk to the man over there so I went over there asked a few questions,was treated like I didn’t even exist never got any answers to any of my questions and I had several All I got was I need your ID and look up, I said why he said so I can take your picture and then go back over there referring to the gall in the front. He never told me the weight! ! ! I didn’t find out that 4 pounds was all they were giving me so I got a whopping seven dollars didn’t even cover my fuel to get to the place I guarantee I was ( shorted ) on the weight there’s more to my story but it’s not worth it .... very disrespectful place customer service is definitely not a priority I wouldn’t go there if I was you and I won’t go back thanks for reading!!! Capt. D. Darryl Lawton This part of the review goes to the owner after just reading your reply to my review I got news for you I wouldn’t take the time to give you a poor review if your employees didn’t rip me off matter fact I would be more than happy to give you a positive review except for the fact I’ve done business with other scrap yards and I never got treated like your people treated me and I don’t appreciate being shorted on the weight my scale is not off !!! yours is....Try looking up my ticket number if you have any questions you can contact me anytime if you don’t have a record of me it’s because your employees didn’t want you to see what they did it’s not an accusation it’s a straight up fact your people ripped me off.... ticket #105584. I just read some other reviews I have a question for the owner almost every negative review that I read you said there was no record of that person doing business with your operation I wonder why ? Could it be your computer isn’t the best or possibly your employees don’t want you to have a record of the people they rip off ????have a nice day D. Lawton
They don’t even tell you how much you made until you get to the cashier and the little kid in their thinks he’s some tough gangster. The guy with the patriots hard hat sucks him off on lunch break and threatened to call the cops when all I asked for was to get paid market value. Edgar was the only helpful and good human being at the whole place. Never go here. They are no good for nothing.
Was here yesterday, 8/8/17, they weren't busy. The guy took my bag of aluminum cans from back of my car, weighed it and told me to walk over to the window to collect the cash.
I was paid $3 for 5 lbs.
It was a quick transaction. I dont know the current rate for aluminum cans.
I actually had fun turning in my aluminum cans! The guys working were really nice and funny. The pricing for this time was .55 per lbs and I had 20 lbs so I got $11.00. They even helped my boyfriend and I open up all the bags and put the cans in a basket, and would shew the bees away.
Good place!
The workers are pretty polite, but you don't get much per pound of aluminum cans. I got $0.55 per pound of cans. I took in about 30 pounds, which tacos more or less 5 months to accumulate, and ended up with only $16. The thing to pay more for other types of metal. The place is kind of messy, very Industrial, butt at the time that I went, I didn't have a weight, and like I said the workers were nice. They told me the price ahead of time. I also like the hours that they are open. If you want more money per pound of cans, definitely keep looking, which is what I will do next time. I just needed to get the load out of my car, and I couldn't be picky about the price.
Sep 02, 2016
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