What clients say about Manassas Scrap in Manassas (VA)
Horrible experience twice. Both times I called to make sure they were accepting metals and they stated yes, but when I arrive, they don't want to accept and made excuses. No money to pay or no room to take the metals. Complete joke.
No clear indications of process (where to stop, who to talk to, hazards) for first time customers.
Hazards in the unswept uncleared unloading area - kicked a roofing nail which was right in front of my car and would have gone into my tire upon driving out...
B.S. prices -
Had a microwave, the frame for a chair, 2 quart size bags of non-magnetic clips, with a small spring in the center for the closing mechanism... Guy points to it and says steel only, because it's barely sticking to his magnet... None of the rest of it was magnetic - just the center where the spring was....
PWC scrap yard was willing to give $10 for every microwave brought in ... These scammers just throw it in with everything else and give you "cast iron" price.... Total fraud shop..... Never returning to this place.... Will drive the extra 10 minutes to go elsewhere......
You gotta watch these guys they tried to runoff with over half of the aluminum, i brought in without weighing it they put the clean aluminum on the scale and the dirty aluminum in a separate container, then threw it all together and started going off with it before weighing the dirty aluminum
While they have the best price for steel in the area, their yard is very loud with little parking and they do not speak English. They also sort your metal very confusedly.
I would highly recommend going somewhere else. They speak no English at all whatsoever. They'll take your stuff, sort it as they please, Tell You Nothing, and give you money. I could have stripped my wire more to get maximum value if I had know they were going to call it a lesser grade. Even if you ask, you get No Response. If you care about your work, go somewhere else. I won't be coming back here anymore.
Dont bring your cans here they do not count them just pay you by weight. I brought a full truck bed full, atleast 10 bags and was given 4 dollars. Since they make you sign first they will not let you get the cans back.
I got in and out quickly, the location is in the same complex but a different unit. From the old location (in the back), do an about face and go about four units on the right!
Good people and always have the best prices. And if you find another one closer giving more they’ll match it. Not worth taking a star from them but it’s tight getting in and out. Haha
AVOID AT ALL COST!!! Be careful bringing expensive copper here... Their scale is WRONG (I weighed my copper before I went there), NO ONE spoke English when I was there, they IMMEDIATELY put MY copper into THEIR copper bins after weighing it and when I got my receipt... I noticed they paid me for only 103lbs "#2 skinny wire" and I gave them 148lbs of #8 AWG, #10 AWG and #12 AWG, which is NOT #2 skinny wire and the difference is about $1.40 per pound and of course I couldn't get it back or speak with someone who spoke English, so that they could correct the issue. So I'm out AT LEAST $145 and they're doing this day in and day out, ripping people off and getting rich off it!!
They will low ball TF outta you. I was quoted $30 for a cat. When I got there they tried to give me $3 for it and say my ORIGINAL part was aftermarket and it’s devalued. DO NOT go here
Excellent service and very helpful. If you have questions they will answer the best they can. The young guy was even joking with me. Gotta say will keep doing business with them..
I have known MSM for 30 years and generally have mixed feelings when I go there. I always call first for a quote and as long as you understand what you are selling you can do ok.
MSM doesnt buy steel last time I checked so I have no idea what one poster here is talking about 0.01 per pound for steel bars. MSM doesnt have the room to mess with iron.
But to be absolutely honest, KNOW what you are selling before you go. I call around every time I have a load to sell. MSM may or may not be a few cents higher each time. The market varies way too fast to be dead on every time: Sometimes they need lots of aluminum and pay a little more, sometimes not. Also make sure your stuff is very clean and you can show them this. Mixed metals will always pay less everywhere, though some places are sloppy appraising and may make a mistake in your favor too. This is a tricky biz.
I'm not into scrapping lots of metal. I have used them one or twice a year to sell my little bit of copper, aluminum etc...The workers have showed me how to get more money by removing some fittings that are not copper. They have advised me to remove some of the rubber coatings on the large copper wires. Once I had another metal that I thought was copper but it was something else that paid more. The staff pointed this out to me. The staff has been very helpful and honest. The staff even helps unload the car which I never expected. Its great that the drop off point is inside a building and not in a muddy yard that you get flat tires. They have been good to me.
Con artists. No prices listed. Staff is very rude. Some commenters may say they pay the highest. I wouldn't trust the word of a company/person that has 25 years of dealing with a person. 25 years, makes them family. Family lies for family all the time. Scrap companies will most certainly quote you a price over the phone, if you've nothing to hide. Other local places even go so far as to email current price lists on a weekly basis. I am not a partner, friend, co-owner, or investor in any scrap company. I have no vested interest in one over the other. I'm just a man simply telling the truth. I've been to all of the center's in a 100 mile radius. These guys are by far the worst. AVOID.
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