What do the columns and labels on a scrap metal price list actually mean?
Short answer: Most price lists show a material or grade name, a unit such as per kilogram or per tonne, a price, and sometimes a condition such as clean, delivered or minimum quantity, so the key is to read each line as a complete description of what is being bought, in what form, at what unit and under what conditions, because the headline number only applies when all of those match what you are selling.
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A line like a grade name followed by a price is really shorthand for a particular material in a particular condition, so the number only applies if your material matches that description.
Look for the small print
Notes about minimum quantities, delivery, contamination or payment terms often sit in the footer or in a column you may skip, yet they can change what you are actually paid.
Check the date
A price list is a snapshot, so a list that is not dated, or is clearly out of date, tells you very little about what you would be offered today.
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