Selling scrap metal, answered

Yes. A licensed second-hand dealer in Queensland has to record who sold the metal, so bring current photo identification — an Australian driver licence is the simplest option. We also record the vehicle you arrive in. This applies to every seller, every load, with no exceptions, and it is the main thing that keeps stolen metal out of the supply chain.

By electronic transfer to your nominated bank account, so bring your BSB and account number along with your ID. We do not pay cash for scrap metal. That is our own policy rather than a Queensland legal requirement — cash is banned for scrap in Victoria and New South Wales but not currently in Queensland — and we hold the stricter line because a traceable payment protects both sides.

No. A single trailer of copper offcuts is worth weighing, and so is a full demolition program. You do not need an appointment or an account to drive on with a small load.

A grader assesses the load and tells you the grade before anything is tipped, not after. Attachments, moisture and contamination reduce the yield of a load, so they reduce the grade, and we tell you what is being deducted and why before the load is committed. If you disagree on an alloy, ask for the handheld XRF analyser — it settles the question by reading the actual composition rather than anyone's judgement.

Anything we cannot verify you are lawfully entitled to sell, anything outside our licence conditions, and anything that presents a safety risk. Sealed containers such as gas bottles, drums and fuel tanks need to be cut open and purged before we can handle them. We may refuse a load in whole or in part on any of those grounds.

Vehicles are handled differently from loose scrap, because proof of ownership and correct disposal of fluids, batteries and airbags all have to be dealt with before the shell can be processed.

Scrap metal is a commodity, so rates move with the market and with the grade of the specific load. Rather than publish a number that is stale within a week, we give you an indicative rate by grade when you send through what you have, and confirm the final figure against the grade assessed and the weight recorded on arrival.

Both. You can drive on and use the weighbridge yourself, or we can place a bin on your site and swap it before it overflows. Which one makes sense depends on how much metal you generate and how often.