CP
COVER PROFILE
With palladium prices soaring to record highs, it’s time
to reconsider how you scrap.
buy your scrap metal? Perhaps that is followed by him asking if he can simply give
you a quote and then proceed to weigh the scrap, dividing the scrap into “yellow
looking” and “white-looking” metal, all culminating in a cash offer on the spot?
Or have you found that it seems companies which have traditionally only sold gen-
seems to arrive in your mailbox?
If these scenarios sound familiar, you are not alone. While these options may seem
convenient and attractive, there may be a steep price paid. Dentists can best ensure
an accurate and fair return on their scrap metal by considering a direct relation-
partner:
It has been reported that dentists may be receiving as little as 40% of their scrap
past when most dental gold used was approximately 16 karat and yellow in color,
the process of visually inspecting the scrap and placing a value on it may have been
acceptable.
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