CAT converters - How much for scrap/junkyard?

[yellow2000S/R]

I know I've seen people post what they have gotten for used CAT converters at junkyards. A guy at work said he got $110 for one off his Golf around a month ago. Just the other day, I was talking to a used car dealer and he said the price went down a lot recently.


I know there is a topic in this section of the forum regarding CAT converters and a few prices in there, but I'd like to see exactlly what people are getting.


Reason:

I currently have 2 ZX2 converters, and a 240sx converter. I will soon be pulling the CAT off my 99, and also the one off my dads 99 because we both got Kamikazee headers and Trubendz exhausts.

I'd like to make a dent in the cost that it was for the Kami/Trubendz setup.

[DOUGIESTYL]

zx2guy19 told me he gets $65 at the scrap yard.

[zxtuner98]

shit man. 65 bucks is sounding like a full tank. and a six pack. ..of dew.

[yellow2000S/R]

Just did some more searching on google.

Platinum is $1210.50 an ounce currently. An article I found says that a typical converter contains 3-7 grams of platinum.

There are 28.349 grams in an ounce.

At $1210.50 an ounce, that would mean the converter would be worth $128-$298


Platinum used to be around $2,250 an ounce. Which would make them worth $238 - $555.

That is based on their metal value tho... you will never see all of that from a scrap yard because they need to make money off of it.

WOW.

[ZX2 Sleeper]

I get 50 bucks from the russians down the road! i made 100 bucks off of them so far, and i plan to make some more when i get a hold of a couple more.

[mechtech]

Guys in the Chicago area are using Sawz Alls to cut the cats off of parked vehicles, to sell for the scrap platinum.

[zxtuner98]

i got 45 bucks today for mine

[raider]

How do you extract the Platinum from cat converters?

[DOUGIESTYL]

^^a flux capacitor, noob!

[CanadianWizard]

around here (canada toronto area) we can sell them for roughly 65 dependin on where u go. A guy at my school sells them then gives the cash to the school for new tools...

[03zx2]

damn around here they go for 150 each at the scrap yards.