Fortunately, it does not take much to make a converter to its thing.
Thanks, Tom Hargrave 256-656-1924 www.kegkits.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hans Neureiter Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 1:25 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cats (was the enterprise looses.....) Whow, I didn'r realize the price of that stuff. Platinum $ 1,000/oz Rhodium $ 3,000/oz On 12/30/05, Tom Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This may provide some insight. > > One of my database clients refurbishes catalytic converters for a living. > What they really do is receive scrap exhaust, cut out the cats and > inspect / test them. Those that pass the OEM test are painted, badge > as refurbished and sold. > > Here's why they sort them. > > Depending on what's inside, used catalytic converters can be worth a > lot of money. But before they can sell them, the contents (or > converters) need to be sorted because the metallurgy differs from > manufacturer to manufacturer. > They were sorting and counting because the price per piece that they > were being paid varied by "type". > > > Thanks, > Tom Hargrave > 256-656-1924 > www.kegkits.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Hans Neureiter > Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 12:54 PM > To: Diesel > Subject: [MBZ] Cats (was the enterprise looses.....) > > While on the subject, I am curious what it was that I witnessed. > Several months ago I went to a bone yard full of Euro cars. > I couldn't find anyone around and followed some voices coming out of a > metal building. > There they all were, gathered around a pile of cats. One guy was > handed one piece at a time, looked it over, called "OEM" or "Generic" > and tossed it in one of two bins. > Two guys were sitting with tablets on their laps and scoring. Outside > was a big delivery truck, obviously waiting to pick up the scrap cats. > Why did they sort and count them and had so many witnesses watching it? > > > -- > Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX > '82 300SD, '95 E300D > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX '82 300SD, '95 E300D _______________________________________ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
