Went to my local scrappy a few days ago and went straight away to the little black brass bin. I`m sure I`m the only one who goes to it or at least I`m certain similar stock is in there each time I go, infact, I`m certain I can identify the same pieces! Anyway, price last few times has been £2.80 / kg. The one down the road is £2.50 / kg but he only has brass bar in occasionally and they are normally massive. Infact, I`ve not been for a while as it pretty much dried up and besides at £2.80 I can always get what I want from the "black bin" as it has various sizes in there. Anyway, I went in and picked up a handful of bits and asked for a price... £4.00 / kg he said!!! "You’re a model engineer, I`ve seen the prices your paying for this stuff" ... I was well annoyed.
Anyway, we weighed it and it came in at 6kg, we haggled and he really wouldn`t budge. I said what I use to pay and what it was at the scrappy down the road and he really wouldn`t move. I even nearly put it down but when he asked for £24, I said I had a £20 in my pocket and he took that which when only buying a small amount, actually brought the price down, unknowingly to him I think to £3.33 / kg .
My point was, next time I go when he demands his £4 per kilo do I take it... I`m stubborn and I nearly put this lot down out of principle but when I thought about it I`d be cutting my nose of to spite my face. This is what I got for my money:


Believe it or not but the drill stand was a gift from the worker who was watching me haggle with his boss! He knew he was fleecing me and ran out after me and said take that too! Lol, things must be bad!! He is a nice bloke but his boss is an ars3.
I suppose when you sit back and look at what I got for £20 it isn`t so bad and much much cheaper than what I`d pay off ebay….of course the problem online is postage.
I think I was just shocked with his change of price as though he had found out the sort of “online costs” and decided to shift his price to match. I know you shouldn`t judge people on what they wear but people do and I did go in wearing my scruffs but I`m going to send my bro in law in next time with his riggers on after a dirty day at work….see what price he asks off him.
Oh and by the way... he scales are weighing low - I`ve got nearer 9kg of brass!