What Determines a Catalytic Converter Price?

Catalytic converter prices can feel difficult to look up if you want to know your converter value as scrap. Where is the catalytic converter price lookup app? I spent a long time trying to find a catalytic converter price list with pictures and serial number to make sure I was being well paid for recycling these valuable scrap components and after some frustration I was still left wondering; How are catalytic converter prices determined? And how can I access the precise value?
I found my answers through connecting with PMR, a catalytic converter recycling company equipped with a laboratory where truckloads of scrap converters are processed and tested every day. And if this video doesn’t answer all your questions, head to www.pmrcc.com/en/ to get in touch with the experts!
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[@alexlittle3701]

dude this is hella professional! been amazing watching your progress as a scrapper and now as a professional content creator. Keep it up man hella inspiring to so many!!

[@thubprint]

Thanks so much! I really enjoy taking the time to make these so it’s been great working with PMR and learning all about this side of the industry

[@nixd0rf356]

Agreed

[@williammeeks1283]

I've been Scrapping for years and I've never had the opportunity to scrap a catalytic converter so kudos to those who have.

[@chrislatimer8358]

One of my absolute favorite channels! Never miss an episode. Thub is the man!! 💪

[@nixd0rf356]

Hell yeah 😎

[@thubprint]

Ty so much!

[@nixd0rf356]

Very well edited Thub! Amazing attention to detail, keep it up 👍

[@afineliner740]

Interesting, I look forward to the assaying part. 👍

[@adamdaley8090]

Professor Thub informing us trash pandas! Well done sir. Enjoy your weekend.

[@midnitespider]

This gave me Street Cents vibes..... Keep on scrapping Thub!

[@trasieinkersole491]

Never a dull moment on your channel, thanks Thub. ❤️💙

[@nachostuff]

You clean up nicely. That being said - not sure I am any less confused than when I started. I also do not get that many convertors so I guess I am less likely to do a deep dive on the subject. Thanks for the content

[@markdukeshire4812]

Thanks for another great Vid!

[@jackpotdigger834]

wow impressive work there good job

[@ProjectShopFl]

Great info Thub! 👍👊

[@user-cx3wi1tp1f]

The best simplified explanation dealing with the confusion around catalitic converters. I also apreciate that you talked to actual experts and showed thier explination of how it all works. Super informative very well presented. Thank you

[@thubprint]

Thanks so much! I realized it was a little back-and-forth with the info but that’s what learning about it was like. It took me awhile before I felt like I understood the info well enough to break it down but I do see now why it’s not as simple as “looking up the price”

[@matthewelliott2213]

Thub! What a great informative episode! Thumbs way up. Unrelated--my clothes washer blew up and flooded my house--and I was like, "Awesome, I get to tear it apart and use looking for copper scrap as an excuse!" 😂😄🤣😆

[@dr.a006]

Just had to replace my entire heater/Air conditioner inside and out. I requested they leave the scrap for me, so that was fun.

[@andrewgiles3790]

Well done! The scrap business is in my family (Blackfoot Metals). You’re doing some fantastic work!

[@anthonystefanko4667]

Didn't know you had a shirt Thub! Looking fresh man. Oh and thanks for not telling people how to steal cats in any way 😀

[@thubprint]

I have shirts! Lots of em! Lol. No, I have no desire to associate with back-alley catalytic recycling in any way but the industry is surprisingly interesting and important

[@Derbyhobbiescrapper]

Great vid mate

[@JunkNGrind]

Great Stuff Thub 💪🏼✅. Informative as Usual. In Baltimore They Won’t Take Them Unless You Have A Dealer License. Like I Said, You’re KZbin Scrap Celebrity Bro 😁👏🏼. Try to Mention Your Channel Whenever I Can. Keep It Up Buddy

[@thubprint]

Haha, thanks bud! I don’t think I’ll ever see myself as a celebrity but it’s fun to be able to put together videos like these and share them with people. Thanks for being part of the journey!

[@nickgordon9445]

Great work mate, loving your documentary style vids, fantastic :)

[@thubprint]

I’m having a great time with them!

[@ebikescrapper3925]

The smaller recycler will not be able to capture price hikes / peaks of the precious metals due to the small quality they can collect / sell. They charge more margin so they are compensated for the metal price negatives they may suffer due to this. The metal price positives are seen as a bonus in profits, they do not pass this on to the customer as the prices flucuate so much. It would cost them more in time / money to insigite this than they would make in bonus profit. Metals are similar to stocks / wheat etc are a commodity that fluctuates in price. The converters contain base metals like steel / aluminium plus rarer metals, this adds another layer of price complexity.

[@nicejunk666]

Wow your editing sure stepped up on this one good job

[@dr.a006]

Thanks for delving deeper into this. Kind of like dental scrap for me. Sure someone can come in a weigh the metal crowns and estimate (guess) it’s value and pay cash, but I prefer to send it in to a reputable place in batches that melts and assays the content. They pay on the value of Au, Pt, Pd, Ag. Minus a small percent of the value for a processing/lab fee which is fair.

[@scrappirateroberts]

I used to scrap cats, aluminum wheels and copper wire almost exclusively. Those items are where the real money is. Considered myself above the fray, an elite scrap "dealer". The key was to always have thousands in 100 dollar bills. This was to impress the people you are trying to buy from. Make them want those hundreds. Did not have my own money at first. The big guy gave me money to buy cats and such in my area, as he did with many others "my competition". As a middle man I made a lot of cash then. Problem was that the entire thing ran on my ability to buy things from scrappers at the lowest cost I could, and my money guy did the same to me. The whole thing was based on your ability to take advantage of the less knowledgeable people you dealt with. My guy above me is now in prison for possession of a lot of stolen property including tractors, diesel rigs and cats. I got out way before that happened. It was like the junior mafia training camp. All of this could not have existed without the pervasive lack of general knowledge about the "Real Price". So, THANK YOU. This may be more important than you realize friend. 😐 🏴‍☠

[@GlennTerlecki]

Wow! Great video. Lookin sharp. Excellent content and very informative. Making good videos is an art. You nailed this one Picasso.

[@twilighthuntress98]

I was told by my shop..when I bring my end of life truck to scrap yard to cut off the catalytic converter. Makes sense... But who knows in the end when where how I get it sold to a recycler?! More research on my end. But I was told it's well worth it when the person picking up my *scrap* is making double+ on just the scrap. Having that extra piece left on is icing on the cake lol

[@GabrielaMilda]

I encourage everyone of us to invest in recycling and support genuine recycling initiative. I have been investing in recycling for two years now. Although the profit are not what I expected but is it worth it, contributing to sustainability is worth it, you should be part of it too.if you want to be part of recycling investment, and I will be willing to guide you

[@GabrielaMilda]

Check my description

[@bestest7239]

that was very educational, and interesting at the same time

[@thadofalltrades]

I like these videos, I would like them in conjunction with a scrapping video cause it is a little disappointing to get this and not a scrap video.

[@thubprint]

Thank you for letting me know! I do have a few more planned but you make a good point, I’ll see about putting out a scrap hunt the day before the next one just so I’m not disappointing anyone 👍

[@gravitybear]

Super cool!

[@thubprint]

Thanks GB! These videos are pretty fun to do 😁

[@theaussienurseflipper.8113]

Here in Australia there's a company in northern territory will buy look at but only in a 44-gallon drum. They want you to cut and remove the catalyst. You send them the barrel and they crush it up and assess it and give you a price.

[@BridgeMediaDesign]

Great video! so informative

[@bryangilmer671]

Can we get these sponsored videos as extra episodes in addition to the weekly scrapping video?

[@thubprint]

You’re the second person to suggest that actually. I like the idea, I’ll try to make that happen on the next one. In fairness to me though, I’m a one-man show still and these take a lot of time so that’s more challenging than you might realize

[@bryangilmer671]

@@thubprint I hear you-I edit videos at work, and you must spend many hours shooting and editing each week, especially the sponsor videos with such high production value. For those weeks, what about a scrapping one-take video concept that’s a quick shoot/edit, possibly shorter than usual? Like 10 minutes of continuous, real-time stripping wires and cleaning copper where you reminisce off the cuff about the coolest copper finds or tell us how you came to bottle picking and scrapping while you work? Or livestream from the shop and take questions

[@joeigneczi2524]

how truck engine swap going?

[@cocopufer5667]

I think the true value of the catalytic converter is in the hearts and minds of the baby seals its helping not kill by filtering the nasty gasses.

[@iffy9776]

Hi I was just wondering how many converters have you sold.

[@manuelriveira5303]

Hey there, is there a way to tell the difference between iron and steel?

[@chrisney4466]

Nice video. I have been buying junk cars specifically for their converters for about 4 years now. If you know what you're looking for doing so can be extremely profitable. When prices were at their peak you could easily make more money buying a couple junkers a week than working a full time job. It was insane.

[@prophylaxis24]

Very informative content. I learned a bunch, thanks!

[@thubprint]

Thanks, I’ve been enjoying making these!

[@vincedibona4687]

Diesel particulate filters are also worth money, depending on all the variables. AND, they aren’t regulated like cats. So no problem selling them as is. I’d say they are worth 60-25% of what the same size cat is worth. YMMV, of course.

[@shaystern2453]

hmm I might need a new one for my nissan leaf

[@jebeda]

very cool. the music over voice was a bit louder than ideal

[@thubprint]

Oh that’s not good.. the whole time? Just all the music?

[@jebeda]

@@thubprint 1:22 through around 4:00 - maybe my ears are getting a bit old and less able to to pick out details.

[@joshp6061]

Mmm, too much jargon. Simpler language is better

[@thubprint]

Ty!

[@madlinerose5038]

Next, lithium batteries!😊

[@randyfurco2720]

Are cats supposed to look empty form the sensor holes on the side?

[@brendansheehy5253]

Aftermarket cats are low value

[@spangdeez498]

Where I live - the people who mess with the CC are the, well y’all know what kind of people… still NOT sure why people who scrap/junk/recycle get such a bad wrap…. There IS a lot of theft in this business 😂 the buyers (recycling center) being ONE OF THE BIGGEST THIEFS- but I’ve NEVER stolen ONE OUNCE of metal - hell, I even WASH OUT my pop cans 😂 but NOT EVERY person who recycles is a piece of trash

[@mollynakamori]

Good Gawd Gertrude, Thubbie!! You have completely missed your calling. Why aren't you farming yourself out to make training videos for corporations and doing other educational videos! This is soooo not bottle picking. :::picking myself up off the floor:::

[@thubprint]

Lolll, thanks Mol! I do have a lot of fun making these ones. Maintaining my upload schedule is important to my financial well-being tho, I love the idea of just doing high production value pieces but change is scary

[@crzy11000]

@@thubprint In the video the guy was obviously reading from a cue card at 4:25 you should have just dubbed his voice over some other shots of the lab or converters or what ever he was saying. I assume it was because English is probably his second language. I hope this helps with making better videos.

[@livvyweimar7362]

Is Thub releasing sponsored videos? Nice!