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How much money are these batteries worth?
There's 4 of them, one just isn't in the picture (thing on right is charge controller).
They're deep cycle RV/Marine Batteries, 1000 cold cranking amps and shit.

>> No.459847

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Id say 2 dollars a pop. BAtteries jist serve no real function is all.

>> No.459853

If they are bad, then you should be able to get at least $10 a piece at a good scrapyard.

If they're good, then it's really up to how good you are at selling things.

>> No.459854

If they're good then you can get 50$+ a battery if you go to the right place.

The right place being someone who has a caravan.

>> No.459855

>>459853
They're good, would $100 each be too much to ask?

>> No.459859

Op's a thief!

>> No.459860

>>459855
1. look up price for new
2. undercut
3. ???
4. profit

>> No.459861

I wouldn't expect anyone to buy them for that price when they can buy one for cheaper brand new.

Then again, there's a sucker born every minute.

>> No.459863

I similar batteries for $200 new at various hardware stores.
I thought offering half price (including a charge controller) was reasonable.
>>459859
W-W-WHY DO YOU SAY THAT.

>> No.459871

>>459863

>>459863

It's obvious from the pic that it was taken in some wooded area where the stolen goods where moved to. The posts on the batts have obviously not been cleaned recently so it's clear that they have sat unused for awhile despite the labels being almost new.. As well, the batts are wet and covered in leaf litter. To me that says you hide them at least overnight in the woods so as not to get caught.

Add to this, you don't know what they are worth so it's obvious they are not yours.

You stole them from a cabin or someones RV. I hope you overdose on the crack you will end up trading them for.

>> No.459876

>>459871
OP stole one of the worst resale value-per-pound manufactured items.

>> No.459888

They're not stolen, my friend gave these to me but he "was in such a hurry" (his words) that he had to drop them in the ditch for me to pick up, mothefucking things are so heavy I can't even get them home so I stashed them in the woods.

This is only about 10 feet away from the road, this isn't deep in the woods.

Is $100 each reasonable?

>> No.459891

>>459888
Canadian thief!

>> No.459894

>>459888
>Is $100 each reasonable?

If they still work, try $50ea. If they don't' work try $12ea

>> No.459896

>>459894
So, being used makes them worth 1/4 the price?

>> No.459901

>>459896

People get these kind of batteries for shit they need to be reliable. If they buy from a dealer and their battery sinks into a pool of its own juices after a week or two they can go back to the dealer and say "Listen m8 you fucked up now give me batteries that work or I'll knife your in the face". If they buy admittedly rough-looking batteries from you which end up shitting the bed, then they can't do shit because you're long gone, you're just a faint smell and fading footsteps.

>> No.459903

>>459888

Shitty thief is a shitty liar too.

>> No.459907

>>459903
What's a better lie to have batteries stashed in the woods, "oh i was jerking off in the woods and i ran accross them hurrdurr"

So, should I clean them of and make them look newish befork trying to sell them?

>> No.459910

>>459907
Not should I, I definantly will, but if I do can I get away with charging $75 maybe?

>> No.459940

>>459910
use them to power your bunsen burner

>> No.459951

>>459940
no
i got a propane tank and a regulator

>> No.459954

>>459907
No, you should have them tested to make sure they function before you sell them. No need to have the person you stole them from AND the person you sell them to want to kill you. Or instead you could just go fuck yourself.

>> No.459955

>>459954
but i didnt steal them
and i need 300 bucks fast

>> No.459965

>>459955
maybe you should lick some toilets clean for money you filthy beaner

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>>459955
>pedro
>didn't steal them
>needs 300$ fast

what are you up to op

>> No.460009

Deep cycles only last 2-3 years. One date code says 2008.
What you have before you is like... 24 american worth of lead
on a good day.
300 monies. lol
Also, CCA ratings don't mean shit on a deep cycle

>> No.460032

>>459894
More like 50 bucks for everything with luck. Batteries of at best questionable quality with no warranty and a rough looking battery charger that likely has water and debris inside.

>> No.460034

I didn't even know we had mexicans in Canada

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460099

This is what we're reduced to on /diy/, helping peeps price some questionably-obtained goods for sale?

>> No.460134

>>460034
How do you know I'm in Canada?
>>460032
It doesn't, it's been sitting in a secure box, and although they're in the woods I did put a tarp over them.

>> No.460147

>>460134
Why don't you try begging /diy/ for more money?

Did that even work last time?

>> No.460149

>>460032
$12 x 4 = $48

That's just the recycling value, fyi. Which is why I said $12ea.

>> No.460181

All of these people are retarded, the recycle value alone for lead batteries is as of today 40 cents a pound typically a marine deep cycle battery weighs 60 pounds so 5x60= 300lbs and 300lbs x.40 = 120 dollars thats 120 dollars to scrap them at a scrapyard. Dont take my word for it go to scrapmonster dot com they have all current prices. 90% of these idiots talk out of their ass and have no clue what they are talking about. Also you people are idiots to assume they are stolen as these batteries are replaced often and people just trash them or leave em lying around so people are free to take them since no one wants to lug them around.

>> No.460254

>>460181
I'll not believe that because when you buy a battery there is usually a core charge if you don't turn in the old one.

>> No.460317

>>460134
lol, because Motomaster.

>> No.460318

>>460254
I take batteries to the metal recycler fairly often. 40c/lb is about right. It's why I don't give them to the shop if they swap my battery out. Never heard of a core charge for a battery.

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>>460318

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>>460514
What the hell does an autoparts core charge have to do with scrap value? Do you even read?

>> No.460600

>>459844
Where'd you steal them from beaner?

>> No.460604

>>460595
You will not get anywhere near 40 cents/lb for scrap batteries. You might get 20-30 if you have several tons, closer to 10 if you have less than that. This is assuming you can even find a place to take them. Transport costs from many places make it prohibitive to pay you more than a few cents per pound.

sage because Pedro.

>> No.460608

>>460604
>>>/pol/

>> No.460611

>>459844
What voltage are the batteries at? If tested at 12 volts, and a pretty good current, you should be able to get like 40-60 bucks.
If under 12, expect 10-20 bucks, as it has no purpose there.
At 9 volts the battery is useless for cars. 5 bucks at a scrapyard if lucky.

>> No.460619

>>460604
in this economys scrapyards are everywhere buying everything and paying well, you are a fool to believe otherwise , take a trip to a scrap yard see for your self, theyre buying all the steel copper aluminum and lead to china to make your crappy hipster devices

>> No.460652

>>460134
>How do you know I'm in Canada?
I don't think you are. I think those batteries came from C-Canyon. You should return them.

>> No.460812

in aus i can get $40 for 12 batteries.

>> No.460936

>>460652
I don't know where the batteries came from, but I guarantee that charger is from Canadian Tire ;)

>> No.461051

>>460936
And you got to throw in the french on the batteries.
That kind of English and French on batteries is a Canadian thing because of whiney Quebec.

>> No.461055

>>461051
lol, I didn't even notice that, my eyes just went straight to the charger because i have almost the exact same one.

>> No.461221

>>460936
>>461051

> implying that where something is now is the same as where it came from originally.