Silver plated pieced

[isabella1]

Hi I am new to his forum and love reading it. I was wondering if anyone buys silver plated items to recycle? Are they accepted at the recycling plants? I pass up alot of this stuff in my yard sale trips. My mother purchases a whole tea set that was silver over copper for $5. It's pretty beat up thouh. Will the scrap yard take these items? Also the platters, flatware.... Have I been passing up an easy money maker over the last Couple years?

 

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[apush]

Hi isabella1,
Don't have an answer to your question, but I did want to say "Welcome!"
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[midwestmark]

Hello scrap yards will buy them. It would be yellow brass or Number 2 copper.

 

[isabella1]

Awesome, thanks for your reply. I have passed up alot of this stuff in the past. Ill keep a look out now if its cheap!

 

[clovis97]

Most of the silver plate is plated brass.

I've bought a ton of this stuff in the past, when I can find it cheap, and then scrap it.

 

[jerseyben]

You can buy silverplated stuff for scrap but I would try to get it as CHEAP AS POSSIBLE. Like, practically free - cheap. I personally buy silverplated flatware and throw it in a large USPS flat rate box. When full, it is going up on ebay. Did REALLY well with that before.

 

[diggummup]

Don't forget that some silverplated stuff is worth more than scrap. Always check that out before scrapping it. Do a copleted listings search on ebay for silverplate and you'll get an idea of what I mean.