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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 03:37 PM
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Are they made out of iron?
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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steel i believe
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 05:01 PM
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i second steel
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 05:15 PM
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ok, just had to double check to make sure I wasnt selling myself short at the scrap yard...though it seems weird to me to get paid for tin..when it;s made out of steel.
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 06:39 PM
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ok, just had to double check to make sure I wasnt selling myself short at the scrap yard...though it seems weird to me to get paid for tin..when it;s made out of steel.
That is strange considering tin is far more valuable than steel. Maybe you lucked out because someone thinks cars are made of tin?
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 11:13 PM
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Well they're mostly iron, since steel's mostly iron. Besides, most "iron" has less iron in it than steel.
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Old Aug 13, 2008 | 10:15 AM
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So im still getting cheated a little if technically the car is in fact mostly iron. Because iron is going for more than tin right now.
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