East Coast Metals MD 20743

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Solomon Oghabir

Not an Honorable or Respectable Establishment<br><br>I called ahead and was quoted a copper rate, only to arrive two hours later and be offered a lower rate for the same class of copper. They then required manager approval just to match the price they originally gave over the phone. This is not a smart way to do business.<br><br>You're better off going elsewhere rather than wasting time getting them to honor their own word. But if you must come, here are some tips to protect yourself:<br><br>1. Confirm prices before coming and compare rates with other scrap yards—they frequently manually change prices on-site.<br><br>2. Get a price confirmation before unloading your scrap.<br><br>3. Separate your metals (copper, brass, aluminum) to avoid being paid a "mixed metal" price. If you have fittings (often brass), cut them off beforehand.<br><br>4. Know your metals—understand the differences between #1 and #2 copper, clean vs. dirty brass, etc., so they don’t downgrade your payout.<br><br>5. Check the scale—ensure it's zeroed before your scrap is weighed.<br><br>Honestly, save yourself the hassle and find a scrap yard with respect & fairness for customers.<br><br>I was offered $2.90 for copper #2 , $3 for copper #1 here.<br><br>As an example Potomac Metals in Beltsville offered 15% more as of 2/18/25 ($3.40 copper #2, $3.60 copper #1)

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Thomas Landers

I have been patronizing them for about 5 years.<br>The staff is generally friendly and helpful.<br>The lot for what it is and the amount of traffic is ok.<br>The management crew is kind of like good cop bad cop, you will find out quickly.<br>The location is extremely convenient for me.<br>The prices are competitive with other local yards.<br>I wish they took electronic and other odd ball recyclables.

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Christopher Green

Nice, convenient, prices could be a little better. Employees are pretty good (especially Johnny)