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Leftoverdj · April 24, 2006, 11:59 PM

Prices are in flux right now. Scrap lead price is way up. Some tire shops have gone up, some haven't. I've been paying about a dime a pound for years. I'll go 20 cents if I have to. That's $10-20 a five gallon bucket.

Don't mess around with small quantities. If you find a supply at a price you can live with, buy it all. It's only gonna get harder to find.

If you have to buy off ebay, only deal with those who will ship in the flat rate USPS priority mail box. Seventy pounds can go in that for $8. I've done that a time or two for linotype, but I've been able to get WW and lead locally.

April 24, 2006, 11:59 PM	#3
Leftoverdj Senior Member Join Date: October 15, 2004 Posts: 934	Prices are in flux right now. Scrap lead price is way up. Some tire shops have gone up, some haven't. I've been paying about a dime a pound for years. I'll go 20 cents if I have to. That's $10-20 a five gallon bucket. Don't mess around with small quantities. If you find a supply at a price you can live with, buy it all. It's only gonna get harder to find. If you have to buy off ebay, only deal with those who will ship in the flat rate USPS priority mail box. Seventy pounds can go in that for $8. I've done that a time or two for linotype, but I've been able to get WW and lead locally.