b'4Catalytic ConvertersThe latest way they are picking your pocket!By Don Belisle, Sr. manifold not the converter. Im not R ecently, a yard owner calledYard owners aregoing to debate the legality of doing having things toughthis, and that is not the point of this me with a question. Thisenough without havingarticle, the point is that the yard was particular owner has beencustomers skimmingselling a part and charging a $500.00 selling to us, here at Recore, for yearstheir profits. core charge, but not getting the cores and is considered a good friend. Heback. His question to me was, What are deals primarily with late model partsthese Hybrid converters really worth? I cars and sells higher end late parts. Hemanifolds (of which he has sold many).explained that Hybrid converters have stores his converters up and usuallyThe yard would sell the exhausthigh values since the concentration of sells to us once a year. Typically, wemanifold, leaving the converterprecious metals is very high. This will let him know when the market isattached, charge a $500.00 core charge,particular model of converter, when up and it is a good time to sell.then expect the core to come back with aassayed, consistently comes back with converter. He felt $500.00 was incentivevalues between $1,100.00 and Not returning cores enough to get the buyer to send back the$1,400.00! Obviously, the part buyer The owners issue was hiscore. We all know it is illegal to sellknew this and had no intention of customers not returning cores back toused uncertified converters. However,returning the core. He was buying the him on late model Hybrid exhausttechnically, the yard is selling theused manifold (with converter attached)'