Comments on: Best Places to Sell Used Car Batteries for Cash Near You

By: Saeed

Saeed — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:38:01 +0000

In reply to Dave. That's exactly what we said in the post, Dave. "Most auto parts stores will give you a credit to offset the core charge. Depending on where you live, this credit can range from $5 to $12." You can the use that credit to buy something from the store.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 03 Feb 2024 20:15:06 +0000

Auto parts store gives you ZERO dollars. They give you IN-STORE CREDIT ONLY. Which is WORTHLESS if you only want to get rid of the battery — which implies you do not shop for car parts often.

But, if they give a gift card that is nameless, then you could use that for a gift for someone who does shop at them.

Which still means YOU get ZIP, NADA, ZILCH, A BIG FAT NOTHING.

By: Ballard

Ballard — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 21:57:55 +0000

Yeah, I tried taking my big car battery to a battery place that buys used or old car batteries and mind you I just had bought this battery about 3 month before and it’s pretty much brand new and in good shape , that wanted to give me 8 dollars and I paid almost 300$ for it! It’s so not worth it you would be better off waiting and trying to sale it on market place or somewhere else on the internet.

By: Alise Harper

Alise Harper — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 21:51:40 +0000

Thank you for this post about what to do with dead batteries. My car battery recently just died and I haven’t known what to do with it, what better way than being able to recycle and to receive money for it. I am excited to get the dead battery out of my garage and earn a few dollars while doing it!

By: Satrap

Satrap — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 04:32:54 +0000

In reply to Jim Bernath. Thanks for sharing your expertise and experince, Jim. Really appreciated.

By: Jim Bernath

Jim Bernath — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 21:11:52 +0000

Junk lead batteries are hazmat. They can meet a hazmat exemption under certain circumstances with proper packaging. As far as getting a hazmat endorsement, that entails obtaining a CDL to start with. Then there are the reporting requirements, DOT numbers, DOT audits, business registrations, annual and biannual filings with the IRS, state, and local agencies, and the list goes on. Foundries do not buy batteries, smelters do. They buy in truckload quantities properly packaged, not from a guy with a few in his pickup. The DOT does spot checks on these loads coming into smelters all the time to check for packaging regulations. You are not always getting a better price from a smelter or a battery manufacturer. It’s more a matter of who is selling the volume. For instance I am currently paying 27¢/lb for full loads of batteries properly packaged delivered to me. The closest smelter is paying 0¢ and the current price at manufacturer warehouses is 24¢.