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How Much Does Copper Fetch These Days?

macman
macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
Just wondered what this would have been worth to the culprits?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/8333774.stm
No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)

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  • DVardysShadow
    DVardysShadow Posts: 18,949 Forumite
    Less than £45000.
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  • About £2500- £3500 per tonne depending on the type.

    Not bad for a couple of hours work...
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  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    So how many tonnes of copper to the kilometre?
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • DVardysShadow
    DVardysShadow Posts: 18,949 Forumite
    About £2500- £3500 per tonne depending on the type.

    Not bad for a couple of hours work...
    Less than that. It was probably tinned.
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  • mrtom21
    mrtom21 Posts: 281 Forumite
    I'll let you know the value when I cash in your copper wires tommorow ;)
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