# So, who pays the best money for used catalytic converters in town? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [April 26, 2011, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-who-pays-the-best-money-for-used-catalytic-converters-in-town/211704 "2011-04-26T09:30:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bracketracer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bracketracer/32/15592_2.png) [@bracketracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bracketracer)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-who-pays-the-best-money-for-used-catalytic-converters-in-town/211704/1 "2011-04-26T09:30:05Z")
I know there are quite a few scrapyards buying them. I’ve got a few ready. Curious of your experiences ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-who-pays-the-best-money-for-used-catalytic-converters-in-town/211704/2 "2011-04-26T11:53:00Z")
I have two just chilling as well. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-who-pays-the-best-money-for-used-catalytic-converters-in-town/211704/3 "2011-04-26T12:10:17Z")
I gave my old ones to 93dx–hatch and he scrapped them. Can’t remember where though, but I remember the payout was disappointing. ---
**Author:** ![bracketracer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bracketracer/32/15592_2.png) [@bracketracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bracketracer)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-who-pays-the-best-money-for-used-catalytic-converters-in-town/211704/4 "2011-04-26T12:58:26Z")
> [@Onyx Z32](#): > > I remember the payout was disappointing. A lot depends on the type of cat, and material used. Typically the Euro stuff is worth considerably more ---
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-who-pays-the-best-money-for-used-catalytic-converters-in-town/211704/5 "2011-04-26T13:00:42Z")
Metalico on Filmore gave me ~160 for my evo cat a few years back [http://www.metalico.com/Buffalo/buffalocover.html](http://www.metalico.com/Buffalo/buffalocover.html) ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-who-pays-the-best-money-for-used-catalytic-converters-in-town/211704/6 "2011-04-26T13:02:53Z")
I took mine to metalico and got $100 a peice? maybe more for the F-body ones ---
**Author:** ![SilverGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SilverGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SilverGT)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-who-pays-the-best-money-for-used-catalytic-converters-in-town/211704/7 "2011-04-26T13:09:32Z")
I agree on metalico i had both the right and left side of the audi 2.7t and got $150 i believe. that was when i had my pearl white a6 which was like 3 years ago ---
**Author:** ![POOPRA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poopra/32/7188_2.png) [@POOPRA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/POOPRA)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-who-pays-the-best-money-for-used-catalytic-converters-in-town/211704/8 "2011-04-26T14:41:11Z")
Wow its that much, I just tossed two to the curb the other day. ---
**Author:** ![Deathproof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Deathproof](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Deathproof)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-who-pays-the-best-money-for-used-catalytic-converters-in-town/211704/9 "2011-04-26T15:18:34Z")
I was wondering the same thing. I will be doing a midpipe for an e36 owner soon and plan on taking the cat in. ---
**Author:** ![Jeller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jeller](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeller)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-who-pays-the-best-money-for-used-catalytic-converters-in-town/211704/10 "2011-04-26T15:31:23Z")
> [@POOPRA](#): > > Wow its that much, I just tossed two to the curb the other day. bwahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahaha ^ ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-who-pays-the-best-money-for-used-catalytic-converters-in-town/211704/11 "2011-04-26T17:28:17Z")
LOL seriously, theyre always worth dough ---
**Author:** ![buffalo\_vr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@buffalo\_vr4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/buffalo_vr4)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-who-pays-the-best-money-for-used-catalytic-converters-in-town/211704/12 "2011-04-26T18:34:32Z")
any beat up cats go for average 100 a peice on ebay. i sold a couple in the past. ---
**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-who-pays-the-best-money-for-used-catalytic-converters-in-town/211704/13 "2011-04-27T15:06:26Z")
Best price I saw was at Twin Village. A few years ago I had one that was pretty hefty from an Econoline van that fetched around $175.