Taps, fittings, valves and hardware. Sorted in front of you rather than averaged down, and paid on the spot.
Mon–Fri 7am–6:30pm, Sat 7am–5pm
Scrap brass $6–$13/kg See prices
We buy Copper, Aluminium, Brass, Stainless steel, Steel and heavy metal, Cable and wire, Car bodies, Lead, Batteries, Electric motors, Alloy wheels, Radiators, Catalytic converters, Offcuts, Site clearance.
Prices
We pay $6 to $13 per kg for scrap brass at our Braybrook yard in Melbourne, depending on the grade.
Scrap brass · per kg
$6 to $13/kg
As at
| Grade | Price per kg |
|---|---|
| Red brass / gunmetal Top rate Valves, pump bodies and bushes. Higher copper, reddish under the tarnish. | $9 to $13/kg |
| Yellow brass (clean) Taps, fittings and valves with no steel, plastic or rubber on them. | $8 to $12/kg |
| Dirty / mixed brass Brass with steel, plastic or other metals still attached. | $6 to $9/kg |
| Brass turnings and swarf Clean, dry machining turnings, kept apart from steel swarf. | $6 to $9/kg |
Grade decides what you are paid. Red brass, with more copper in it, is worth more than yellow. Clean fittings are worth more than dirty brass with steel threads or plastic handles still on, and turnings are weighed on their own. A mixed bucket that nobody sorts gets averaged down, which is why we sort it in front of you.
Not sure which grade yours is? Ring, or send a photo, and we will tell you what to expect before you load the trailer.
You watch the load go on the scales and you see the reading yourself. Nothing gets weighed out the back.
Settled the moment the weight is agreed. No invoice to wait on and nobody to chase next week.
Two hours after most Melbourne yards shut, 5pm on Saturday, and after hours by arrangement if you ring ahead.
A boot load is weighed the same way as a truck load. Factories and industrial sites, we collect.
What we buy
Brass is one of the better paying metals and one of the most commonly undersold, because a mixed bucket of fittings gets averaged down unless somebody actually sorts it.
You do not need to know the grade: we grade it in front of you and show you what came out of the load.
The common one. Taps, fittings, valves, locks, keys, decorative hardware.
Higher copper content and worth more. Often older plumbing fittings and valve bodies.
From machining. Taken by weight, kept out of the solid grades.
Brass with copper in them, graded on what is recovered rather than as clean brass.
Scrap radiators
Fittings with steel threads, plastic handles or chrome plating still attached. Still worth bringing, just graded separately.
Not on the list, or not sure what you have got?
These are the common ones, not everything we take. Not sure if it is brass or copper? Brass is yellower and harder, copper pinker and softer, but under tarnish they look alike. If you cannot tell, bring both and we will sort them in front of you.
Reviews
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See all reviews on GoogleRead Tom Ison's review on GoogleDawood is one of the nicest lads you’ll meet. Clearly communicated on the phone and was a pleasure to deal with. Had to get rid of these wheels asap and he took care of me with a fair payment.
Would highly recommend his service, easy and straightforward.
Read Ben Salads's review on GoogleGood experience, good customers service, best prices for scrap coppers in Melbourne. On the spot payments.
Good people
Read Luc Tran's review on GoogleGreat service, fast service, no issues, good pricing, They paid instantly and much better rate than other metal recyclers yard across Melbourne,
Read Nathan Barca's review on GoogleWas looking for a scrap metal place and couldn’t find one that dealt with small amounts, Dawood from Metalplus was very quick honest and helpful, i am definitely coming back.
Read Syafiq Azroy's review on GoogleI recently had an old accident-damaged car that I needed to get rid of while I was in Bendigo. After searching on Google, I found MetalPlus in Melbourne, and I’m really glad I chose them.
The whole process was smooth and hassle-free. They were professional, easy to deal with, and offered me a fair price for my car. When I dropped the car off, everything was handled quickly, and I received my payment without any issues.
I’m very happy with the service I received and would definitely recommend MetalPlus to anyone looking to sell a scrap or unwanted car. Great experience overall!
Read Joseph Robinson's review on GoogleGreat service, best copper price in the market Dawood helped heaps Will be back
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Our guarantee
Got a price from another Melbourne yard? Bring it in writing and we will better it by ten cents per kilogram. Not a vague promise to match, a set figure we put our name to.
Send us a photo
A picture from your phone is usually enough for us to tell you what it is and what to expect for it, before you load the trailer.
We will come back to you on the number you gave us. If it is during opening hours it is usually pretty quick.
If you would rather not wait, ring 0452 220 422.
Where to sell it
Drop it off at our yard, 159 Ashley St, Braybrook, with any amount, from a handful of tap bodies to a bucket of fittings, with no appointment and no minimum at the gate. We are open 7am to 6:30pm on weekdays and 7am to 5pm on Saturday, and outside those hours by arrangement.
Renovations are where most brass turns up: bathroom and kitchen refits in the inner suburbs and period houses in Footscray both turn out taps, valves and old door hardware, and a bucket of it is an easy run to the yard. From a factory or an industrial site, we collect, weighed on site and paid on collection.
Bring photo ID, which Victorian law requires for every scrap metal sale. And choose a yard that sorts your brass where you can see it. A bucket of fittings sorted into red, yellow and dirty is worth more than the same bucket averaged as one.
Questions
If yours is not here, ring and ask. It costs nothing and it saves a trip.
Call 0452 220 422Brass is yellower and harder, copper is pinker and softer. If you are not sure, do not guess: bring it in and we will separate it in front of you.
Yes. Under the plating they are brass and they are paid as brass, on the appropriate grade. There is no need to strip the chrome.
Yes. It goes in the dirty brass grade rather than clean, so if the handles come off easily it is worth taking a minute over.
No minimum at the yard: a handful of tap bodies is weighed and paid the same way a bucket of fittings is.
We pay $6 to $13 per kg for scrap brass at our Braybrook yard in Melbourne, depending on the grade. By grade, per kg: red brass $9 to $13, yellow brass $8 to $12, dirty brass $6 to $9 and brass turnings $6 to $9. What your load comes to is confirmed on the scales in front of you, by grade and weight.
Yes. They are yellow brass, the common grade. Keep them apart from anything with steel in it, and if handles or screws come off easily, take them off.
Worth knowing
Including the times when the honest answer is that it is not worth your trouble.
A brass fitting with a steel thread or spring inside is not clean brass, and one of them in a bucket can pull the whole bucket down a grade. If you can see steel, put it in its own pile.
Plated taps are still brass underneath and we grade them accordingly. Do not waste an afternoon trying to get plating off.
Brass and copper look similar under a bit of tarnish and they are not worth the same. Mixed together, the lot gets graded as the lesser.
However you bring it, it is weighed in front of you.
You watch the load go on the scales, you read the figure yourself, and you get it on a docket before money is discussed.
How we weigh and payRecognise yours?
The jobs that most often produce scrap brass. If yours is not here it does not mean we will not take it.
How it works
Tell us roughly what you have got. A photo from your phone is usually enough for us to say whether it is worth bringing in and what to expect.
Drive it into the Braybrook yard Monday to Saturday, or at another time by arrangement. Any amount, and no appointment. Factories and industrial sites can book a pickup instead.
Your load goes on the scales while you watch. You see the reading and you get the docket. Nothing is weighed out the back where you cannot see it.
Sorted the moment the weight is agreed. You are not waiting on an invoice and you are not chasing anybody next week.
Weighing and payment
The single most common worry people have about selling scrap is that the weight will not be right and there is no way to check. So we took the question off the table.
Also in the load?
Bringing more than one? Keep them in separate piles if you can. Mixed loads get graded towards the lowest metal in them, and that is the most common reason people are paid less than they expected.
Ring us and we will tell you what it is worth and whether it is worth bringing in. Takes two minutes and it costs you nothing to ask.