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I don't understand what's stopping them from just melting them down in their backyard. It's not as if pennies are tracked in any way.
by shadilay 5y ago
I don't understand what's stopping them from just melting them down in their backyard. It's not as if pennies are tracked in any way.
- dheera 5y ago> I don't understand what's stopping them Cops. If you melt enough they'll show up and stop you.
- Cthulhu_ 5y agoI do believe metal traders have to do some diligence and question suspicious supplies, like large amounts of cabling (cable theft is a real problem, they sometimes come in and cut cables from buildings or railways) Anyway they should, but in practice they make good money off of things as well so they turn a blind eye.
- bityard 5y agoI live not far from a city in the US where a house that is left vacant for more than a few days WILL get it's copper wiring, copper plumbing, and HVAC units stolen. So no, scrap dealers do not have to do much (if any) due diligence around here
- binarytox1n 5y agoI just had the copper wire stolen from a new house purchase this week so this hits hard. :(