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About Carbide Buyers USA
Carbide Buyers USA is a family owned and operated business that buys scrap carbide in any form and of any brand, and also buys exotic metals and alloys. You can send the form for a quote, write to help@carbidebuyersusa.com or call us.
A family business that buys carbide in any form
Carbide is what we buy, in any form and from any maker. Cemented carbide is mostly tungsten carbide (WC) grains held in a tough metal binder such as cobalt, nickel or iron.
That covers inserts, end mills and drills, rods and blanks, brazed and saw tips, dies and wear parts, mining and road bits, and grindings, sludge and powder. A mixed bucket is welcome too.
We also buy exotic metals and alloys, as a second line beside the carbide. Buying is all we do: no carbide, tools or powder are for sale here.
Sources: ITIA, Cemented carbides: a success story.
How we buy: shipping, pickup and cash where the law allows
Sellers anywhere in the US can ship their carbide to us, and we pay the shipping. In every city in California, Arizona and Nevada, we come to you and pick it up instead.
We pay cash where state law allows it, and two of our pickup states put limits on cash for scrap metal:
- Arizona: for scrap metal sales of $300 or more, with some exceptions, the buyer may not pay on site; payment is a check or money order mailed to the address on the seller's ID.
- Nevada: a scrap metal processor pays for scrap metal purchases of $150 or more only by check or electronic transfer, and a check to a business seller is made out to the business.
Sources: Arizona Revised Statutes 44-1642; Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 647.
Why a carbide buyer writes about every way to sell
We write about every way to sell carbide, including the ones that have nothing to do with us. Tool makers' buyback programs, general scrap yards and specialist buyers each work in their own way, and the guides explain how.
We hope that a seller who understands each option can compare offers clearly, whichever buyer that turns out to be.
That is also why our own offer appears on every page, in the same plain terms as the rest: any form, any brand, the shipping paid by us from any US state, pickup in every city in California, Arizona and Nevada, and cash where state law allows.
What the guides cover
- Where to sell carbide: the options near you and by mail, side by side.
- Manufacturer buyback programs: who can use them, what they take and how they pay, with a closer look at two of them.
- Scrap yard or carbide buyer: what a general yard does with carbide.
- How buyers price carbide: tungsten content, the market, deductions, and hard scrap (solid pieces) against soft scrap (grindings, sludge and powder).
- The offer calculator, choosing a buyer and getting paid: reading offers, the questions to ask, and payment and ID rules.
- Machine shops and estate and shop cleanouts: for the people who hold carbide most often.
Sources: ITIA, Recycling of tungsten, part 2.
How to reach us
The quote form asks what form your carbide is in, about how much it weighs, and for a few photos. You can email the same details to help@carbidebuyersusa.com instead, or call us on the number at the top of this page.
Questions people ask
Does Carbide Buyers USA buy outside California, Arizona and Nevada?
Yes. A seller in any US state can send carbide to us by carrier, with the shipping paid by us. Pickup covers every city in California, Arizona and Nevada.
Do you sell carbide or tools?
No. We only buy: scrap carbide in any form, and exotic metals and alloys.
Why cash only where state law allows?
Some states limit cash for scrap metal. Arizona and Nevada each set a dollar amount at and above which a scrap metal buyer pays by check or another non-cash method, as the section on how we buy explains.
Have carbide to sell?
Tell us what form it is in and about how much it weighs, and add a few photos. Ship it from any state and we pay the shipping, or we pick up anywhere in California, Arizona and Nevada.