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I saw an ad a while back that carried an ominous phrase along the lines of "don't try to low ball me because I know what the junk man will give me for my car".

So assuming there are no alternatives, what would/should the junk man give you?

For a Packard, $300.

Recently I was at an estate auction where a junk dealer I knew bought a 59 DeSoto, 55 Plymouth, 49 Chrysler 1940 Plymouth and 1952 Chevrolet for between $300 and $600 apiece. I was surprised he paid so much, but he told me he paid way more than they were worth, to keep them away from another junkman he has a grudge against.

Maybe you can invite them to your next auction.

IIRC about 45 days ago local was paying $215/ton. Packard at about 4300 pounds would be about $450. Seperate battery, radiator mayb a few other items from the car and about another $30 more. Scrap metal prices vary weekly.

Latest price at local small town junk yard $22O a ton. No doubt the big city is higher.