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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh
So what is the down-market sale of reconstituted platinum, rhodium and palladium? I doubt the common thief has the equipment at home to smelt the separate metals from the catalytic core. Who buys it? They are industrial metals.
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According to my muffler guy? It's a Russian crime ring operating in a few states. In CO, as a muffler guy, he has to account for every cat installed. He said that if he takes one to a junkyard, he has to show a picture ID, give contact information and have video taken of him while that information is held for 90 days.
But, the Bad Guys steal the cats and take them to OK, since apparently there's no problem with them selling them there. (Thanks, Oklahoma!)
I got the truck fixed-- $1800 and that was a "good deal". Just think of the amount of car parts I could have had for that! Sigh.