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30448129 No.30448129 [Reply] [Original]

Can someone explain to a noob why there's over 100 completed listings for the prius catalytic scrap converters that are selling for over 1 grand each?

>> No.30448171

>>30448129
Human trafficking

>> No.30448180
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>> No.30448182

>>30448129
Rhodium is expensive and used in catalytic converters

>> No.30448210

>>30448129
cat trading is a good gig man. in the midwest most states don't need you to have a catalytic converter so you can go to junkyards and grab them yourselves then turn around and sell them to more regulated states. used to make a few grand a month doing this

>> No.30448238

>>30448171
This or its a way for pedos to sell pedoporn over ebay

>> No.30448266

Theft. Catalytic converters are often stolen because of the metals. New models have way less metals.

>> No.30448315
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>>30448129
>spic steals your catalytic converted
>go to toyota dealer, that will be $2,500 for the part alone
>get on ebay and buy the one the spic stole from you back for $1,000
It's all about saving money anon.

>> No.30448346

>>30448129
its the law you gotta have them in california for emissions tests and new ones from toyota are probably even more expensive plus they have like platinum in them or some shit so they are worth a lot in scrap

>> No.30448389

>>30448129
Bought a Prius a few months ago and sold the cat for 1300 lmao

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>>30448129
high palladium, they are the one that gets stolen the most. they even make cat armor to prevent theft

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Word, Thanks y'all knew it couldn't be the palladium alone.

>> No.30448411

>>30448129
theyre full of platinum and palladium which is expensive metals

>> No.30448523

Because cats are expensive, retard. Depending on the car, they can definitely be worth $1.5k. That's why niggers steal them so much.

>> No.30449023

>>30448401
Pedro comes across this after going through the trouble of jacking up the car, even if he doesnt get the cat, you better believe he's going to fuck your shit up with that sawzall while he's down there.

>> No.30449371

I'm an actual mexican, i hear that the mechanics in the town where i live sometimes steal or purchase at high prices the fuel filter from windstars because it contains gold, about 5000 pesos mx for one