ILPT: $60k Catalytic converter theft

I used to be a professional catalytic converters buyer/seller for a scrap yard and you’d be lucky to find a $200+ cat on a Subaru, though admittedly good Honda cats like a late 90s center o2 is definitely $200-$300 a pop. High dollar cats are becoming more and more rare because technology is getting more and more efficient. So over time cats will not be very valuable and this is a waste of an idea for a criminal - you’re just hoping you get a high dollar cat. Try seeking one out and buying it, legit. There is nothing stopping you and in fact you’ll find many ppl happily willing to part with their converter, especially after building a little rapport.

But don’t steal them. Just learn how to grade them, go work for a scrap yard (they literally hire convicts) and make a living doing it legit. No joke you can move up quick and make big money in scrap. Very very hard to find bright people who work as hard as they think they do. So do that, if you stick around, you’ll see some big money.

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