Selling Scrap to a Kabadi Wala: What They Take and How Weighing Works

A kabadi wala buys what you no longer need, by weight, and sells it on to recyclers. For most homes it is the easiest way to clear a storeroom, and it keeps paper, metal and plastic out of the landfill.

What a kabadi wala buys

• Paper and cardboard: newspaper, magazines, notebooks, cartons. Newspaper usually gets the best rate of the paper types.
• Plastic: bottles, buckets, containers. Hard plastic and thin carry bags are priced very differently, and some collectors will not take bags at all.
• Iron and other metal: old utensils, pipes, fittings. Copper, brass and aluminium are worth much more than iron, so keep them apart.
• E-waste and old appliances: phones, chargers, fans, coolers, washing machines. Many collectors pass these to authorised recyclers.
• Batteries, glass and bottles, old furniture: not every collector takes these; check on their page first.

Before the pickup

• Sort by type: paper in one pile, plastic in another, metals apart. Mixed scrap is weighed at the lowest rate in the pile.
• Tie newspaper in bundles and keep it dry. Wet paper weighs more but most collectors will refuse or discount it.
• Wipe your phones and laptops and remove SIM and memory cards before handing them over.
• Ask for today's rate for each type when you book. Scrap rates move with the market, often week to week.

How weighing works

Everything should be weighed at your door, on the collector's scale, in front of you. Check the scale reads zero before the first load goes on, and weigh each type separately so each gets its own rate. An electronic scale is easier to read than a hanging one; if you have a luggage scale at home, it is fine to check a bundle on it.

Getting paid

The collector pays you directly, in cash or by UPI, once everything is weighed. FeriBazaar takes no cut and never handles the money. Nobody should ask you to pay anything to have scrap collected, except sometimes for very large or bulky items where the collector has to arrange a vehicle; agree that before the day.

Booking a pickup

Find a collector on Sell Scrap, check what they accept, and book a pickup for a time you are home. See Trust & Safety for what we check before a vendor is listed.