Carbide scrap pickup in California, Arizona and Nevada

1. Tell us what you have. The quote form asks three things: what form the carbide is in, about how much it weighs, and a few photos. You can also email them to help@carbidebuyerusa.com or call (877) 838-9920 and talk it through.
2. Get a quote for that lot. We price each lot from its photos, its form and its weight, since no two buckets hold the same mix of grades, coatings and stray steel.
3. Tell us where it sits. A machine shop floor, a contractor's yard, a garage at home: give us the address and we come to it, in any city of the three states.
4. We pick it up. We pay cash where state law allows. Arizona and Nevada limit cash on larger scrap sales: at or above their limits, payment is a check or money order mailed to the seller in Arizona, and a check or electronic transfer in Nevada. The state-by-state section below gives the amounts.

The whole sequence, shipping included, is laid out on how it works.

We pay cash where state law allows. Each of the three states writes its own scrap metal rules, and these are the parts a seller meets at the door.

• California. The buyer records the seller's name and a form of identification such as a valid driver's license, under Business and Professions Code rules for scrap metal purchases in general. The stricter check-or-wait payment rule in section 21608.5 is written for nonferrous material, which that section defines as copper, copper alloys, stainless steel or aluminum. Tungsten and carbide are not on that list. More on the California pickup page.
• Arizona. Under ARS 44-1642, a scrap metal transaction of $300 or more may not be paid on site: payment is a check or money order mailed to the physical address on the seller's ID. That rule does not apply to industrial accounts that preregister their authorized selling employees each year. A seller may take part in no more than one cash transaction a day for scrap metal. Under ARS 44-1644, the dealer holds scrap from a reported transaction over $100 for seven days after filing the report; industrial accounts, other dealers and ferrous metals are among the exceptions. More on the Arizona pickup page.
• Nevada. NRS chapter 647 says scrap metal purchases of $150 or more are paid only by check or electronic transfer, and a processor keeps a copy of the seller's ID plus a photo and the right index fingerprint. The statute's definition of scrap metal never names carbide or tungsten, and we do not promise cash in Nevada on a sale of $150 or more. More on the Nevada pickup page.

Records, police holds and the business-seller exemptions are in the scrap metal rules guide.

Sources: California DOJ: junk dealer and recycler laws (2025); California AB 1508 (2012), Bus. & Prof. Code 21608.5; Arizona Revised Statutes 44-1642; Arizona Revised Statutes 44-1644; Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 647.