Short answer: Record each purchase or collection and each sale, with date, source or buyer, grade, weight and price, keep receipts and weighing dockets in one place and back them up digitally, because regular trading brings tax and compliance questions that are easy to answer with good records and hard to answer without them.
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A single spreadsheet or notebook for stock in and stock out keeps everything in one place.
Keep the paperwork
Dockets and receipts back up the register and answer questions later.
Think about tax
Regular trading may be treated as a business, so check with an accountant about what applies to you.
How ScrapTrade Fits In
ScrapTrade records each sale, which gives you a head start on your register.
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