View Poll Results: Ever paid a core charge on a HD battery? If so, how much?
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HD battery core charge
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This "core" practice varies by state law. But in general scrap batteries can be sold by weight to recyclers for about $6 average depending on the price of lead. In some states the selling price of a battery must include a core charge to insure that the old battery is recycled and not discarded polluting the environment. The charge is refunded when the old battery is presented. In other states this not a requirement but done anyway by some sellers for the same reason. However there are a number of variations using a "core charge" to boost profits either by the charge itself or by selling it for scrap value. I've purchased two batteries from an HD dealer and there was no core charge. Nor did they request the old battery.
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I haven't paid a core charge to a HD dealer, only bought 2 over the years.
Everywhere else I've paid $2.00-$10.00 core charges, depending on the size/type of battery.
My b.i.l. brags about the 24 batteries he has in his shed, he's cheap & dumb. Why keep a dead battery?
Everywhere else I've paid $2.00-$10.00 core charges, depending on the size/type of battery.
My b.i.l. brags about the 24 batteries he has in his shed, he's cheap & dumb. Why keep a dead battery?
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Where I live, MN, you are supposed to turn in a battery when you buy a new one, or you get charged a certain amount, which is refunded if you later bring in a battery. I've not purchased any batteries at the HD dealers, but I would think they have to follow the same process as everyone else. I bought my last MC battery online, and wasn't charged anything but the cost of the battery and sales tax.
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I have only purchased one battery from the local HD dealer, last year. It was near closing time on a weekend so I didn't have time to pull the old battery. No core charge. I did clarify that I could bring in the old battery the next week, so I wouldn't have a dead battery sitting in my garage.
I don't remember paying a core charge on any of the car batteries I've bought either, but I have always had the old one with me.
I don't remember paying a core charge on any of the car batteries I've bought either, but I have always had the old one with me.
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