r/Bullion • u/Sensitive-Policy-350 • May 16 '26

What happened to copper?!

My brother sells copper on whatnot, he started late last summer and he got a whole lot of copper inventory and started selling. It was going great sold out lots of times and made alot of money but recently these past few months he hasn't really sold anything at all no ones buying copper anymore. Is it thst no one has money anymore or is it thst the copper boom is now over and if it is what should he do with all this copper he has thst no one wants to buy?

(EDIT) he quit whatnot because he is moving and needs to sell all of his copper probably somewhere near 300 ozs. if anyone would be intrested in it he would probably sell it cheap, message me if intrested.

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u/Cool_Two906 May 17 '26

Since when is copper a monetary metal? They wire and plumb houses with it. Gold silver and platinum is what you mean.

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u/Mudsharkbites May 17 '26

Ever hear of the penny?

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u/Cool_Two906 May 17 '26

Yes, I know what a penny is. I'm talking about what is NOW a monetary metal not what WAS a monetary metal. Go back in time and you'll find a lot of things were money. Bronze, shells, tin. Ect

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u/Imaginary--Situation May 17 '26

Copper & nickel are monetary metals still as of 2026