hazmail Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Do you need some new 'Deep Cycle' batteries? Buy them now, lead is going through the roof, apparently China and India are buying it all, and using it for solar, or selling it back as batteries. pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 yes sir. the prices of raw material have skyrocketed in canada.. re-cyclers are shipping everything to asia.. not counting all of the lare procesers of raw materials. north america is being beaten at their own game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Yah, we feel the effect here in the States too. Lead costs more, it costs more to power manufacturing, and more to transport products to market. I bought a mid-size battery for my wife's car today WHOLESALE from my son's automotive repair shop for $85. That's at least $20 more (or about 33%) than I would have expected to pay 6 months ago. But I don't think it's practical to stockpile lead acid batteries for future use! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 I think the Optima spiral wrap batteries have a very long shelf life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
