Waiting Period? Never heard of such a thing for selling scrap. Don't think there is much demand for 14" ers. What price might they draw? They aren't damaged. Just tarnished, dirty, etc.
around here we have methheads that constantly steal metal..
we've had them steal a whole playground structure, metal stairs, copper wiring off of telephone poles.
one day i was driving and i saw a metal light pole with the side of it gashed open and the wiring stolen. looked like they took an axe to it.
so the scrap yard requires a photo ID and a 2 week waiting period. it cut down on the crime a little bit, but it still happens.
the first and last time i brought aluminum to the scrap yard i literally had to stand in a line of low-lifes that had small handfuls of copper stranded wire with the insulation all stripped off.
i had 80lbs of 100% aluminum in my truck and they were looking at it like it was CANDY.
so this is when scrap metal prices were at their highest, i had a transmission case and a cylinder head that i had to strip all rubber, plastic, and steel off of. it took hours of work.
i got $50 for all that. it was a complete waste of time