Are these cats worth anything?
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I've sold to this place a few times: DPFRecycler.com. It has consistently offered the best prices on cats for me.
Shoot them an email with what vehicle it's from (or even just send a picture of the cat if you don't know...they will) and they'll tell you exactly what they'll pay and send a prepaid shipping label.
Yes, you can tell if it's clogged by looking through the mesh.
I have never heard of a shop needing to keep a car, especially for EPA purposes. On the contrary, laws actually require a shop to return parts removed from a vehicle to the customer if the customer asks for them back. Unfortunately, I don't know if this is a federal law or if that varies by state, but at least in Michigan, that cat would still be legally yours.
Shoot them an email with what vehicle it's from (or even just send a picture of the cat if you don't know...they will) and they'll tell you exactly what they'll pay and send a prepaid shipping label.
Yes, you can tell if it's clogged by looking through the mesh.
I have never heard of a shop needing to keep a car, especially for EPA purposes. On the contrary, laws actually require a shop to return parts removed from a vehicle to the customer if the customer asks for them back. Unfortunately, I don't know if this is a federal law or if that varies by state, but at least in Michigan, that cat would still be legally yours.
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I realized that after I posted, haha. At least my post might still be useful and I wasn't replying to a guy who probably no longer has his truck about how much perceived power it has. 
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Would the stock cat be worth anything off of my 01 if I sold it for scrap? I took it in to get the Magnaflow installed and asked for the stock back but just wondering if it's worth anything. Is there a way to tell if it's clogged from looking through it? Should I even waste my time with trying to sell this or are they not worth much from these trucks? I keep hearing how much catalytic converters are worth nowadays so figured it might be worth selling this one for scrap if it's actually worth something.