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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They're sold for scrap. Just gotta go to a scrapyard and say "There was something wrong with mine, I replaced it, here's the old one I'm selling for scrap."

That or extract the previous metals yourself and sell them directly.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Many states now have laws that prevent scrap dealers from buying a catalytic converter without paperwork identifying the vehicle it came from.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago

There are laws that prevent the theft of someone's catalytic converter as well