R12 Freon

[Katfish]

Digging through the garage, I found some cans of the old "ozone depleting" R12.  Does anyone use this, any market for it?

Thx

[moparclown]

might suprise you what its worth to the right person.Just my opinion though.

[moparmaniac59]

Try looking on Ebay. I've seen single cans of it go for over $40.00!!!
                             
                                                  Matt B.

[RUSTY Cuda]

they are charging like 87 bucks a pound round here, too bad I had to help a friend at his deli with my last 40 lbs in his rooftop unit a few years back, I used to buy 30 lb cans for 27 & change! Rich.

[ShelbyDogg]

Rusty,  You wasted your R12, when you should have used R22 in the rooftop unit.

When R12 was going extinct, I bought 2 30lb cans for my mopars.  I still have about 1-3/4 cans left. With good seals and o-rings once charged, the freon has stayed in my Challenger over 20 years.

[bb71challenger]

Rusty,  You wasted your R12, when you should have used R22 in the rooftop unit.

When R12 was going extinct, I bought 2 30lb cans for my mopars.  I still have about 1-3/4 cans left. With good seals and o-rings once charged, the freon has stayed in my Challenger over 20 years.

Yupper, I bought one and my dad bought one. His is still sealed and I have 17lbs. of freon left in mine. Even though I have some I am still thinking of converting my challenger over to r-134 for ease of service. The way I look at it, if I get a rare car with air then it will justify putting the good stuff in.

[RUSTY Cuda]

Was an antique unit, wouldn't stand the 22 pressures, changed it out a year later for a new 22 unit!
thinkin bout stocking up on some 22, thats the next to go! still buy for 40somethin for 30lbs!  Rich.

[ShelbyDogg]

You can still buy the R12 here, "under the counter" but a 30lb can goes for about $650.

[Katfish]

Try looking on Ebay. I've seen single cans of it go for over $40.00!!!
                             
                                                  Matt B.

Was hoping this was the case, I've been watching a couple of auctions and it looks like the going price is about $20 a can.  Kinda funny, we used to pay $0.79 for it.  We didn't have A/C gauges, so when car wasn't as cold, just hook up a can for awhile, then throw away whatever was left over.

[Katfish]

In case anyone else has some freon they want to sell, I ended up getting $50 for 2 cans.  After the ebay/paypal/shipping fees are taken out it'll be $40.  So $20 a can, not bad.