It's bewildering to me how someone who is so desparate to get a chemical OTC is going to be able to do anything with it.
transformers are seriously pricey anyway, they are full of copper wire and layers of common metal, nice quality plastic in small amounts, and other worthless junk for chemistry.
There's easier sources for palladium.
At the local car wreckers, precious metal and bullion dealers, and certain artist supplies places...
actually my bad, that's Pt...