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    Power supply question.

    You guys were a lot of help with the floppy question. Next is power supplies. My local yard will only give me shred prices, not motor. What would you do? I am not against waiting until I accumulate a truck load and driving out of state. Your thoughts please.



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    My options here are about like yours, shred, break em down, or save em for a road trip. I've been saving them but it isn't looking like I'm gonna find a suitable buyer any time soon, within distance for it to pay

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    Break them , and hoard it, you will be glad when you get the Money.

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    Quote Originally Posted by carolinajunkman View Post
    You guys were a lot of help with the floppy question. Next is power supplies. My local yard will only give me shred prices, not motor. What would you do? I am not against waiting until I accumulate a truck load and driving out of state. Your thoughts please.
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    I would say check my parts list. You cant beat $4 each

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    One yard I go to buys power supplies as power supplies. The other yard I go to buys them as copper breakage. Both pay 25 cents a pound. I'm keeping my eyes open for some dell power supplies so I can send to Terry!

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    you are lucky the yard will take them as shred, they dont around here
    I buy and sell all types of scrap and escrap. I buy specialty and hard to sell escrap. I buy resale items. PM me or contact me at jghilino@hotmail.com
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    Quote Originally Posted by jghilino View Post
    you are lucky the yard will take them as shred, they dont around here
    There's alot of copper bearing material inside one,,,,,
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    the yards around here wont take escrap period, they have a list of about 50 items they dont take, near the top are always power supplies, tin cans and ballasts.


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