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    Broken Boards

    Yes, I tried the search engine, but I'm finding mixed answers...so forgive the repost if I just didn't find the right post.

    I found a bunch of low-grade boards illegally dumped, but it looks like someone took a baseball bat to them, they're in several pieces.

    I did shoot some pictures to show you guys the damage.





    Would a buyer accept it like that?


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    Look at the bottom of the page under "Similar threads." Magic! In a quick answer, yes, buyers should buy low grade broken. It gets shredded anyway in the recycling process.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gravitar View Post
    Look at the bottom of the page under "Similar threads." Magic!
    As I said, none of them were pertinent to what I'm asking. One thread is about pulling the parts of the board, not snapped into pieces, and the other simple states to not do it on purpose, not whether it affected recyclability.

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    Yes they would as they pay for boards/esp. low grade by the lb. they get ground up to filter/sort out all the PM's
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    Quote Originally Posted by cdiaz3827 View Post
    As I said, none of them were pertinent to what I'm asking. One thread is about pulling the parts of the board, not snapped into pieces, and the other simple states to not do it on purpose, not whether it affected recyclability.
    I added some stuff a couple of seconds after I posted that, I didn't read your post completely. Sorry! I pretty much said what Mechanic said.

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    my buyer jumps on moboards to make them fit in the container. when i pull low grade boards off i dont take the time to unscrew the screws, i rip them off, if the board breaks oh well, it pays the same as if i had taken more time to take it off.
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    Pull the al heat sink off, grab the yoke and the wires and RUN..
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    haha, Looks like they threw all the good stuff away, and kept the tube! Go figure

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    You mean I should have taken all that stuff and leave the tube behind? Screwed up again. LOL


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