Gold fingers: even small-time operations can make money

I just got done auctioning off a really small quantity of "finger board" gold fingers on eBay. Small as in only 50 grams! I wanted to test the market out and just used the handful of cut fingers that I had on hand. I'm going to get $15.27 (less the eBay fee) for what is a very tiny amount of material. I would guesstimate that this is about a dozen PCs worth of gold fingers, maybe a few more, maybe a few less.

As I've mentioned elsewhere, I cut these off the boards using a regular coping saw, like you would use for fitting trim molding.

I don't have a fancy electronic scale; the one I've got is the type used by people counting calories on a diet. So I took multiple pics of the material and the scale: both with the scale zeroed out and with the gold fingers in the tray.

I'm pretty pleased with this. Now I must find a more reliable source of PCs.





I also auctioned off a 14-piece lot of hard drive magnets which brought me $6.00 not counting the eBay fees or shipping. So the market for those on eBay is pretty good too.