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.

everyone just goes for the fingers. Dont forget to trim off the solid gold plated areas on boards also some of them are even plated solid on both sides. I was taking apart cd rom drives today well i found a board that has some single sided solid plated on it, came out to 0.2 ounce worth, well thats $2 i wouldve missed if i hadnt trimed the board. Cell phone boards and lcd boards have a ton of solid plated on them.



Im using scissors on the thin boards, using tin snips on the carrds/ thick pcb's.

I would be careful about posting such low weighted items on ebay weighed w/ those type of scales. they may be fine, but it has been my experience they easily become a little off especially in low weights. You don't want bad eBay ratings over something like that or have to deal w/ someone wanting refund for missing grams. Most pawn shops have little cheap electronic scales for 8-12$ that weigh in gms/oz/lbs up to 10-15lbs and good from .1 grm

Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper

This one will work just fine for you. I have on just like it. I also baught test weights to make sure it stays accurate.
0 1g 1000g 1kg Waage Digital Pocket Balance Weighing Mini Scale New | eBay

You sold me. It's on its way to my house. Where did you get the test weights?

--Geoff