Quote Originally Posted by billygoat View Post
I doubt that is true. My yard stopped buying low grade boards. Said they actually have to pay to get rid of them. And when they were buying them they only paid a penny per pound. So I really doubt there is that much value in the copper trace.
There is much more copper to a motherboard than just trace. Not sure how complicated it is to separate and refine properly, but your average computer motherboard is approximately 1/2 fiberglass and 1/2 copper before any etching or components are added...