I would break down servers and PCs as you get them.
Sort into useable and unusable parts. If you want to mess with trying to sell replacement Mobos or other peripherals, be my guest. It can be a crapshoot. Depends on how much space you have to work with.
the cases aren't worth anything to pretty much anyone, I'd separate ABS from light iron and scrap both separately. I'm not sure how the plastic market has been lately. I'd then separate everything else into groups, keeping the cream of the crop (1GB+ ram, larger Sata HDs, some potentially good processors for upgrades, maybe some of the more expensive Mobos) in a separate pile again. I would then generate a pallet of computer scrap of presorted material to send off to be recycled. If you have a local buyer to make the delivery vs. shipping LTL, more power to you.
If your business is slow, focus more on selling some stuff. if you don't have time, just scrap. If you have room to hold onto scrap for a period of time, watch the market.
If I have any advice, it is time management. I had an opportunity to go back to my Family's welding shop between engineering jobs, and had several long discussions with my father and grandfather (only 2 workers there). I made some points and some ideas for what I'd like to do with it if I am coming back. They didn't care for my ideas since they are at the tail end of their careers (my dad not as much, but getting unhealthy). Biggest hole I saw was that they would continually leave early if they got caught up on work, whereas I saw that 1-3+ hrs a day during the slower periods to do general maintenance, and building things to sell, or working ahead on jobs. My dad gets mad at me when he goes on a rant about not getting vacation time, and I remind him he has about 8 hours of vacation a week. I laugh and he scowls at me.
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