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    Thanks Happyscrapper and Newattitude. It sure is fun to find hidden surprises.



    Gravitar, there are several buyers in the Buyers and Sellers section found on the main page. The best thing to do is research what they buy and learn how to sort/grade what you have. Most anything with gold showing on it in electronics has a nice value to it. Several kinds of circuit boards or chips have gold that you can't see so research, research, RESEARCH.....then sell. I've sold to a few buyers on here and talked to a few more, all good experiences and nice folks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pnutfarmer View Post
    Gravitar, there are several buyers in the Buyers and Sellers section found on the main page. The best thing to do is research what they buy and learn how to sort/grade what you have. Most anything with gold showing on it in electronics has a nice value to it. Several kinds of circuit boards or chips have gold that you can't see so research, research, RESEARCH.....then sell. I've sold to a few buyers on here and talked to a few more, all good experiences and nice folks.
    Thanks for that. I've done all of the things in your post multiple times before. I've already known about gold and other metal like platinum, palladium, tantalum, etc etc in the board and there being gold and silver in IC chips on low grade boards for a long time. And I have known for a while about Ewasted and Easy Recycle. They don't state anywhere about GOLD PLATED RIBBON CABLE found in printers, Hard Drives, etc. I should have clarified better in my post what I was talking about because after I read it, it sounded like I was talking about the board.
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    Gravitar......Ok, I get it now. I've been trying to figure out the same thing. Someone's going to have to refine a batch of that gold ribbon and figure a turnout. When they know the gold content, they can fix a price. I've just been saving mine from as you said printers, cell phones, and the contacts on hard drive motors. I have seen a $30 per lb offer on the gold squares from sattelite dish cards. There could be a comparison there, but this ribbon is very thin and I think the gold to plastic ratio should be better if you trim it close. It could be even better than gold fingers trimmed. Someone who's refined some of this may let us know.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pnutfarmer View Post
    I have seen a $30 per lb offer on the gold squares from sattelite dish cards.
    i think this was discussed on a post this wk, and it was stated that was an old price and the new one was 5$/lb. i could be wrong.

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    Quote Originally Posted by brucie View Post
    i think this was discussed on a post this wk, and it was stated that was an old price and the new one was 5$/lb. i could be wrong.
    Check down the list to the 13th listing, $35 per lb. as of 10-28.
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    upps i should have double checked bf i wrote that.. i was in doubt as i typed but laziness struck. sorry guys
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    Check down the list to the 13th listing, $35 per lb. as of 10-28.
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