To the OP I have to say, I think you did it a little backwards.



Unless the tools were absolutely needed it would have been better to go to the yard first, then buy the tools after your payout.

If you continuously buy tools and such and "hope" to get your investment back, the road you are traveling could turn out to be the loongest road you have ever been on.

And as far as buying scrap goes, it is a really good way to make more money.

I could spend $200 on 50 towers and double my money in a few days, or i could spend $200 driving all over town for a week, looking in dumpsters and find maybe 20 towers.

Buying scrap is a really good way to make a quick easy flip on your investment.

Of course i started with only "free" stuff and put back 50% of my profits for tools and such, which led to having enough cash to start purchasing auctions. I still put 50% of my monthly profits back into my account for buying power and it has allowed me to buy more and more. Now i dont necessarily have to flip one auction to be able to buy another. I can do 3 or4 a week if the price is good enough.