Most of my clients buy & sell equipment.
I take the obsolete, scrap and equipment that is not their focus and scrap, sell or dispose of it.
We are a NYS certified collection AND recycling center.
Nothing goes in the trash: everything gets recycled, sold to R2 processors or sent to a certified eWaste handler
The key is not the equipment
Key # 1: It's about the networking
Key # 2: They called yesterday, we are there today. They don't want junk taking up their valuable floor space.
Key # 3: No Keystone Cops: We dress well, drive a nice truck (a rented one when we need a box truck) and make a good impression.
We do accept consumer electronics for free - that business comes from my web postings
We also pay some local businesses for their scrap, surplus and junk equipment
We DON'T depend on getting free stuff.
We operate on a couple of styles:
If they want to sell it outright, I write them a check (AFTER I take it to my shop and break it down)
More often than not, we catalog it, break it down, price it out and do a revenue share with them.
There! I have given you all my secrets.
Now you can go out and compete with old spin.
BTW: This is definitely MORE than a part time business.
Consider how much time you want to devote to this.
The work is out there - just do something different than the others - find your niche.
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