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    With the prices being what they have been lately I'm glad I just do this part time. I know it's been hard on you that do it full time.
    For me the amount of ewaste coming in has tripled and I've been very busy processing everything. I'm keeping all of the good circuit boards for now because I have room to store them but I have continued selling everything else because I don't have room for it.
    Prices for that scrap has increased a little which is good so I sold all of it this weekend. These are the prices I got.
    Shred-1300lbs @ .05 a lb
    Copper bearing motors-85lbs @ .15 a lb
    Aluminum cans-43lbs @ .65 a lb
    Old sheet & cast aluminum-142lbs @ .43 a lb
    #3 insulated copper wire-296lbs @ .47 a lb
    #2 copper-9lbs @ 2.15 a lb
    Circuit boards-130lbs @ .10 a lb Yeah they only pay .10 a lb for all circuit boards. That's for mother boards and ram if you're dumb enough to sell at that price. The only boards they get from me are my brown or anything that is low grade and that's only after I have removed what I want to keep.


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