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    Quote Originally Posted by Patriot76 View Post
    I am a retired educator that took early retirement. Starting out, I was loading metal by hand and hauling directly to the scrap yard. All of the scrap money was reinvested into tools and equipment. During down times I was building trailers to haul equipment/tools and metal. Originally I looked at it as a learning experience and entertainment. Although I still approach my business this way, I have learned what I can sell for more than scrap value, what non ferrous metals are worth the time and effort to recover, and how to maximize my loads (weight and how to sort.) I also learned what items could be recycled into other uses (tools, art, and practical everyday objects.) A natural step in rural scrapping is clean ups which led to branching off into farm restoration.



    I have been learning about e-scrap from the forum. At this point I am only collecting until I am confident that I know enough to maximize the return.

    So I have gone from loading steel by hand to using machinery, loading entire machines onto trailers to saving valuable components, hauling everything at once to sorting and determining value by weight to value being based on materials. I like to think of it as my evolution into scrapping.

    As an educator it is assumed you can appreciate this: Metal does not talk back. Good luck in your retirement.
    I see your collecting E-waste.......You need to keep it in at LEAST a dry environment........Any re-usable parts will be ruined if they get wet or expsoed to the elements.......In this market that is the only way to really maximize your computers........Don't just think those old computers are worthless either........Check my ebay thread just sold one this evening for about 25 times scrap value.......Good Luck!!!!!

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