Given the market, why are the newest scrappers even bothering?

Like so many before me have said, it's all about resale value.

I can spend 30 minutes fixing a fridge and make $75

The other day, I bought a 1999 Ford Ranger 4x4 for $300 not running. I stuck an alternator on it and sold it for 3500 yesterday.



If you're practical, mechanically minded, and have a little business sense along with some social skills, you can make it in this business. If you don't possess one of those qualities, then, in times like these, you may have to switch careers.

Let me go off to the side for a minute.

Social skills are everything in the world of business. Are you the type of person that everyone loves, or do you have an endless supply of "haters?" Do you have an abrasive personality or do people gravitate towards you? If you have good social skills, you will make it in most business endeavors.