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

Originally Posted by jeanbean0109

You do need mechanical expertise or handyman knowledge. Youtube will teach you the rest. And the sell, sell, sell. Online is the key.

Going to the scrap yard anymore for me is a chore I do not want to be bothered. I been sending the emplyee with van and trailer or truck and trailer. I let him keep it as a bonus. My paycheck is parts.

O and another thing. We are in a throw society. Soemtimes the reward is greater than the risk. Somtimes you should gamble and throw untested items as workign units on ebay. A lot of tiems, things or parts are fine. Just someone wanted a new shiny unit or want to upgrade or what not.

I just sold a furnace control board and gas valve for close to 200 on ebay. Buyer tickled pink, worked fine. I never tested it, went buy gut instinct.

Thats my two sense.



And last piece of advice. Stay away from the casinos. I lost 4500 in casino in the last month playing slots. Mine and some pots I won. Gambling is not a sure bet, but parts resale is. Scrap on

To use baseball as an analogy: gambling is looking for a home run. It's unlikely to happen. A game can be won on base hits. Every parts sale or scrap load is a base hit. One has to stay in the game and swing at every pitch that is in the zone. Strive for the base hits. Enough of those will win the game. Not as exciting as a home run but much more do-able.