Wake up Dude

Originally Posted by AuburnEwaste

Agree with Webuyselltradestuff, stop doing it for free. With that being said, there are certain instances where a free pick up is warranted. If someone calls me to pick up 100 i5 laptops I can re-sell, I am probably going to do it for free. You have to pick your battles this way and decide if demanding a few hundred dollars is worth loosing thousands over.

I had a guy from a company that sells coupon books call and ask for a pick up. I told him it would be x amount and he asked why it was not free. I asked him if he went about giving free coupon books to everybody and he said "of course not". He still didn't get it, and I passed on it.

When you do it all for free, you are devaluing yourself and your services. There are many companies/people willing and expecting to pay to have items removed. If you have "free pick up" advertised all over the place, you might be loosing revenue from people who were initially ready to pay for your services.

There are many times when "free pickup" gives the impression "uninsured and unqualified" . You will find that many companies are accustomed to paying for removal and proper disposal of material. They will often not be willing to work with a "free pick up" service. Mike