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    Saw a Guy with 300# of Christmas Lights Today

    I was at the scrap yard as a guy brought in a pretty big stack of Christmas lights. I'd guess approximately 5' long x 8' wide x 5' high. They said it weighed 300#. At just 3 cents a pound he made just $9. I sure hope he had other stuff he brought in too, but didn't see anything else.



    P.S. No, that guy was NOT me!


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    I stuff mine into empty pellet bags, usually do a right around a hundred lbs a year. Brought my 87 lbs in two weeks ago at .05/lb and not feeling so bad about it now.
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    I cut the bulbs off while watching tv and make them into light #2 insulated which is going for about 45 cents a pound right now. I don't know anyone in my area that takes them straight as is. I've also sold free ones if they're in good shape on craigslist for more than scrap value.

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    300 lbs here could have got bulk pricing. But not all yards work the same, Especially for such low grade scrap items

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    If they still work, the LEDs can be worth more than the light stringers

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    I've sold a "Griswold starter pack" of mixed working lights for the past couple years. Done a lot better than the yard. I filled an excursion for $100 and a smaller suv for 65. I wouldn't have gotten that much money at the scrap yard for working lights by far. If you have space I think it's worth saving them. Lights are expensive new and people know that.

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    If you have space I think it's worth saving them.
    Good point!! I would have loved to see some pixs of the "Griswold starter pack" in the back of the Excursion...

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