does trimming the gold leads on the motherboards devalue them?

Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper

I wouldnt downgrade for removed jumpers. My train of thought is if it isnt soldered on then remove it if you want.

Kinda makes you wonder how much else can be removed undetected if pts is changing his comments. Firs he says removing gold devalues now he says jumpers are ok. 50 cents worth of jumpers per motherboard is just a start. I can tell you i remove about $1.50 worth of stuff per board and it still makes it thru the system ok.