All of my computer monitors I get for free. I hate to say it, but if you pay for them, you are probably not going to make enough for it to be worth your time. The best way to do it is to put an add up on craig's list that says you will take them for free. Many institutions need to dispose of many of these things, and have no environmental AND economic way of doing so. Many recycling places will buy them for for $5-$10 per monitor (which is stupid).
The boards that are inside of them, unfortunately are not high grade printed circuit boards (PCBs), which contain traces of gold and are worth $2-$4 per pound. They do, however, have aluminum heat sinks, and copper filled transformers on them, which you can pull off and sell.
But ya, they are a good source of copper, aluminum, and actually, the plastic cover is recyclable as well. It's called "ABS plastic" and sells for about $200 per ton at a plastic recycler (which I have near my home).
The trick is to do it quickly and efficiently, to strip the degaussing cable if you don't get paid enough for the wire. And wear gloves.
As the winter starts up, its easy to pull these things apart inside away from the cold weather. It can, however, be monotonous.
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