I think this is a great post. I would like to add how my system works. I will use e waste as an example.
I break down everything to what I call the first level of selling. This is the level where I can go right ahead and sell and be in the green. Then go on to the next item.
I only break down past lvl one if there is significant financial reasons, I'm out of scrap, I not worried about my $ per hour, I am multiplying earnings.
What I mean about not being worried about my $ per hour is this: I want to hang out with the family but the kids want to watch a movie with talking animals. I may break down a printer or pull pins. These are times where I am concerned about my earnings per hour as long as I am earning.
What I mean by multiplying earnings is any situation where I am being paid a wage or salary. I am currently still hauling manure. So last winter being stuck in Nebraska I could only work when it was light out. I would bring stuff, or find stuff to break down when I couldn't haul or waiting to be loaded, because even if I was only making an extra two blocks an hour it was better than watching TV in a camper with people I hate.
I guess nothing I said has anything to do with the OP lol which I agree with fully. I will sometimes break stuff down knowing chances are I'm wasting my time just to confirm or learn what's in it and decide for my self. If you learn from mistakes I'm going to be a super genius.
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