I've been getting into more and more e-waste lately and I have several questions:
1. The first PC tower I scrapped, I butchered the motherboard a little. I pulled off the copper, motors, aluminum, and cut off most of the little pins. Is it still worth motherboard price? Should I pull off anything else (plastic, etc)?
2. Are motherboards classified as high grade, low grade, or in their own category and price range? If option #3, what's the average price?
3. I cut the gold fingers off the RAM. Is it still worth RAM price or is it just high grade now?
4. I've heard rumors that there are rare earth metals (besides gold, platinum, palladium, and the other common stuff) in certain circuit board components. Is this true? If it is, which ones?
5. Are the little transformers worth anything extra?
6. Does it matter if the low grade boards are broken so they fit in the box?
7. Are the connector pins plated in gold? If so, are they worth anything? Should I keep them seperate?
8. I have one circuit board out of an old radio that has a few slivery rectangular boxes on them. I think they're aluminum, but I'm not sure. Should I put them with the aluminum or something else?
9. I cut the gold fingers off the daughter boards. Are they worth anything now?
I'm sure I'll have more questions eventually. Any answers are appreciated. Thanks
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