Mid grade varies wildly... I've been paid around $2/lb for midgrade, and as low as $.40, all depends on how much low value crap is on it. If you leave everything on, it's power board, and usually goes for like .30-.40 a lb if you're lucky. Of course, this is all my (limited compared to many) personal experience... I use 2 different buyers, one for my high grade stuff, one for everything else. The one that buys the lower grade is a lot more picky than the higher grade buyerGo figure.
Personally, I love breaking down hot swaps and UPS units. Not sure why, maybe because everything is jumbo sized compared to your standard low/mid grades. Regular PC PSUs, however, I don't like nearly as much :P Probably just because I get so **** many... I have about 90 of them piled up in my storage space right now, dreading the day I have to break them down. Scrap yards in my area wont touch them with a 10 ft pole, though they will let me throw the carcasses with the stripped brown board still attached into the shred. They might say something if I tried to do that with my current stash all at once, though
Another note on the regular PSUs... SO MUCH DUST!!! And of course, I'm especially allergic to dust mites... scrapping can be pretty rough on my sinuses sometimes. Seems like the best stuff is always covered in dust and grime, though
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