Serious Board / Pricing discussion

[AuburnEwaste]

I think that what some may not realize is that for people like me with a small business, most of it comes down to time. My buyer could offer 50 cents more per pound for removing the brackets and I probably wouldn't do it. It is too time consuming to go through pounds of them and take them off.

The other thing to think about is that you are removing steel that is paying you 4.00+ per pound.

[billygoat]

I think that what some may not realize is that for people like me with a small business, most of it comes down to time. My buyer could offer 50 cents more per pound for removing the brackets and I probably wouldn't do it. It is too time consuming to go through pounds of them and take them off.

The other thing to think about is that you are removing steel that is paying you 4.00+ per pound.

I like that answer better than the stale "It's not worth my time" response. I like having choices. In my case (assuming you are talking about finger cards), I do remove the brackets since it's a quick and easy process. Of the things I choose to break down, I do it immediately instead of tossing it in a box and coming back to it. I think it's more efficient than handling the same thing twice. On the other hand, I don't break down hard drives unless I'm requested by the customer to destroy them.

Funny thing, though, is that I don't require my customers to take the brackets off finger boards. I'm also a small business and since I buy in smaller quantities than the big guys do, the brackets really don't add all that much weight. I just don't think it's worth it to make them jump through hoops for small lots.