Originally Posted by
smvulture
So I've been reading on here a lot and noticing the prices some of you guys get for your
escrap. I then go look at the the closest escrap yard to me prices and I'm confused. This is what they pay:
Clean Green Motherboards $2.25 /lb.
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AL Heat Sinks $0.53 /lb.
Seems like they are way undercutting... Am I wrong or should I be looking for somewhere else?
Hi smvulture,
I visit that particular Morris County yard at least once a week, but I don't take the "high end"
e-scrap to them. I take electric motors, #1 copper, #2 copper, insulated wire, brass, sealed units, dirty copper fin, Christmas lights, stainless steel, batteries, romex...basically everything in the top section of their online pricing.
The middle section, what they call "Computer Scrap - Price Listings" -- the only thing I take there is low grade circuit boards.
All the other e-scrap I sell to some of the buyers who get good marks on this site, as suggested by all of the members above.
Back to the yard in question, I can only say positive things about dealing with them. My one suggestion is if you have any doubts about a board grade, don't bring it there. They tend to view virtually any board that doesn't sparkle as "low grade." So as long as you know your boards, good to go.
Again, I give them 100% recommendation for being fast service plus fair and honest dealings. I've made more money with them on copper than at other places that quote higher rates, simply because they give you an honest weight. I'll be in there tomorrow morning with a few buckets.
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