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    Quote Originally Posted by NewbyScrapper View Post
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    Many months ago, I tried to sell 45 of those 6 footers, black, gray and white ones. After 3 attempts with no takers, I did as mentioned further up this thread. btw, all these were brand new, wire tied and sealed in individual plastic bags.
    Maybe should have tried some "horsetrading" with a computer shop/repair for some of their junk. Never know,,,

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mechanic688 View Post
    Maybe should have tried some "horsetrading" with a computer shop/repair for some of their junk. Never know,,,
    Thanks for the tip Mech. Now, one would think, living 50 miles North of Silicon Valley, that there would be a fair to large number of those places in my area. Sadly, nope

    Actually, before the demise of one repair shop locally, I did try the "horsetrading" approach and the owner said he would sell ME as many as I wanted.

    Cheers for the input though

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    well I took in 61 pounds this morning and was paid .60 per pound any thoughts?

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    Quote Originally Posted by npegger View Post
    well I took in 61 pounds this morning and was paid .60 per pound any thoughts?
    Shop for a new yard that pays more. In fact you may want to check with one of our member/buyers. High Voltage Processing is in your area of the country but I don't know how close. His listed web site is not working but you can pm him through the forum. Mike.
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    Quote Originally Posted by npegger View Post
    well I took in 61 pounds this morning and was paid .60 per pound any thoughts?
    I think you need to find another yard. #1 insulated should bring about 3x that much if you cut off the ends. #2 insulated around $1 lb. Even if your area is 25% lower than mine, you still should be twice that number for #1

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    #2 insulated should be closer to a dollar a pound. I'd find another yard.

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    Quote Originally Posted by npegger View Post
    well I took in 61 pounds this morning and was paid .60 per pound any thoughts?
    Did you happen to take your wire to AAA Metal Scrap in the Strip District. I took some computer wire down there a couple of weeks ago, and that is what they paid me. Off topic, but FYI, AAA is the only place i've found in western PA that will buy low-grade circuit boards.

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    I did and I like the guys at AAA always friendly always helpful since this is more of a hobby and a way of cleaning up for me I do not always need to squeeze the most out of a load. What was the rate they gave you on low grade boards?

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    They were paying .10/lb for the low-grade. Not fantastic, but the best I could get without driving a great deal further away from home.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NewbyScrapper View Post
    Now, one would think, living 50 miles North of Silicon Valley, that there would be a fair to large number of those places in my area. Sadly, nope
    I think you'll find Silicon Valley was mostly chip makers/designers, not computers, those were made or assembled elsewhere

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