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    You are going to have to purchase them in small quantities and pay per lb, or start a company that canvases, and then picks up e-scrap, or cut a deal with a scrap yard but then you are probably going to pay prices that make it almost impossible to make any money.

    I did make a deal with an e-scrap company, I purchase computers from government auctions, they break them down and keep some of the material as payment, and I retain the e-scrap I want.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NobleMetalWorks View Post
    You are going to have to purchase them in small quantities and pay per lb, or start a company that canvases, and then picks up e-scrap, or cut a deal with a scrap yard but then you are probably going to pay prices that make it almost impossible to make any money.

    I did make a deal with an e-scrap company, I purchase computers from government auctions, they break them down and keep some of the material as payment, and I retain the e-scrap I want.

    Be creative

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    I'm looking at a pair of auctions for about 350 computers near me, not sure I want to spend what it will probably go for (since I usually only deal in stuff given to me for free) - what do you currently think would be a per PC price or lot price that you would spend on it? It looks mostly like HP DC5100 towers and also includes 80-120 15-17" LCD monitors.

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