I'm trying to work a deal with our local school system. There is some kind of weirdness going on. They just got rid of a ton of stuff (PCs, laptops, etc.) that I tried to get. Supposedly, they have some "leftovers" they are going to contact me about, but my guess is it will be less desirable stuff. I will pick it up anyway, just to get that much of a foot in the door. Anyway, the weird part is that the yard here only pays shred for those items (at least that is what they told me when I asked). The guy over this in the school system said they take it to that yard. I told him that I could pay a little better than shred and they wouldn't have to use their staff and vehicles to haul it. He went silent on me after that.



Anyway, I was hoping for free, but of course can pay something for the material. Like you, I want to be careful not to overpay.

**edit** it wasn't literally a ton, just a whole lot of items beyond the PCs and laptops (projectors, monitors, etc.)**