Advice on scrap yard deal.

If I'm buying computers that are all going to be scrapped, first I don't count the steel in my figures. Then I assume the lowest value being a motherboard and no ram/finger cards/cpu/hard drive. For a small socket motherboard, I'd get maybe $1.50? Power supply and media drives are also not worth considering to me. I'd be comfortable topping out at 0.10/lb and try for less. If one were to look at the prices in my area that larger recyclers are offering for complete computers, that is totally fair.

I also want to add that scrap yard computers are of the lowest quality (especially those stored outside), however you can get some old stuff mixed in. Some people are disappointed at what I can offer for their stuff, but that's the way it goes. I have walked away from a lot of deals. If they want to do the research, and find someone else that might pay more, be my guest. Some have even ended up taking them all apart and ended up with less than what I offered.