Ewaste Boredom

**hobo finds** · 02-14-2018, 05:39 PM

You need this!

**HipoGear** · 02-14-2018, 08:46 PM

I concur with the blah feeling. I think a nice spike in prices would help lift us all out of this funk. Ewasted hasn't changed pricing since September. Gold and Silver have been flat forever

**miked** · 02-14-2018, 09:39 PM

"You need this!" The North Korean cheer reminds me of some of the Obama cheer squads.

Today I actually picked up a laptop today and tested it out getting it ready for sale. Not out of the blahs but its a step in the right direction. 73, Mike

**mikeinreco** · 02-15-2018, 11:07 AM

I have sucked it up and processed tons of material since I initially wrote this.......Now I understand why all this stuff is in storage..........It's costing me money to process plus very time consuming with runs to scrap yard/recycling/landfill etc........Keep up the good work guys........Oh yea 70 degrees today here in Knoxville

**Scrap Master J** · 02-15-2018, 12:42 PM

Sounds like progress!

Just because an item contains value(s), doesn’t mean it’s worth the time to extract it.

I’m a big fan of slowing down, timing, calculating, analyzing, then deciding if an item is worth ever revisiting/disassembling again. I only want to do multiples of profitable items, not multiples of failure to profit.

A business does not function well or grow, by doing tasks that fail to make profit.

**mikeinreco** · 02-15-2018, 04:58 PM

Originally Posted by Scrap Master J

Sounds like progress!

Just because an item contains value(s), doesn’t mean it’s worth the time to extract it.

I’m a big fan of slowing down, timing, calculating, analyzing, then deciding if an item is worth ever revisiting/disassembling again. I only want to do multiples of profitable items, not multiples of failure to profit.

A business does not function well or grow, by doing tasks that fail to make profit.

sorry I should clarify........this costs me money up front but the pay off in the end is always more than when I started

**aaron p** · 02-15-2018, 05:32 PM

Just gotta keep pushing. I finally just caught up on normal computer stuff and have finally gotten to and almost finished a multiple pallet lot of traffic control boxes I won at auction last spring. Since I started e-scrapping 1 year ago, almost 10 pallets have made their way to mario and gorven with butt loads of ram to PTS. The 1 school district I have signed up is worth $2-4K each time they call, so they are my main priority when they call every 4 months. Im now eyeballing the biggest school district in my city. I have made contact and will know something soon. That score could potentially turn this "hobby" into a full time gig or atleast a 3-4hr commitment each day after my day job. Very glad the market is stable somewhat on gold/silver, but like anyone else, I want it to go up. But I will take stability over volatility.

**miked** · 02-15-2018, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by aaron p

Just gotta keep pushing. I finally just caught up on normal computer stuff and have finally gotten to and almost finished a multiple pallet lot of traffic control boxes I won at auction last spring. Since I started e-scrapping 1 year ago, almost 10 pallets have made their way to mario and gorven with butt loads of ram to PTS. The 1 school district I have signed up is worth $2-4K each time they call, so they are my main priority when they call every 4 months. Im now eyeballing the biggest school district in my city. I have made contact and will know something soon. That score could potentially turn this "hobby" into a full time gig or atleast a 3-4hr commitment each day after my day job. Very glad the market is stable somewhat on gold/silver, but like anyone else, I want it to go up. But I will take stability over volatility.

Success always includes the building of relationships and servicing of customers. Glad to hear you are succeeding. 73, Mike

**Kalvlin** · 02-17-2018, 05:15 PM

Oh... I just sold an OKI brand new still in the box I picked up from a school system. Sold on Offerup for very good money ! Those DOT matrix can bring some $$$