Quote Originally Posted by rbrooks715 View Post
When I dealt with Cascade in the 80s they did their refining in-house.<<

i have been messing around with ewaste since back in the mid 70's. as far as i know there has never been a circuit board refiner in the u.s.
a quick check of cascade does not show any of the required permits or zoning for refining. they do have a few pawn brokers licenses in several states.

however, if you have dealt with a processor numerous times in the past, you should already know what the average recovered values should or could be. especially of older items.

makes me wonder why you are asking about values.
Like I say, Cascade did my telcom escrap in the 80s. There were many others around then too and I'm sure there are many who do refine e-scrap in the U.S. I'm asking about values because I don't only do e-scrap but other things too. I do all sorts of salvage work and I've let computer towers pile up. The last time I did e-scrap I was dealing with microwave repeater radios, mini computers, mainframe computers - mostly pre PC stuff so I'm trying to get up to speed and also trying to find info for people who follow me on my website and blog. Cascade no longer does this. I know nothing of these new buyers who have come along since gold soared to such heights. I'm not saying these new guys are good or bad, but in Gold generally there are a bunch of shady folks out there and I want to make sure that If I recommend someone, they are legit, hones and open. Make sense?