Need help with 3 semi loads of crt monitors,projection tvs - Page 2

I'm not going to sell a gun to a man that may not have the best intentions, I won't sell a CRT to a man that may not have the best intentions.

even if you could get that money from admiral, you or the other guy would have to ship to Canada.. everyone else has talked about loss, but here is another number for you. after fuel, and an educated and thought out break down of my semi for a 10 percent of fuel cost value ratio of tires, oil, tags, insurance, taxes, etc, - it cost a dollar a mile to run a well maintained 18 wheeler....

There was a Canadian buyer on here (still listed) that bought these when he first started. He has since stopped buying them. Canadian government probably caught on to what he was doing. I remember at least one or two people shipped him trailer loads. There was also someone in new York that was buying, but I think he got caught up in this also. He posted a few times that he was giving away 30 or more pallets of tvs.

I called sims recycling 2 weeks ago about this.They told me they will pay me 25 cents/lb for crt,but will charge me the same amount for processing, and 27 cents for tube tvs,but 25 for processing.If some else here needs to get rid of a lot and dont mind making little to nothing give them a call.You would have to take care of shipping though.

You could not pay me to five dollars to pick up one old monitor and carry it five feet.

"resale most if not all for $1-2 each to my fellow recyclers I have contact with in the area,I believe they would be happy to double or triple their money"

If it were possible to, I think every one would be happy to double or tripple their money. If it were possible.
Also, is it even realistic to think you could move that volume in two weeks any way?
Last but not least... My first thought , honestly, was " why arent they re-newing his lease?"

I live twenty minutes from Jax, and theres about forty or fifty old crts stacked up behind my shed that I wish would just go away.

By myself I can process a 26 ft box truck in a week.I line the monitors up ,use a power drill,and sell the boards intact with the wire for 10-15 cents/lb.A crew of 10 good scrapers can get it done in 2 weeks.He let the lease run out on purpose and has already moved into a smaller place.

I don't mind the projection TVs. Decent boards, good amount of cast, small amount of steel, what's left isn't very heavy.

Originally Posted by gabrielservices

I don't mind the projection TVs. Decent boards, good amount of cast, small amount of steel, what's left isn't very heavy.

And you can burn things with the screen

I just went back and read this thread for a second time. I can't believe that you are serious about doing this especially after most people responding have warned you not to.

I do wish that your next post will be that you have taken our advice and changed your mind about the CRT's.

That way this thread can fall to the bottom with all the other CRT threads.

There are things in life, "I just don't get it"!

CRT's and your persistent determination to "flirt" with this potential scrap scenario is one of those things, I will never understand. I do less old TV's and computer monitors with CRT's every year now, that's a good thing! I have never went out of my way to do them to start with. I will have processed about 10 to 14 of these units this year, without wanting to. Everyone of them, this year and since 2012 was "illegally dumped" in one or near my dumpsters. I deal with them for these reasons: to remove them from the "waste stream", prevent them from being discarded in a landfill and lower my trash expenses.

I still get them, but not at the rate I used too, with only one old computer monitor in my shop now. I process them because I know how to do so responsibly, from the knowledge I learned from this forum and the advice provided by this forums members. I remove the screws (retain them to reinstall later), remove the plastic back cover, and then discharge the flyback transformer. Everything that can be processed by me responsibly is then removed from each unit: the wire, circuit boards, copper yoke, degaussing cable, hardware, and sometimes even a brass antenna. After I have what can be processed by me, I put the plastic cover back on the unit, to protect the CRT from damage. I will then take the CRT's with only the plastic case still attached to a certified CRT R2 recycler. Here in California you can get paid for them $3 to $5, if you can provide and sign for a "point of purchase".

As I said I only process "ILLEGAL DUMPED" units, that are left on our properties. There is not any profit in this for me, only liabilities and cost. I don't see why you would go out of your way to get CRT's, I would not buy, what is only a potential liability with very little, if any profit. I don't think you are doing all of the math, 2+2=4 still!

Here in Jacksonville,fla .,where does the glass tube go after I put in a dumpster that allows for haz waste.The guy I know at the haz waste facility says they have a contract with a company that processes these. Someone has to help process these CRTs,if not me, then who.They won't go away by themselves.I have always made money on these,and have always got rid of the tubes the right way without extra cost to me.They are by far not my favorite thing to break down,but most I get is free,part of an auction lot
I won,or part of a load with a mix of these,computers,power supplies.It doesn't look good to take all the good stuff,but leave these behind to the seller,customer to have to deal with,sometimes its a take all or nothing situation.People will remember you for this and call you next time they have something for pickup.The guy with the 3 semi loads is a very good contact,in my top 5.If I can help him with this no telling what this could lead to.Realistically,does the companies that melt the tubes down to separate the glass and lead make money or lose money?I believe they make money,because there is still a good demand for lead and glass.They want to get all the free tubes they can,even charge,to keep their profits up.

Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Glass

Good info,but some of the smelters are spending big bucks upgrading their furnaces.Something is up.Lead still has value,too many uses for glass,the population is still growing.

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

If he has a working plan then who are we to pooh-pooh the idea. I think he wanted to use us for a "sounding board", like so many of us has done in the past. It's enough,,,

Well I hope he does have a working plan and I wish him well in his CRT endeavors.

Irondale be sure and keep us posted on your progress.