I'm an electrical engineering student looking to make some money by repairing and reselling broken things people have thrown out. Repairing circuit boards is my specialty, but i can figure out most mechanical issues as well. It seems like scrappers would be a good source to buy broken stuff from, which lead me here. I've learned a lot from looking around but I still have some questions.

I'm thinking (flat-screen) TVs, monitors, washers, and dryers would be best to start with, but are there other things that you guys get commonly and would be worth something repaired?

Are there any other places that would be good to buy things to repair? Do some e-recyclers or scrap yards resell things like that?



I'd appreciate any tips or advice. Thanks.