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    Been Making Money From Junk for about 20 years.....

    Long time in the surplus/asset recovery business - buying/selling JUNK (I like to call it, with all capital letters - hey, it pays so well, it gets my respect!

    Mostly electronic test equipment, lab equipment and a bit of medical stuff here/there.

    Ran successful JUNK businesses in both Northern California and Las Vegas.

    Recently began disassembly for gold recovery - grabbed a few ounces from the 'extras' found in computers and other non-selling equipment over the last 8 months.

    Still involved in the business, but not as actively as I have just moved to Ecuador (got tired of the politics and economic garbage and decided to make the move). My Las Vegas business is still there, now managed by a 'real' scrapper - a guy that likes the sheet metal more than the big ticket items (I am doing what I can to train him better....!)

    Also, most likely will get involved with some recovery here, though plans are sketchy at the moment - there is a lot of ewaste around, just have to tap into the stream!

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    good luck there mmfj, and welcome to SMF!

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    Welcome mmfj

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    Welcome to the forum. Why Ecuador? Mike
    "Profit begins when you buy NOT when you sell." {quote passed down to me from a wise man}

    Now go beat the copper out of something, Miked

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    Well, here would be a good place to start, read all about electronics, get the good stuff and send back here to one of our good buyers. Rinse and repeat.
    http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/elect...ification.html

    http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/elect...breakdown.html



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