College kid looking for work, scrapping worth the time?

Scraping is a great way of providing yourself a nice income,But you have to be ready to work,not be afraid of getting dirty,be determind to suceed,and take rejection good.There is a company that calls themselfs collage hunks hauling junk,they have a nice bunch of franchises all across the U S A they have done and continue to grow and do millions a year.That concept would do very well in the scrap metal removal business.If i were just starting up i would first get some business cards,and some shirts,and hats printed with your companys name imprinted on them.To start getting scrap i would go out and stop in the local business that produce scrap metal on a ongoing basis,the body shops always have tin and look for some one to come on a regular basis,not here today and not here tomarrow,after a few times of them seeing you they just might give you a shot,,I personly have quite a few body shops we remove ther tin for free but i pay them for there rims,aluminum hoods,car batteries, and what ever elese has a good scrap value.Ther are many different kinds of business that have a steady flow of scrap a/c companys,plumers,electrians you get the idea.I belive that if you have a couple of steady pick ups in stead of chasing bulk days and diving in trash cans you will make a full time income while going thru school.

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Scraping is a great way of providing yourself a nice income,But you have to be ready to work,not be afraid of getting dirty,be determind to suceed,and take rejection good.There is a company that calls themselfs collage hunks hauling junk,they have a nice bunch of franchises all across the U S A they have done and continue to grow and do millions a year.That concept would do very well in the scrap metal removal business.If i were just starting up i would first get some business cards,and some shirts,and hats printed with your companys name imprinted on them.To start getting scrap i would go out and stop in the local business that produce scrap metal on a ongoing basis,the body shops always have tin and look for some one to come on a regular basis,not here today and not here tomarrow,after a few times of them seeing you they just might give you a shot,,I personly have quite a few body shops we remove ther tin for free but i pay them for there rims,aluminum hoods,car batteries, and what ever elese has a good scrap value.Ther are many different kinds of business that have a steady flow of scrap a/c companys,plumers,electrians you get the idea.I belive that if you have a couple of steady pick ups in stead of chasing bulk days and diving in trash cans you will make a full time income while going thru school.

That sounds awesome! I am always up for a challenge and I want to learn all aspects of scrapping. Thank you for your ideas.