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    Scap Gold From 300 Computers

    I have 6-800 pounds of early 90's type PC computer boards, ROMs with fingers attached and memory chips, ready for shipping precious metal refining, where is the best place to send this stuff, I live in Ontario Canada.


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    If you own a junkyard this could be profitable otherwise the scraps are tiny and require precision to collect.

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    Late 80's - early 90's was the best years for CPU.
    Thats where the big & easy money is, mostly pink/purple ceramics with Gold.

    Pentium rectangle shaped, Gold capped with bolts out the top of them,
    K5 CPU are "triple Golds" Gold Cap + Underside + the Pins, a bit less than 1/2 gram of Gold in that one.

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    Pretty sure I sold some K5's to 406refining a while back for like $5 each lol oops haha
    Quote Originally Posted by eesakiwi View Post
    Late 80's - early 90's was the best years for CPU.
    Thats where the big & easy money is, mostly pink/purple ceramics with Gold.

    Pentium rectangle shaped, Gold capped with bolts out the top of them,
    K5 CPU are "triple Golds" Gold Cap + Underside + the Pins, a bit less than 1/2 gram of Gold in that one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 520 View Post
    Pretty sure I sold some K5's to 406refining a while back for like $5 each lol oops haha
    I remember that lot. There were some interesting pieces in there. When I saw the K5's I knew they were way too cool to do $5 per unit so I ended up paying $15-$18 on them.



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