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Originally Posted by Jiovanni

Hi everyone. I'm Jiovanni. I live in Massachusetts and I'm about to be 18 soon. I've seen people doing scrapping for a while now and I figured since it's COVID, why not pick up a little gig and make some money. I have buckets, a knowledge of the metals, a magnet, a good sized vehicle. Anyone got any tips? Any sorts of things that are just a complete waste of time? I can't really do huge appliances but I'm sure there are other things to make money on. Any help is greatly appreciated! I'm totally new to this so I apologize if I sound uneducated about this! I'm not looking to make this a full time career, I just figure it's a great way to help the environment and make a little extra money on the side! Thanks!

We're all on here because of paper chasing. Many different types of scrap and ppl who scrap. I mainly stick to cars and the scrap my own activities generate, but again to each their own. I will say it does get easier, I use to have to search high and low for scrap, now it kinda finds me, also having a reputation and being well known for being "the scrap guy" helps too.