I have more luck with stuff nobody else goes after. I've hauled several tons this year of stuff like appliances and just general junk. But I lost two places where I'd been getting batteries, catalytic converters and brake rotors for years to others who'd pay more. I just took up another 1700 lb load of Light Iron this week simply because the stockpile was getting bigger than I wanted. But the whole load I'd gotten free. A lot of the pile is stuff people even brought here and dumped off. I also have several people who give me stuff in exchange for going through my pile for anything they can use. My point is - Don't just join the rat race; you'll be ahead going off by yourself.