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    Hello from Louisville Kentucky!!!

    Hey All!!!

    I'm new to the forum...

    just a short intro....

    My name is Will...

    I got into scrapping... from first coming across stuff on the side of the road people were throwing out, that I thought I could sell on craigslist...

    For the longest time, that is all I did... whatever I could sell I would pick and that was it... Gotta dig free money...

    A number of things opened me up to the other side of scrapping...

    Few years back when the economy first took it's nose dive...

    You started hearing reports of people stealing catalytic converters air conditioning units and copper piping....

    I was like... that's pretty crappy... but there must be some kind of benefit to these guys, or they wouldn't be doing that sort of thing, not to mention the risk...


    I was like oh well... times are tough, people are unfortunately doing what they feel they have to do... to bad they can't figure out something better, so others
    don't have to pay the price....



    I went about my merry way finding craigslist items and selling... as I found stuff over the years, I increasingly came across scrappers... the population seemed
    to be growing...

    Over time...

    I wasn't getting so lucky on the finds, and it was taking longer to sell items, and the profit margin was getting less and less....

    I'm always thinking and looking for a way to increase cash flow, so I finally started trying to scrap....

    I'm very very new at it, but saw the profit in it... So I think I'm going to try an expand upon it....

    I've been reading the forum for a little bit....

    Love the information....

    Good luck to everyone....


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    Welcome to the forum Will. The more you read of the old threads the more you eyes will be able to recognize profit potential. Scrapping is one thing recycling can be very different. You have been reselling used stuff, I call that real recycling. So read more and make more contacts in your area. With you soon to be new knowlege you will prosper, 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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    Welcome, nice to have another scrapper from the Commonwealth, we have several on here already.
    Best of luck to you.
    Success consists of going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm...... Churchill

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    Welcome aboard. Glad you are reading. This place is a wealth of info. Knowledgeable and courteous people here. Best forum I have been a part of so far.
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    Welcome to the board.I am also from Louisville ky!

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    As it gets a little warmer the yard sales will start up and that's where I make the most of my contacts, talk awhile and hand them a card and offer to haul off their leftovers after their done. Later on you might even get a callback for some scrap. Just get out and do some networking.
    The women have it made there, they love to talk. lol







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    So you like going to yard sales just to talk to Women shame shame! LOL


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