So normally I take my scrap gutted computer towers to the yard myself but lately I've been posting them on Craigslist as scrap metal. I usually run the posting after gutting 40 or so units. All I ask in trade is a pack of smokes, maybe 2 packs if there's more than 60 units. My intentions aren't to get a pack of smokes it's my way of networking. It allows me an opportunity to meet other scrappers or possibly someone who wants the towers for a purpose other than scrap. Well that person called me first today. He pulls up in a compact car and I'm wondering where the heck he was going to put it all. Come to find out he wasn't a scrapper. He's a refurbisher. He's a computer geek who works at a repair shop and does his own thing on the side. He almost pooped himself when he saw my mother load of computer scrap. Right away he had a million questions. I was proud to quickly respond I was sitting on over $2500 in scrap. He said I was nuts. He started looking at misc pieces and started speaking a language I didn't understand. Basically he was telling me what I had and what he could do with it and how much he could sell it for. He said he could make $2500 in one tenth of
what I had. Well we spoke for a couple of hours and I listened to all his ideas and came to an
agreement that as long as I could make more than scrap then we could do business together. We agreed to a 35/65 percent split. He told me not to touch anything before allowing him to look at it. Anything he wasn't interested in would be solely mine as scrap. All I do Is supply the inventory. He'll do the testing, repairs and marketing, again I just supply the inventory. He spoke of eBay, Craigslist, flea markets, computer shows and mom and pop computer shops.
It all sounds good but we'll see if it all pans out. It sounds logical and makes sense. He is the missing link, I know how to get it and I know how to break it down and getthie best at scrap. He brings in the technical know how and list of people and ways on how to get rid of it. he showed me a computer I just gutted last night on eBay that had a high bid of $80. I'd be happy withheld of that. I'm lucky if I'm getting $12 by gutting it.
I'll keep you posted as we move along. He's so excited he wanted to start tomorrow. I'm playing it cool and told him to do some research, make some calls and call me mid next week.
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