Just stoked i finally figured our how to upload photos! heres two of my favorites!

i was really motivated this day.


Im not at ease if i dont have atleast 20 to breakdown on the weekend. Breaking down towers is a money making stress reliever.

do you check em out before you tear them down ?

Originally Posted by Bear

do you check em out before you tear them down ?

I've only been into for 3 months so far. I know I'm throwing away money by not checking it out. I'll use the excuse I just don't know what to look for or where to start. I know for sure some of the towers alone are worth more than scrap. Some of them I swear can't be more than a couple years older. And I know I've come a crossed special cards, but again I don't know what I'm looking for. Plus I don't know how to check if things work. I don't crap about computers but I can tear one down in 2 minutes. I even think some of my memory cards could be worth something more than scrap. I've pulled some out with actual price tags on them. I'm not bs'n when I say I had a couple with a $70 price tag. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. And by the way, I think you and I are in the same state. I'm in Tulsa.

[QUOTE=Mechanic688;87865]Crazy, check out my update I just posted, for a year and a half I've been scrapping everything, but lately I've had a young man (he's computer crazy) checking out my finds and sorting the good from bad.

Thanks...... Now all I need to do is find a guy like that. I know of this one guy who I see at our local auction very week. He'll buy almost any computer they have go up for sale. I need to find him and see what he can do before I start breaking everything down.

Thanks miked! It's my goal to find one or two local computer guys, pick their brains and see what they're looking for. I'd be willing to pay money for that information and resource. I tear down approx 200 units a month and I'm so sure there's money I've been throwing away. I have a pretty constant source for my scrap. I sure would like to max out the payout..... Just like I know we all would.

dang! You're scrapping all those, and don't know nothing about a computer? Set you up a small workbench, it needs a monitor, mouse, and a keyboard, with room for a tower. That's it! Plug it up, turn it on. If no huge sparks fly, it likely works Then just go into setup and see what's it's made of. There are the occasional "other than IBM(most computers) compatible" computers, but they all are basically alike in most respects. About like the proverbial old horse, you just got to figure out where to kick it to make it go ; )

Also a good idea once you're there, to stick a piece of wide masking tape on top, to note what you found about it, if it's worth noting

One of my concerns would be the personal information that may still be on there. What do I do about that? I'd hate to be involved in someone getting their hands on personal information.

If I end up selling a unit, it will either be without a hard drive or a refurbished one. I found a lot of 12 80gig hardrives on eBay for $100. I feel safer that way. I want nothing to do with someone getting their hands on someone's personal information from anything they get from me.

Yup like mechanic said he's gonna be a millionaire soon so you better listen to him. Follow his advice and find a computer guru (geek) that can identify usable parts and find a marketplace for them. In the scrap industry that call it the secondary market.