Originally Posted by
mikeinreco
We spoke briefly thru PM..........This is obviously Scrap Metal Forum so things are worth money in quantity......It takes pounds and pounds of material to make any money.......Some of that stuff could possibly listed in lots on
ebay.......Some sold to local scrap yards......and the higher grade circuit boards sold to buyers on this forum......For example its not worth the gas for me to drive a pound of copper to the yard but if I accumulate 20LBS then it would be worth my time....Good luck in all your adventures but I'm afraid you may be stepping over dollars to make dimes (or however the story goes).......Accumulate computers and break them down......Prepare the boards to your buyers specifications and sell them.......Acquire money and go find more material.........I re-furbish computers as well and none of what you have would be of interest to me........Anymore the computers are so cheap no one does major repairs........About as far as I go is replace a power supply........I do not solder or replace caps I just scrap it and grab another off the pile............You can pick up decent computers for a little more than scrap value and most of the stuff you buy from the gov't institutions works just needs a little upgrade.......These computers did not lead a rough life.......They were usually in offices where smoking was not allowed and no pets were involved........The nastiest computers come from individuals who smoke or have pets............Either way good luck !!!!
I realize everything is worth in poundage but I mean, if i'm scrapping out transformers and gather 4 or 5 pounds only to find out they aren't worth anything that's lost time so I figured I'd ask what's valuable and what goes into my general
e-scrap pile because right now, most of what's on that list is sitting in my general e-scrap pile.
-Matt
Originally Posted by
mikeinreco
We spoke briefly thru PM..........This is obviously Scrap Metal Forum so things are worth money in quantity......It takes pounds and pounds of material to make any money.......Some of that stuff could possibly listed in lots on ebay.......Some sold to local scrap yards......and the higher grade circuit boards sold to buyers on this forum......For example its not worth the gas for me to drive a pound of copper to the yard but if I accumulate 20LBS then it would be worth my time....Good luck in all your adventures but I'm afraid you may be stepping over dollars to make dimes (or however the story goes).......Accumulate computers and break them down......Prepare the boards to your buyers specifications and sell them.......Acquire money and go find more material.........I re-furbish computers as well and none of what you have would be of interest to me........Anymore the computers are so cheap no one does major repairs........About as far as I go is replace a power supply........I do not solder or replace caps I just scrap it and grab another off the pile............You can pick up decent computers for a little more than scrap value and most of the stuff you buy from the gov't institutions works just needs a little upgrade.......These computers did not lead a rough life.......They were usually in offices where smoking was not allowed and no pets were involved........The nastiest computers come from individuals who smoke or have pets............Either way good luck !!!!
Somehow missed your reply(musta snuck in while replying to Mike). Anyhow, of the floppy drives I've broken down that were aluminum bodied were out of gateway 200s, although I ripped through a 5.25" drive from a 286 I think is aluminum today. Thanks for the reply with the values.
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