My story starts when I was assisting a friend of mine replace all the thermostats and exit signs in the church I attended when I lived in Panama City, Florida. Not only did I get all the junk wire (which was a large amount, 50+lbs), but there was an entire 1000' spool extra ordered. I received that as well. With it all being CAT3 cable, essentially telephone wire, I didn't bother to strip it. The Romex I got I did strip. I also got some copper pipe, copper connections, and brass plumbing bits. When I took it to the scrap yard, I made about $450. I was 9 y.o. at the time. Ever since then, I've been carrying on scrapping. About the same time, I realized electronics held more value than just simple metals. Been doing electronics since that point as well. I'm 19 now, and absolutely love what I do. Working at a computer repair shop also helps bring in junk electronics on a weekly basis.
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