What started you down the rabbit hole of scrapping?

406 and I kinda started and ran into the same problem: Distance. In Wyoming and Montana, going to the grocery store is an hour drive. You get used to that, but it kills you when scrapping. I have a pickup truck load worth of computer cases I scrapped. They're sitting out back on a pallet for whenever I have to go to the city with an empty truck, because I'd literally lose money on gas to get rid of them.

I learned how to fix computers at a really young age. I rebuilt my first one at age 11, and it got me hooked! Anyone who works with technology will tell you that you are ALWAYS learning, but that was my start. I improved in my first couple years a lot, and made it into a business. I'd take junked laptops, fix them up, and flip them on eBay. I made a few bucks doing it, and decided to open a business selling them. I worked with a computer recycler to get computers, and it worked great for a year or two. The recycler started to get greedy though- he sent me worse and worse computers, for more and more money, so I broke off from that deal, and did some E-Waste collections on my own. That got me tons of stuff, but a lot of it was just junk that was tying up all my time, so I shifted to focus on the more than scrap value side of E-Waste. Today, you'll see me in my office most days testing parts, rebuilding computers, and selling some cool, vintage stuff. So, basically I've gone full circle and am doing what I started to! And I love every day of it. I've met some great people on the forum, and a few in real life. I'm honored to be able to help them make more money with their scrap, and I'm super happy to be doing a job that I love