No longer a lingerer :)

Hey everyone,

Been floating around the website for the past few weeks and decided to finally become a member. I'm fairly new to scrapping, although I've always loved taking things apart (putting them back together was never my thing). I live in Washington State and work as a management consultant for a couple different companies. One of the companies I work for is a demolition & construction company and since I began work there, I have come across tons of scrap 'goodies'. Anything from wiring, lighting, building materials, and even e-waste. Most of the stuff is given to me free as long as I haul it by when they need, but there have been a few times I've offered prices on large copper/aluminum lots. I've visited this site quite often to reference the wealth of information you all have provided and for that I thank you! Looking forward to sharing and learning much more.

Btw, I recently hauled away about 120 office phones from a demolition site (mostly old Meridian M2616). Most of these phones are in good condition, but i'm not sure if I should scrap em or try selling them as used office equipment. They don't seem to be selling on ebay, and they just seem too outdated to get a fair price. Took a few apart last night and found a green circuit board in the units (i'm assuming midgrade?) and another small circuit board behind the LCD screen that seems to have gold. The lot was free, so any way I handle it I'll come out on top, but I'd like to know if these are worth parting out for e-waste or should I try selling em?

Any input/advice is appreciated! Thank you.

-Spo

I would part them out for e-waste being that they are outdated, but im fairly new to e-waste as well.

Welcome from Indiana...

Hello from Denver and thanks for the intro.

Welcome to the forum. Looking forward to reading some of your posts. I like the first (intro) one so far. :) lb

Welcome from south of Chicago

Welcome to the forum. On the phones check out the "completed listings" on ebay to determine if they sell, how often and for how much. Many office phones sell well, Mike.

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. Miked, the ebay search technique was very helpful- thank you. Looks like these models were selling for well over scrap value a couple months ago but sales slowed down quite a bit in December. Got me scratching my head as to why, but I'm gonna try my luck and post them this week. If they don't sell I figure there's a few pounds of midgrade circuit boards in em. Am I correct in assuming these are midgrade?
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I believe they have value but I prefer to pm photos to my buyer and get the opinion that matters(the man with the money). Mike.