Scrappinsmiley's partner in Western NY

Hello. My name is Rob, and am partnering with Rick (scrappinsmiley) with this new found desire to earn income scrapping metals. We are currently in the research stage trying to gather waste routes in order to scrap in neighborhoods that have put out their "trash" the night before. Both commercial and residential locations. I'm glad we found this site as there are so many great threads and I appreciate everyone's work. Look forward to working with all of you.
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o. My name is. Rick Smiley. I am 33 and a good friend of mine and I have just decided we are going to start scrapping! I recently lost my job of 11 years, and since my friend and I are very intelligent on the "ways things work" and looking outside the box, we decided we wanted to look into other methods of making money (than working for the "man") and scrapping seemed to be something we both were interested in. We have yet to do our first scrap trip, but are in the research phase now. I will provide pics and info of anything I encounter and will try to keep a diary on this site of what we have accomplished. I look forward to interacting with many of you!

Hello from Denver...I suggest you that your research time be spent here reading old threads and that you and your buddy just start picking anything up that you can get your hands on legally. Things will start to fall in place over the next year if you have the work ethic and some common sense.

Rob, welcome to the forum and yes there is a ton of info here. Here is something you might be able to use just starting out, hand one or two to everyone you meet (family-friends) and next thing you know the calls will start trickling in.

http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/scrap...ess-cards.html

Welcome to the forum and listen to what the last two guys told you, you will not regret it. Mike.

Ditto. And welcome.

Welcome to the forum. Driving through the hoods a good start (that's how I started) but also try to find some businesses that can get you some scrap on a regular basis and then start cutting down on how much you drive to save money on gas. Auctions can be good but be careful not to over spend. Good luck, will be waiting for future post. Happy scrappin.

Welcome from Indiana...