Profit analysis of a random lot of 14 CRT monitors

Listed will be the make and model, or make and year.

Compaq-yr 2000, Phillips 107E6, Dell M782, Yundi V560, Compaq-yr 1999, Dell E773S, Phillips 107E6, Daytek DT57A, Acer-yr 1995, Dell E772C, Dell P780, Gateway-yr 2000, Dell-yr 2001, and a apple monitor.

The Compaq 1999 was missing the degaussing cable and yoke. The Gateway-yr 2000 was missing the degaussing cable and yoke. I included these in the analysis since it could very well be a good representation of those few you accidentally get.

Out of the 14 monitors only 3 had vga cables, none had power cords.

I have not gone to the yard yet but these are the prices I would get.

Low Grade Boards 20lbs @ .20/lb=$4
Stainless-3lbs@ .50/lb=$1.50
Aluminum-7lbs @ .50/lb(some of this was extrusion but the price I get varies between .40-.50/lb so I'm going to lump it all into aluminum @ .50/lb.=$3.50
#2 wire- 5lbs @ $1.20/lb=$6
Steel-27lbs @ $.10/lb=$2.70
Motors/transformers=12lbs @ $.25/lb(I'm lumping them together but I will seperate transformers for .40/lb and motors for .18/lb)=$3
Copper #2 11lbs @ $2.80/lb=$30.80

=$51.50

I paid $2 each for the monitors so cost was $28.00. It personally took me 6 hours to break every single thing down. Not included is gas which is variable but cost me about $8 to pick up and drop off the resulting scrap.

So $51.50-$28.00=$23.50 profit

I effectively made $3.92/hr untaxed which for my tax bracket would be about $4.70/hr working for the man. Yikes! Even if every monitor was still 100% it would only bring the profit to about $29.00. Some monitors were better than others but not by too much.


I'd estimate most your average newer computer monitors to be worth no more than $4 in scrap, if you were getting all of them 100% complete with both cords I bet you could get $5 out of them.

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This Dell P780 from yr 2000 was one of the better monitors it had two degaussing cables that ended up making the total slightly longer than a single degauss, however they were about 4mm thicker than most of the other also. The yr 2000 dell I missed the model number on also had the same degaussing cable. I'd say for somewhat newer monitors dells tend to be "richer" inside. They also had stainless shields on some, and nice sized alum heat sinks on some of the boards.

Sounds good, a little lower than what i've gotten but pretty spot on for those monitor years.

That breakdown you did right there, is EXACTLY WHY i laugh SO HARD when people pay for monitors/tv's.

They're not worth it to pay. Just simply not.

Wow, i thought that monitors were more trouble than they're worth but I guess that is only true for the newer flat screen ones right?

The only benefit I see in breaking them down is to keep these things out of the landfills. There's no real profit to the worker, but hopefully the satisfaction in knowing they've done well for the environment, will carry them onward. In times past, I've sent many to the dump, hidden in dumpsters, and yes, I feel much better recycling their components, even if it is only at a monetarily "break even" level

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Originally Posted by Julie

Wow, i thought that monitors were more trouble than they're worth but I guess that is only true for the newer flat screen ones right?

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Julie!!!! ???? How are you? > : D < ( that is, of course, a yahoo hug ; )

All those monitors you don't like cause of the profit, be sure to send'm my way. :) Far as paying...I pay rarely for tvs or monitors and when I do its like 3 bucks for 6 or 7 of them. Then again..I live on a sandbar, and the rental home owners/companies love to upgrade their stuff so it all ends up down at my local thrift stores, who with the exception of the crappy ass goodwill on my sandbar, love to make me a deal to take them off their hands.

An for the record I'm slamming my local Goodwill. So no getting all upset. :P I'm sure their other stores are just fine, but the one on my beach employ's rude ass people who look down on folks like ourselves. /end rant

Sirscrapalot - Would rather root for the Cowboys then ever set foot back in his local Goodwill.

Ya need to pick up the pace..I do 4 an hour easily..that doesn't include cleaning the aluminum...I love monitors..I hate the fact I average 3 to every tower I get though

I just keep the cords and give the rest to another scrapper

what about glass disposal?

he has a company that takes his for free

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They also had stainless shields on some, and nice sized alum heat sinks on some of the boards.

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I have found stamped alum. shields on quite a few but no S.S. shields, and I've done old and new.

Was just about to take a grinder to those and check, now I don't need to. Thanks

.50 cents each is what I pay and I always have more than I would ever want..............CRT monitors are a blemish on our society and I love to reap the rewards of these monsters

I can get hundreds of crt minitors and tvs but i gave it up because i cant find a respnsible or profitable way to dispose of the glass

I give the tv's and monitors to a guy I know. He gets the copper and wires and gives me the boards, yes low grade but they have transformers, aluminim and ic chips and I don't have to get rdi of the garbage.