What are some things you tossed out in the past, before you even knew you could've earned money by scrapping them instead? As for myself, besides small items there's
1) gas stove 2) dehumidifier 3) furnace 4) washer
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What are some things you tossed out in the past, before you even knew you could've earned money by scrapping them instead? As for myself, besides small items there's
1) gas stove 2) dehumidifier 3) furnace 4) washer
I used to pick up metal from businesses to recycle it in my spare time, before I actually realized I could sell it and still be recycling it at the same time.
remember when toyota had that huge recall on the old toyota tacoma frames a few years ago? well my uncle has a car carrier and hauled HUNDREDS of them to go get crushed. If i knew back then what i do now, id be a wealthy 17 year old. id be cutting cats and siphoning gas all day long.
The company I work for threw away about 200 pounds of aluminum panels from the stuff we fix, and somehow it found it's way into the back of my durango ;)
I had an aluminum 4-cylinder engine sitting around here when I bought this place. Hauled it in and told them I didn't want any for money, just wanted to get rid of it.
My cousin died and left a car in his yard....sat there for twenty years....someone asked me about it...I called his heirs....they said he could have it....I gave it away !!!
I was just talking to my boss, and he said they've been throwing away all the stuff I picked up for 16 years! He gave me a little corner in the warehouse and said I could put a gaylord there and just throw all the aluminum in that, and the boards I have to take off a few parts and make sure they're not repairable and they're mine too! 16 years of 200 pounds of aluminum a month! Heck I've been here for 2 years.... makes my stomach hurt.
I threw away a tv a week before I realized there was metal in it. Plus, during 2001 and 2002 when my house was being repaired so we could move in, we re-did all the wiring, ductwork, and I think some plumbing. Guess where it went. Here's a hint: it's big, square, and goes to the dump
sold my car for $100.00 because of a blown engine.
The trashman?? heheheQuote:
Here's a hint: it's big, square, and goes to the dump
Over the years I've practically given away three cars and countless appliances. Makes me sad now.
Oh well. At least everyone has learned from their mistakes
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I had one similar to this only in yellow about 15 years ago, and got real mad because a head gasket blew and sold it to a guy for $150. Live and learn,,,
back in the dqy My mother threw away a complete stearling coffee maker set because it was old and she was tired of keeping it poloshed. Urn, sugar and creamer bowls spoons tray and all, I am sure it weighed over 10 pounds. up untill a couple of years ago I threw away hundreds of catylic converters to the scrap yard or the crusher. man could I use that money now.
I didnt throw this away but was screwed out of them, during the clunker thing, I contacted a few delers to help set up the program . O knew the way the gov did things it would be complicated. sure enough i sound a huge nisson/mazda dealership, John lee Nisson, who was not going to participate because it was too complicated, I signed on as a consultant and set up the entire program, my pay was supposed to be the trade ins. free and clear. long story short. I took in 48 trades. I figgured the value after stripping tires rims batteries and cats, and getting $200 ea. for the stripped cars my take was between $7000 asnd $12,000, a week before it ended they handed me a check for $1500, and said they could handle it from then on. no thank you no kiss no lubricant. I have a signed contract, but no money to hire a lawyer to sue.
during the clunker thing, and having been in the car bis most of my life I knew the gov paper work would be a night mare ( it was) any way I found a huge dealership that was not going to participate because it was too complicated. John Lee Nissa/Mazda. I write up a contract as a consaltant, with my pay being the traded in clunkers. we took in 48 trades on the clunker bill. I figgured after removing good tires, alu rims, batteries and, cats and selling the bodies to the crussher for $200 ea. my take woulsd be between $7000 and $12,000. to make a long story short, opun notice from the gov that the program was ending, they habded me a $1400 check and said they could handle it from then on. No thank you, no Kiss, no lubricant, I have a signed contract, but cant afford an attorney to handle it.
My eyes hurt.
Yes I have thrown(wasted) on several electronics product like
Sound system
Mobile
MP4 player
Wanna know about you...
Sold a '66 Mustang for $100 back in the 90's
Dumpster Dee why did you? I bet you wish you still had it today.
you got that right iScrap!!
I was in the sewer / waterline business. Buried countless tons of cutoff ductile iron pipe, broken manhole covers etc. right in the sewer ditch - never to be seen by human eyes again.
Also! Forgive me if it was one of you, but I lived across the street from the high school. One early morning (about 4) I was woke up by a ruckuss in the dumpster. I called the cops assuming it was kids. What a jerk I was! I had no idea.
Burying stuff on the job reminds me of when I saw a local crew working on widening a bridge on the interstate. They had a pile of twisted I-beams. I was going to ask what they do with it and never got back to them. For all I know they haul it all to the dump.
I used to be a shipper/loader for a small wholesale dental warehouse in oregon. I cant recall how many dental chairs we took to the dump wieghing around 500 each plus ovens and other really hi tech dental eqipment. The sad part is I could take any of it if I wanted to.
I donated three cars, and abandoned an RV at a storage lot. I've tossed appliances and computers. sigh.
Now I don't let anyone I know throw anything away. I grabbed a power strip from my MIL's garbage today. Hey - copper and brass and a circuit board? Yes, please.
The dreaded buy. Like. ...I need that...been needing it for too long . Wish someone gave me one !
Then I bought it only for within a week I get one or more in . Ouch. I learned to will and wait. Usually works.
Especially tools lol. I almost never buy them . I find them. At count I got tool stashes. Way too many so I send them out. Need to do a flea market or auction . I do declare!
I have made lots of mistakes when i was very young in this sphere but not seems like i am not alone
have a look at list of things i could have scraped but just threw away in garbage
1. old geyser(not working)
2. 3 computer processors and memories
3. my mobile (xperia x8)
4. i pod
i dont remember rest , i could have scraped all of these things for $$$ to any scrap yard or any carbide scrap[/URL] dealer or your local recycle station but now i now what is need to be done what you have something broken.
For 15 years my brother and I repaired business phones and tossed everything that was broken or obsolete. Things like high grade telecom boards! I would guess $30K or more. But I am all better now!!!!!
Chris
I threw away one of those large Persian rugs , the nice ones I see selling for over 8 grand now . Wish I had a time machine but we live and learn . This was over 14 years ago so I'm over it .
Yes before I knew there was a "dirty" catagory for most metals if there was steel on it in with the steel it went...
I could cry knowing what I threw out - washer, hot water tank, push and riding mower, pots/pans, you name it I probably threw at least one of each away!
I think old dude is making things up-first he says he got 1500 bucks and the next post he says 1400 bucks.
Bullion. He's probably not making it up. I bet it was around 1450...cause I do that sometimes round up or round down... But I don't really know him or you. Just my opinion...
Cheers
DayV
I can tell you that if anyone makes stuff up on here, it sure as hell isn't old dude.
Computer scrapping whoops:
- early on I tossed old PCs - including motherboards and 286/386 processors because I couldn't imagine they had any value.
- I scrapped DDR RAM - I didn't know PartTimeScrapper here would buy some of it for well above scrap value
- I ripped out Cisco SFPs from fiber switches and threw them out (!!!!!!!!!) because they were the size of my little finger and looked useless. They sell for about $4000 new and several hundred used.
Lesson learned: READ THIS FORUM and look at eBay to see what EVERYTHING sells for first.
i cant recall anything of great value that i threw away
i do remember taking 2 shoe boxes with hard drives stacked in them to the scrap yard-when i first started scrapping
i sold them as steel
and i remember the guys at the yard took one look at those boxes & took them into a back room
i would have made at least 5 times the amount i got for its steel weight
and then the boards- which is another story
Here is an entire post of what I pitched into the dumpster http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/gener...y-e-waste.html