i was really motivated this day.
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Im not at ease if i dont have atleast 20 to breakdown on the weekend. Breaking down towers is a money making stress reliever.
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Looks like someone's. Been busy
Thats a nice pile. ship it out and start all over :-p
do you check em out before you tear them down ?
I've only been into for 3 months so far. I know I'm throwing away money by not checking it out. I'll use the excuse I just don't know what to look for or where to start. I know for sure some of the towers alone are worth more than scrap. Some of them I swear can't be more than a couple years older. And I know I've come a crossed special cards, but again I don't know what I'm looking for. Plus I don't know how to check if things work. I don't crap about computers but I can tear one down in 2 minutes. I even think some of my memory cards could be worth something more than scrap. I've pulled some out with actual price tags on them. I'm not bs'n when I say I had a couple with a $70 price tag. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. And by the way, I think you and I are in the same state. I'm in Tulsa.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bear
Crazy, check out my update I just posted, for a year and a half I've been scrapping everything, but lately I've had a young man (he's computer crazy) checking out my finds and sorting the good from bad.
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/day-l...dry-spell.html
Great job on the pile of boards and other goodies. Depending where you are you can still sell P4 machines but here Duo Cord(next step up from the P4) are much easier to sell. When you get one try it out. Set up a little test area with a monitor, key board and mouse. Also having one good hard drive with a good Operating system like Windows XP to put in a tower to test the machine.
Take the time to read all the sticky threads and the old threads in the electronics section. The information there will ensure you are not losing money needlessly. I don't get all the potential money from my ewaste but I have made the decision knowing that. Its easier to ship for me than sell one or two towers at a time. To each his own, Mike.
[QUOTE=Mechanic688;87865]Crazy, check out my update I just posted, for a year and a half I've been scrapping everything, but lately I've had a young man (he's computer crazy) checking out my finds and sorting the good from bad.
Thanks...... Now all I need to do is find a guy like that. I know of this one guy who I see at our local auction very week. He'll buy almost any computer they have go up for sale. I need to find him and see what he can do before I start breaking everything down.
Thanks miked! It's my goal to find one or two local computer guys, pick their brains and see what they're looking for. I'd be willing to pay money for that information and resource. I tear down approx 200 units a month and I'm so sure there's money I've been throwing away. I have a pretty constant source for my scrap. I sure would like to max out the payout..... Just like I know we all would.
dang! You're scrapping all those, and don't know nothing about a computer? Set you up a small workbench, it needs a monitor, mouse, and a keyboard, with room for a tower. That's it! Plug it up, turn it on. If no huge sparks fly, it likely works :) Then just go into setup and see what's it's made of. There are the occasional "other than IBM(most computers) compatible" computers, but they all are basically alike in most respects. About like the proverbial old horse, you just got to figure out where to kick it to make it go ; )
Also a good idea once you're there, to stick a piece of wide masking tape on top, to note what you found about it, if it's worth noting
One of my concerns would be the personal information that may still be on there. What do I do about that? I'd hate to be involved in someone getting their hands on personal information.
A lot of the guys buy one of the lil kits on Ebay then use a good free program to wipe the drives.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrapcrazy
Kit; USB 2.0 to IDE SATA S-ATA 2.5 3.5 HD HDD Adapter Cable | eBay
Here's one of the programs used by some of the guys; Disk Wipe - Free software
I'd almost guess that most cases of personal info being found, were done so on computers that were sold/etc with the operating system still in tack i.e. they dumped the files from "my documents" and "desktop", unaware that passwords and other info is stored in many different places. I've seen machines where their attempt to delete info was obvious, but they had even left these items in their recycle bin. Once you defrag a drive, most deleted info is all but unrecoverable by even the best of file recovery programs. That isn't to say that some people will stop at nothing to retrieve such things, but a format, fresh install, and a defrag will certainly make even the best of them have to really work for it.
Also most hard drive manufacturers provide a DOS tools disk for either a floppy or CD installation that will boot the PC and format and test the drive. I have stacks of them for many different brands, because they'll generally be fully functional on a different brand only if it is installed along with another HDD of their own brand with it. These programs are free from their website
If I end up selling a unit, it will either be without a hard drive or a refurbished one. I found a lot of 12 80gig hardrives on eBay for $100. I feel safer that way. I want nothing to do with someone getting their hands on someone's personal information from anything they get from me.
Yup like mechanic said he's gonna be a millionaire soon so you better listen to him. Follow his advice and find a computer guru (geek) that can identify usable parts and find a marketplace for them. In the scrap industry that call it the secondary market.
I'm taking Mechanics advice and running with it. I just so happened to find my, "geek" yesterday. He won't stop calling either. He has a big idea about getting complete systems ready to start marketing for "back to school", to school kids who need a cheap computer. I normally don't think twice about key boards, monitors, mouse and speakers. I normally just want the towers. So today I went into my stash and pulled a dozen or so flat screens and the other parts to make complete systems. Now it's his turn to make sure they're good and running and start selling them.