Buying E-waste.

6 pentium pro processors weigh about a pound without heat sinks.......which processors are worth what?.......they are CPUs right? I just dragged my 1/2 barrel of mother boards out some are old 386 & 486 one had a pentium two on it and I see the heat sink is riveted to the plastic encasing the processor....I spose I should take pics....
I was thinking priority flat rate boxes would be good if I could just separate the more valuable parts for shipping....no? Yes?
;?)

Originally Posted by Reelman65

I realize that, but what is the best quantity and method to maximize profit for both parties?

Ship as much as you at once. Call around an find a good shipping company that will ship a full pallet. If you have that much I would ask that you e-mail our office at sales@easyrecycles.com an send photos of the scrap so we are both at a understanding of what is being sent. (the return shipping on a item like this is very costly an so best to know for sure what is coming for the first time buy/load...just so we are on the same page.)

Originally Posted by Re-cycler

6 pentium pro processors weigh about a pound without heat sinks.......which processors are worth what?.......they are CPUs right? I just dragged my 1/2 barrel of mother boards out some are old 386 & 486 one had a pentium two on it and I see the heat sink is riveted to the plastic encasing the processor....I spose I should take pics....
I was thinking priority flat rate boxes would be good if I could just separate the more valuable parts for shipping....no? Yes?
;?)

Ok I will TRY to explain this...

The green fiber chips (they CAN be a tan color as well) that have metal an the ones with no metal on them..they are low grade an are worth (right now an the price can change) is $8.00 a pound.

The black finger chips the chip is alittle thicker than the green ones...they are worth around $13 a pound

the "glass" slim chips that are gray are only worth about 30 a pound (based wild on the gold stock as gold changes very often)

The gray glass chips that are thicker but do not have a gold top or bottom are worth around $50 but there are 3 grades of this chip an is way to hard to explain.

Gray chips with gold tops an or gold bottoms or both gold top an bottom chips yet again they can range from 45 to 55 a pound due to gold in each chip an again based on the gold market.

The really BIG gold chips that 3inch an 2 1/2inch (Intel Pentium pro) are worth 60 to 90 a pound. Again there are grades here as well, some plants that made them...the time of year that they where made could mean more or less gold. So the gold has to be tested on each one. Due to the price being from 60 to 90 a pound you may see on your invoice we will do it by the gram. In each pound there is 453.59 grams (take money / 453.59 * total weight in grams = total worth) We have all so see some chips weight more or less due to the amount of gold is there or not there per chip but on avg is 87.4grams

Being able to grade chips is not as easy as some people may think it is. Other companies will just pay you a "flat fee" an this is where you are losing out on profits...they are aiming low an will not take the time to do a simple tests. I can pay the high amount of money for my scrap because we DO take the time in grading our items.

I hope this help you understand a little more but this is why we say...just put it into one box an we will take care of it from here. I have been doing this for a good bit now an very fast at grading them.

You say circuit boards are worth 10 cents a pound? I'll have to check into shipping costs to see if it'd be worth it. Never mailed anything bigger than an envelope before. If I filled up a box full of mixed up stuff would you want it? It's stuff out of TV's, radios, phones, etc. Was gonna post it on E-bay when I got a bunch but I'd rather sell it to someone on this forum.

Originally Posted by zakmattingly

You say circuit boards are worth 10 cents a pound? I'll have to check into shipping costs to see if it'd be worth it. Never mailed anything bigger than an envelope before. If I filled up a box full of mixed up stuff would you want it? It's stuff out of TV's, radios, phones, etc. Was gonna post it on E-bay when I got a bunch but I'd rather sell it to someone on this forum.

I will have to check into again but I just stack up my low grade until I have around 4,000 pounds or so. Thing with low grade its not worth a whole lot, I dont actively buy it so it kinda sits around here until I have I have a good bit of it. But I will make a phone call later on this week to check on the price.

Do the circuit boards have to be intact? I kinda smashed them in half with a hammer

Originally Posted by dryvr12

Do the circuit boards have to be intact? I kinda smashed them in half with a hammer

You can brake them as much as you want as long as I can still grade them from low to high. (don't go smashing up low grade an mix it into your high grade. I do look for this.

I just got back last night from a trip to TX to buy scrap hard drives from "Easy;" and, things went so well that I wanted to write a recommendation for him. I found him to be extremely helpful and pleasant to do business with. I'm looking forward to more trips down there (even though it's almost 200 miles each way); so, I'm really hoping that the numbers work out after I get the drives broken down. Although some folks might be somewhat dismissive to him because of his age, I found him very knowledgeable and to have an amazingly good head on his shoulders for someone of his age. I'll be 59 in March; and, I've "been around the block" enough times to have a well worn path; but, in all that time, there's only a small handful of folks in the group that I'm pleased to add him to. Most folks, of any age, have trouble finding the balance that he's managed to find. It was a real pleasure to do business with him; and, I'd highly recommend him to both buyers and sellers!

Welcome back. It's been a long time. How are your back issues?

Originally Posted by easyrecycle

Pricing has been updated 10/9/2016

Keeping watch on this thread. I am around Fort Worth. Go through lots of laptops due to the nature of my business. If you get into boards, ram, CPUs, etc again send me a PM. Will have a steady supply for you.