gold has been going down and shipping going up as well as all other things needed to scrap e waste. tools, fuel ect.
for example a low end dell work station or hospital computer is now worth about $8 totaly scrapped out as apposed to about $12 a year or so ago. This BS that the inflation rate (cost of doing business or living) is at one percent or lower is just that total B.S.. just look at the cost of food utilities. fuel and other esentials that were dropped from the inflation index a couple of years ago.
Our gross inventory here at EcoSafe has risen dramaticly over the past year, but, because of inflation our bottom line is still about the same or even less if we dont watch our Ps and Qs. Un fortunately I have just never been a Ps and Qs kind of guy so it is a difficult learning process for me.
Just today we got in about 700 to 800 lbsand I will spend the day tomarrow shopping shippers, it has come to the point where a penney or two a pound is significant in the bottom line.
I also tend to give the customer the benifit of doubt on pricing unfamiliar boards. for fear of losing the customer, another habit I'm trying hard to break. If you are in danger of losing money on the deal then loosing the customer can sometimes be the right thing to do.
To chase down a scrap computer or even 2 or 3 paying $5 ea. for them then going to get them in todays market is a loosing proposition. many only realize that after 6 month or so of hard work only to realize their bank account is empty
and they are borrowing the mortgage or car payment to buy inventory. (been there done that). MCW Just sayin.
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