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    eesakiwi is offline Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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    Once you have a car to scrap, find out what parts on it are valuable.
    Things like carby & starter & alternator are valuable.
    But having a certain tailshaft might also be valuable, same with seats, or like above, sun visors.

    I asked if I could scrap out the wiring loom out of a car up a driveway, they were about to load it onto a trailer & take it away for scrap.
    While I was removing the loom (for copper, I strip it & burn it off, lotsa work, but $) I told them what I was doing.

    So the guy starts thinking & gets me to remove the starter, walks inside, stays there for a while, walks out, sez
    "I just sold the starter for $110, on 'TradeMe' (NZ craigslist, Much much better setout). Moneys already in my bank account.
    m They actually have a 'Wanted' section & the ad was in that.
    He based the price on a previously sold item & included postage so it was $8 cheaper in the end.
    Still, $100 for no work.....

    Leave the connections on parts if you can, just run past the connection & leave a inch or two of cable.


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