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    Craigslist ads

    Have any of you guys had any luck with putting an ad on craigslit. Saying you will take scrap metal. Mine always get flagged or deleted


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    type craigslist in the search bar...... there are quite a few threads on this.

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    Post under Services.

    If you're posting under Appliances, Free, Wanted, etc, you will get flagged off pretty quick.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WMSTR View Post
    Have any of you guys had any luck with putting an ad on craigslit. Saying you will take scrap metal. Mine always get flagged or deleted
    When they flag it...in your head say "thank you" an repost it...as now every time they flag it you can repost an its RIGHT back on top =)

    I dont know about anyone else but I love my ads being on top =)...I kinda get butt hurt if no one flags my stuff an it sits there for 2days!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by easyrecycle View Post
    When they flag it...in your head say "thank you" an repost it...as now every time they flag it you can repost an its RIGHT back on top =)

    I dont know about anyone else but I love my ads being on top =)...I kinda get butt hurt if no one flags my stuff an it sits there for 2days!!

    Does that work?

    When I see incessant postings I just ignore them and have no desire to deal, buy, sell whatever with them.

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    I post in the labor section of services and get calls time to time. I am picking up a washer this evening I got a call on yesterday, and also got a call the day befor that for a refrigerator and furnace. But several weeks may go by without a call, it is hit and miss. I just post there as they do not get flagged, and prefer to go by their rules. Sometimes it may only be for an appliance or two, but twice I got calls that filled up my 16 ft flatbed twice each time, and several other times have gotten calls that again completely filled the flatbed. It does not cost, so if you do not get any calls you are not out anything.

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    I have not tried this yet, but it sounds like some good free marketing. If you got a few appliances out of it, then it would be worth it. I also know that people don't want to pay someone to haul things off. This could be a means to a free trade off. They are happy and we get the money!
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    Quote Originally Posted by WMSTR View Post
    Have any of you guys had any luck with putting an ad on craigslit. Saying you will take scrap metal. Mine always get flagged or deleted
    Post them in the "General" section

    Appliance section in for sale items

    Real estate services section

    Labor and Moving

    That is where I post, and get about 60% of my business that way.

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    I did that and got two people that call me when they get metal one guy re models houses and the other is a heating & cooling guy. Working on more customers off CL

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    free working tube tvs like 30 of them working will help load (aurora )
    most of are working fine just have alot of them contact me i been scrapping tvs for mother bord copper and aluminum 817 three 76 7981


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    free working tube tvs like 30 of them working will help load
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    free working tube tvs like 30 of them working will help load (aurora )
    most of are working fine just have alot of them contact me i been scrapping tvs for mother bord copper and aluminum
    That's where I'm missing the big money, I didn't know there was a motherboard in a TV or monitor.
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    Right up there with the guy who told me the other day and very sure of himself no less that there was an Ounce of gold in every computer....we've been missing out guys!

    People like that make me giggle. Really. Giggle. Not laugh, not LOL, no rofl..but giggle.

    Sirscrapalot - No motherboards in my tvs, or OZ's of gold in my computers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot View Post
    Right up there with the guy who told me the other day and very sure of himself no less that there was an Ounce of gold in every computer....we've been missing out guys!

    People like that make me giggle. Really. Giggle. Not laugh, not LOL, no rofl..but giggle.

    Sirscrapalot - No motherboards in my tvs, or OZ's of gold in my computers.
    That guy sounds like your new ewaste buyer

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    i made thousands off the site in new york i get calls every day

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    the oz of gold is in the soft drive. duh, i thought everyone knew that. it's behind the piece of shred behind the motherboard.

    had a guy tell me yesterday that gold was at almost 2000. i wanted to LOL but i thought he probably would shank me since he looked rather shady.
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    Maybe not an ounce of gold, but there's apparently a pretty good chunk of silver in wheelbarrows:
    My Silver Coins for your Wheelbarrow



    I'm thinking of sending him this photo:
    Shop True Temper 1.25 cu ft Wheelbarrow at Lowes.com


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