Computer keyboards?

We buy the maylars from the keyboards at $2.00 /lb an whole keyboards with cords attached for .02 /lb.

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Originally Posted by scrapperben

in 10 years time when silver is $1500 oz will buy you lots of beer 'n smokes.

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by then beer and smokes will be $1500 ; )

Ha! yep, good point.

Why would anyone sell for that when they can be mixed with shread

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whole keyboards with cords attached for .02 /lb

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I weighed up an average keyboard with cord and it was 2lb, so your paying 4c for it?
I cut the cord off and weighed it, it's worth 12c alone.

anyways I took some pix to show you the older one, the pattern is printed into the board..

http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/.../eb1eb1002.jpg

this is the back..

http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/.../eb1eb1003.jpg

here's what I believe was the next stage going onto mylar, the bottom one, it's mylar..

http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/.../eb1eb1004.jpg

and today's mylars, some have very intense silver patterns, other's are merely traces and dots..

http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/.../eb1eb1005.jpg

http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/.../eb1eb1006.jpg

http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/.../eb1eb1007.jpg

http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/.../eb1eb1008.jpg

so in high volume mylar stacking, you can see how you would have like a division in between your stack.
the low grade patterns and the high grade ones.
if your selling by qty or weight then your option is to sell the low grades and keep the highs or turn them in
to a refiner that returns the silver in a blob instead of cash, that way your maximising your return.

same with buying them, if you can buy the bulk lots up, like 20's, 50's or 100 of 'em in one go then you could also
seperate the highs & lows and resell the lows and build up a good stack of silver that way.

Here's a perfect example, this one is still joined together so obviously the pair of mylar from one keyboard.
look at the difference, I know which ones i'd pick out of a bunch, do you?

http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/.../eb1eb1011.jpg

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Originally Posted by Mechanic688

Here you go; http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/disma...ard-mouse.html

I do want to mention that there is actually 2 mylar sheets inside separated by a clear sheet, just remove the clear one and pitch it. The biggest pain is all those blasted screws,
I have a pegboard hook on my wall and I just hang them up until I get enough to send off or Ebay.

Also the ball inside the mice has metal under the rubber, not sure right now if it's steel or alum.

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The mouse-balls I've seen have been steel. Certainly not worth much, but I suppose they are worth SOMETHING.

"Jack at Relectrocycle pays 4.00# and he pays shipping."
Happyscraper, thanks for this info. I have contacted Relectrocycle and am currently waiting for a reply.

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Originally Posted by Mealane8

The mouse-balls I've seen have been steel. Certainly not worth much, but I suppose they are worth SOMETHING.

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I use mouse balls as slingshot ammo :)