First of all, I have to agree with patriot on the stork( and don't say the pins are silver too loud. Some ppl will run to their babies to see if their baby pins are actually silve).
1) I would keep stock pilling them. One day u will have 100 lbs and at 20-30 cents a pound, that's a little chunk. Don't worry they will come ur way.
2) pretty much same thing. Read as much as u can on grading. When I first started escrap I thought the same thing. Now 8 months later I have sent several lots of mid and high grade boards in and about have another shipment. I also have a few I am hanging on to cause I like them. Looking for a better price, or maybe to just hold on to them a while. They are neet.
3) really don't know much about refining. Maybe see if they are any good. Might be able to see them. I bought a box of used breakers from a yard sale last summer for 10 dollars. Some of the larger amp breakers are close to that or more new. I used some when I put electric in my building. Maybe someone with more insite can add to this. Sorry
4) see #3
5) I would pick it up just because I think it is the right and responsible thing to do. The fly by night smash and grabbers are going to hurt the honest working scrapper by doing stuff like this. It really pisses me off when I see stuff like that and would love to catch someone in the act. For crying out load, take ur trash with u. Don't leave it laying around for someone else to clean up. Ok enough on this touchy subject.
Hope this might answer one or two of ur questions. Hope it ain't more fuzzy now than it was to begain with. As for the escrap, hang in there. Quantity will come. Before long u will be tearing down computers for the high dollar motherboards.
As another thought on the low grade boards, some ppl throw them in with their shread, if the yard allows it. I like to keep mine and sell as low grade boards cause it is a few more cents/lb and a few cents can add up
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