I concur with all who stated about what is YOUR time worth:
I've said this before but I will try to eloquently state it again-- Every scrapper on the planet has the following differences:
Different geographic locations will yield you different plans of attack on certain items. With that said. Someone here said they cut the wire on their power supplies and leave them in the case and send the rest to shred. Why? Because where he is.. he does not have anyone who buys the boards or because it isn't worth his time. For Sledge personally I still pull my power supplies because I get .05 for the metal case, I get the .60/lb for the wire and I also am fortunate enough to get .47/lb just for the boards locally. They would NOT be worth it if I had to ship.
So do I think that poster is "a stupid, idiot moron" for not pulling his power supplies and breaking them down? ABSOLUTELY NOT- Because where he is, with no outlet for the item.. he leaves them in and gets paid his weight. That, for him, is the best he can do where he lives and the buyers he has access too.
My point being this: Work SMARTLY, if you have an outlet for items that others do not, then capitalize on the opportunity and smile, if others have an outlet that you do not have- there is no reason to be sour, point fingers or get mouthy. I'm also getting pretty tired of folks here telling others how stupid they are because they don't do what they personally do. I run scrap as a side gig. People who own companies that have to pay labor to break these items down- remember they are smart enough folks to OWN A BUSINESS and hire employees- that is no small feat (coming from a business owner myself) So if that business owner says "It isn't worth my time" they he or she is ALSO not a moron. He or she is stating the following:
"I have an employee that after I pay his wages, insurance and my overhead- to break down said item- the return on the investment gives me a net LOSS- thus I am LOSING $ to do so." And as a smart business man.. he knows that losing money does not make sense for sustainability.
On the other side of the coin.. if your business model says "Not worth my time" because of reasons stated above.. The guy like me who will break off HD boards on Laptop HD's or Gut Power Supplies.. I just as equally am not an idiot for doing so!
Fair enough for you??
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