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    new trailet, new winch, part timer looking to climb ladder. advice from veterans???

    How is everyone doing? New to website but not to scrapping.... I've been scrapping part time for about four years. I also refurbish or save perfecticly good items from curbs and find them new homes.... For a small fee of.course. Anyway, I recently left my ten buck a hour job to work for myself. I just got a double axle tandem trailer along with a good size winch. Im familiar with bringing in a truck load of light open I recurved curbside, but im looking to advance a.few steps and start buying and scrapping vehicals. Looking to get.any good.advice.from the veterans who know.there stuff. Particularly advice with advertising and competing against.the larger companies. I already do craigs (and get flagged first ten minutes) , any good sure fire ways for adertising local vehicAl scrapping, ways to take on the larger companies? Im looking to keep funds to a minimum but if a few bucks can pay for itself id like to hear your opinions.
    Also, im in Delaware.... I dont mind driving an hour or two...... I heard PA has much better pay rates then DE? Anyone around my area and know a good yard, or anyone with any good advice on the subject? Well thanks alot for taking the time to read all of this.and.any input would be greatly appritiated. Also to scrap a vehical, do i need to have the title or will they take it without one?



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    I would probably have looked into this while I was still employed to be honest with you, rather than jumping in feet first. If you are unsure about the basics (ie needing a title) it's going to be a steep learning curve for you. Best of luck and I hope it all works out well.
    I know lying is wrong, but if the elephant man came in now in a blouse with some make up on, and said, "How do I look?" Would you say, bearing in mind he's depressed and has respiratory problems, would you say, "Go and take that blusher off you mis-shapened elephant tranny?" No. You'd say, "You look nice... John""

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    good luck to ya bro, best advice I can give you is don't pay more for a car or pick up then its worth, and don't forget bout to pull the cat radiator battery and the other gravy items off before you haul it to the yard.
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