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    A few extra $ is worth my time if I have nothing...

    A few extra $ is worth my time if I have nothing better to do.
    My Ebay income is not exactly a lot, but it's enough for some extra spending money at the end of the month.

    Example: Sold a Asus...
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    When I was a teenager, I 'planned' on being a...

    When I was a teenager, I 'planned' on being a geologist or mineralogist.
    Real life very rarely works out the way folks thinks it will.

    Now-a-days, I do what is necessary to pay the bills given...
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    An update: Just sold the last chip on Ebay....

    An update:
    Just sold the last chip on Ebay. Before fees, taxes, e.t.c. - I made $36 from the sales of those parts.
    The most valuable ( sold price ) was the CO2 sensor.
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    Treasure In A Forgotten Miscellaneous Bucket

    I was doing some cleaning, and found a bucket with odd-ball 'tech' items I tossed in there to eventually process.
    If I had to guess, I'd say it's been over 2 years since it has seen the light of...
  5. A small update in my research: 1: oxalic acid...

    A small update in my research:
    1: oxalic acid is commonly used to leach iron out of clay - the process is very simple and can be done during the last step of purifying raw clay
    2: hydrogen...
  6. I have found an old government article about...

    I have found an old government article about extracting aluminum from clay ( aluminum silicate ). Research Paper RP1756 .
    Interesting read if anyone is interested:...
  7. If what I am reading is correct, oxalic acid is...

    If what I am reading is correct, oxalic acid is commonly used to leach out iron.
  8. Chemistry - Separating Aluminum Oxide From Impure Aluminum Chloride

    For a long time I have I've had a large amount of dry & impure aluminum chloride sitting around as a biproduct of silver recovery.
    I thought it would be a fun learning experience to attempt to...
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    This thead is a question - Getting Heavy Junk Out Of 'The Swamp' ?

    I'm doing a bit of a property cleanup in the near future, and I am wondering if there is an easier way of removing heavy junk from an area that is wet.
    I'm planning on using a 2 ton come-a-long to...
  10. Thread: swandersteve

    by RLS0812
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    Hello and welcome...

    Hello and welcome
    https://creativeartworksblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/ma-scontent-a-ati-xx-fbcdn-net.jpg
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    I bought the entire set for $5 and sold it on...

    I bought the entire set for $5 and sold it on Ebay for $16 .
    I try to keep my collections to a minimum ... the keyword is try. I mainly collect fox themed items, oddball tokens and coins, and...
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    2 decks of Buy War Bonds playing cards ... with...

    2 decks of Buy War Bonds playing cards ... with original tax stamps and lamb leather case
    https://i.postimg.cc/8kq42TYS/ww2-cards-all2.jpg
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    You seem to find all the cool stuff Since I'm...

    You seem to find all the cool stuff
    Since I'm currently in south-west Louisiana, I think I'll drive over and get some of the goodies laying around ;)

    Best yard sale find for me in the last 5...
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    The local yard is going to be ... unhappy ... if...

    The local yard is going to be ... unhappy ... if they find large slag clinkers in your load.

    The mills dumped them because there wasn't enough iron to be worth remelting.
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    Slag pouring...

    Slag pouring
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIL2Uv29zAM
  16. This is a how-to thread - Salvaging Houses & Buildings For Valuable Stuff

    Here is my updated guide on scrapping houses for wood and other valuable items. I made a post like this a long time ago, but it seems to have gone missing.

    There is a lot of valuable wood and...
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    This thead is a question - Solid wooden doors, solid wooden trim work,...

    Solid wooden doors, solid wooden trim work, cabinets, ss sinks ( not as scrap ), hardwood floors, mirrors, wooden stair banisters, wooden railing, certain stone/ceramic tiles, glass bricks, whole...
  18. I glued a bunch of panels together from solar...

    I glued a bunch of panels together from solar yard lights
    From a 2018 video, you can see it at 2:55
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdxxVWF5OoU
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    Wholesale postings in the last week ... ...

    Wholesale postings in the last week ...





    Some other listings for retail aluminum
    Irony aluminum retail scrap is $0.07/lb
    Aluminum rims with tire retail scrap is $0.10 /lb
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    Real tin is over $8 /lb Magnesium scrap was...

    Real tin is over $8 /lb
    Magnesium scrap was $0.01/lb last I looked ... ~$260 /ton wholesale
    Let me look to see current wholesale prices ...
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    This thead is a question - Leads as in the metal out of the batteries or...

    Leads as in the metal out of the batteries
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    Leads as in business contacts

    ???

    ( on a side note: I wouldn't mind having a few gallons of cheap concentrated sulphuric acid for processing )
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    Ebay sold listings shows about $60 for 100 of...

    Ebay sold listings shows about $60 for 100 of them as-is.
    New they sell for about $7 retail.

    Delkin compact flash bbcf pr03 16gb
  23. Thread: Withdrawls

    by RLS0812
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    That is very risky - not like on television. How...

    That is very risky - not like on television. How good are you at reselling face-to-face ?
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    3rd generation i5 's sell for $18+ on Ebay The...

    3rd generation i5 's sell for $18+ on Ebay The motherboards are probably worth far more than scrap as well.

    Congratulations on your haul.
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    There is a lot of money if you know what to look...

    There is a lot of money if you know what to look for.
    By chance, do you have any tube testers, or old vintage testing equipment ?
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