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A lot of good points here, I sometimes forget about how other places ban what I do for a living. Curbco ain't bad, but it isn't for everyone. You need to find your niche in the market that you do...

I'm not sure I agree with things slowing down, we live in a world where appliances only last 5 years and where people throw away brand new lawn mowers because the blade is bent. I pull in between...

I left my escrap out in the rain, I don't think it matters but I've never sold escrap before. does this affect selling price?

I found an assortment of silverware and i am unsure as to whether or not its completely silver. Is there a way of telling? It wont stick to a magnet.

Plated or solid, what does this stuff go for?...

I don't mean to be critical, but I think that you can't just assume people turn stuff in like that cuz they're lazy. For me, I will separate as much as I can for what it's worth. I start separating...

Yes, you would be correct, I took it to my regular scrap yard that I go to daily. They will screw you over if you don't fight for a better price and I called corporate, and he said send him pictures,...

I just got a computer store account, and they build computers. They will take trade ins, and take any useful working parts out, and sends the steel tower, and other components my way. I took a small...

I bought the full sheet labels, got my logo and number printed. put them on my first container, and delivered it to an auto shop down the street from my work. Picked up twice already. Got about...

I definitely like the clearcoat idea, I just need to find big labels. The carts I got have the trash company's logo melted in, so I need a large enough sticker to cover them. Aside from the company...

Hi, I'm been a curbside scrapper for a little over 3 years, and I've done very good for myself. Over the last year, there I have started picking up restaurant equipment. I've worked with franchises...

i was stabbed in my lower chest 2 years ago by some guys from chicago during my towns spring cleanup all over a pile of scrap. i got there first.

now i carry a 6" survival knife from harbor...

i get where you're coming from, but if a cop ever stopped me for an unsafe load, id ask him to see how easy it is to try to pull something out. i pack my loads good. and nothing has ever fallen out....

this spring ive noticed more "stealth scrappers". aka pickup trucks without ladder racks or wood sides. where i live, it's never been normal to not have walls, we drive trucks that look like the ones...

i pickrd up a working flatscreen tv a few months ago, and i also picked up a fairly new working sound mixer in mint condition! http://www.maad.net/gear/images/racpac.gif

I remember one day in the summer, i was drivin down a road, when i came across a (really hot) girl chucking stuff out on the curb. i pulled up and stopped since i saw an older mac laptop, some other...

it's been a while since i've gone out on my routes, by three weeks after christmas the metal has dried up. in the next few weeks i should be getting back in the swing of things. do you guys see your...

crowbar what state you in? if concealed carry is legal in his state, I see no problem. There should never be an issue with wanting to protect yourself and your property, as long as you are abiding by...

Found a whole still operation in the trash about a month ago, huge stainless steel pots, and lots of copper coils!

Yeah all the trucks have a gps. I don't need one in my town because I run these streets everyday, but neighboring towns, gps is a lifesaver.

Nice thing is for me that it's every year, and there are al least 4 towns around me I know of that do a spring clean-up every year that I plan to participate in all of them this year.

How many...

Apology accepted, but if you look through a lot of my other posts/replies this is what happens. Like the last time, I posted how I break down tvs, and in the end there was like 2-3 pages of people...

What kind of transfer station allows regular people in their personal vehicles to dump their trash directly in the pit? No sensible company, especially WM. They have a special area (usually a...

I'd say the problem with WM is that they typically handle the reycling of appliances. As far as scrap metal goes, I'd just go in and ask them. "Hey can I hang around here and collect scrap metal...

If I were you, I'd park just before the weigh station, and just ask people if you can take it. No need to drive up and down streets! Have you tried talking to the management at the transfer station?...

We have a fun time, I'll try to get pics posted afterwards because it is pretty insane. This is my 2nd year doing this, but instead I used my 2 car garage. I packed the **** thing floor to ceiling...