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    Different kind of scrapping!

    Had a phone call earlier this week and i have had 8 semis at my house waiting to be unloaded.
    Heres what i have:


    30,000 ford mustang taillights.
    Im a busy guy!


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    I gotta ask! What are you going to do with those??

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    I think you just cornered the market.

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    Separate the different kinds of plastic and selling it off. And each taillight has 3 boards due to them having leds.

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    Congrats.....??? What are you going to do with them? Mike.

    Answer came while I was writting my question. Thanks, Mike.
    "Profit begins when you buy NOT when you sell." {quote passed down to me from a wise man}

    Now go beat the copper out of something, Miked

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    Looks like alot of work! Can you just remove the board and sell the plastic as mixed?

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    The latest plastics price that I got was $0.09\lb. So, atleast it is all profitable or maybe I should have said sell-able.

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    Would like to see a pic of the board

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    I will upload a picture of the board later. Some of the plastics I am selling for .25++

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    That's awesome! I would love to have that dropped off at my shop.

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    open a mustang tail light repair shop, hek, you can do a whole chain of em

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    No can do. Signed paperwork, everything must be destroyed.

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    What are the types of plastic? ABS & the clear and colored part for the lights?

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    Wow that sure is a pile of plastic. Great score. I have mustang tail lights also but only 2 of them on back of car lol.


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