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    Gold boards

    Did a bit of breaking down today and this is what i ended up with.




    DO you guys break them down more then this? or just sell them as is and where do you guys get the best price from?
    Thanks a lot
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    Are these old video games? 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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    Yes they are. I would of sold them but they were real messed up and did not work.

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    Same here its a great way to get rid of the ones that won't sell or are just broken. I have been selling used video games at flea markets for many years. Personally I don't play them so its been not that much fun. Mike.

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    I do a bit of E-scrapping and refining. I think it depends on what you want to do with them. I know guys that sell them on ebay. I take them and trim the fingers down with a scroll saw. I process them out when I get a 5 gallon bucket, same with pins. You can process them yourself though chemical (acids) means but I wouldn't do it if you are not sure. Check of the gold refining fourm on ways to process escrap they have a lot of good info. Be very careful on the questions you ask, the guys are very safety oriented and have no problem ripping you a new one if you just demand to know how to do it. These guys are professionals who run that forum and do this for a living. They will demand you learn before you ask, and will refuse to answer. If you show knowledge of the subject and get stuck, they will help and walk you through the process.

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    I am a member of the goldforum but haven't posted afer years because I haven't absorbed enough yet. I vote for saving the boards up and selling to one of our member buyers. Mike.

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    Thanks for the help guys i will keep saving them

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    thank you! i now know to look for old video games...would have never occured to me!
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    Anyone know what these grade as? I have popped a few apart and toss them in my "misc." box for now.


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