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    Putting scrap tantalum capacitors up for auction

    SO AFTER 10 MONTHS OR SO OF PULLING TANTALUM CAPACITORS OFF OF COMPUTER AND TELECOM BOARDS I FINALLY GAVE UP AND DECIDED TO PUT THESE LITTLE SUCKERS UP FOR AUCTION TO SEE WHAT THEIR "STREET VALUE" IS . I WAS SHOOTING FOR 25 LBS BUT IM SEEING THOSE LITTLE THINGS IN MY NIGHTMARES!!

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/271348618758...84.m1558.l2649

    WELL ANYWAY HERE IT IS LETS SEE WHERE THEY END UP AT.LOL
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    disappointing result considering smf buyers would have paid $220+ for the lot

    it took me about 6 hours labor to remove 2 pounds of these from boards, not worth it in my opinion, but its still better than minimum wage
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    I AM ACTIVELY BUYING ESCRAP OF ALL TYPES. BOARDS, RAM, CPUS AND MUCH MORE

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    I still haven't figured out what type of capacitors to remove. Is it all capacitors except the standard cap (big cylinder cap)? Are all the little caps good?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phantoms001 View Post
    I still haven't figured out what type of capacitors to remove. Is it all capacitors except the standard cap (big cylinder cap)? Are all the little caps good?
    study the pic's,
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    What type of board has the most?

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    Server boards and older motherboards and hard drive boards seem to have the most. JG it's a learning curve I wanted to see it's value on the open market. And now I know. I pull these off while at work so it's that or read the paper :-)

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    You did fine CT... Not disappointing at all Good job and thanks for posting the results.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vabuckhunter View Post
    What type of board has the most?
    Older two way radios (Motorola) have more than any computer associated board that I've seen but then I haven't seen them all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CTscrapman View Post
    SO AFTER 10 MONTHS OR SO OF PULLING TANTALUM CAPACITORS OFF OF COMPUTER AND TELECOM BOARDS I FINALLY GAVE UP AND DECIDED TO PUT THESE LITTLE SUCKERS UP FOR AUCTION TO SEE WHAT THEIR "STREET VALUE" IS . I WAS SHOOTING FOR 25 LBS BUT IM SEEING THOSE LITTLE THINGS IN MY NIGHTMARES!!

    11 25 lbs Tantalum Capacitors for Tantalum and Silver Recovery from Old Boards | eBay

    WELL ANYWAY HERE IT IS LETS SEE WHERE THEY END UP AT.LOL

    You would of received at minimum $500 dollars from our company for this lot of capacitors.

    Did you not search on the forum if their are any purchasers of Tantalum Capacitors on this forum?

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    Quote Originally Posted by TantalumRecycling View Post
    You would of received at minimum $500 dollars from our company for this lot of capacitors.

    Did you not search on the forum if their are any purchasers of Tantalum Capacitors on this forum?

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    YOU ALWAYS ALWAYS get a quote before testing the Ebay waters...especially if you don't have some good sales to "set the pricing" from....granted I do know that this was from LAST year and not sure when TantalumRecycling came on board here...but that is a helluva lesson.

    Guess I will be sending you some picks on the stuff I have fairly soon I don't have alot yet, but that should change once I do my next couple of recycling events.
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