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auminer A week in the life of a... 07-22-2013, 04:45 PM
Gravitar I just realized what your... 07-22-2013, 05:22 PM
41haikuwarriors I never gave it a second... 07-22-2013, 06:36 PM
NobleMetalWorks I knew what his name was... 07-22-2013, 06:59 PM
auminer THANKS! I have used it... 07-22-2013, 07:20 PM
NobleMetalWorks I still, to this day, get... 07-22-2013, 08:36 PM
ginofrater It is a very shine name , if... 07-22-2013, 07:26 PM
Bear I once worked in Homestake,... 07-22-2013, 07:34 PM
Bear You could almost start your... 07-22-2013, 07:37 PM
auminer I suppose I may as well show... 07-22-2013, 08:54 PM
auminer more 'white' metals... the... 07-22-2013, 08:55 PM
Jvcr1 Filing cabinets are quite... 07-24-2013, 10:52 AM
Sirscrapalot Dibs on the blender..if you... 07-22-2013, 08:27 PM
scrapping4ever Thats a nice load of printers, 07-22-2013, 09:01 PM
auminer That's 12 days. Counting... 07-22-2013, 09:11 PM
Sirscrapalot Really organized...OCD will... 07-22-2013, 09:51 PM
auminer OK, folks. Strap yourselves... 07-23-2013, 07:40 PM
JBinVB Stiffel lamps are nice,... 05-07-2014, 09:36 AM
ginofrater :)Thanks for sharing ,i will... 07-23-2013, 07:56 PM
auminer Another light-ish day today.... 07-24-2013, 04:03 PM
NamVet I love this thread. It amazes... 07-24-2013, 04:53 PM
auminer Start by asking them if you... 07-24-2013, 06:48 PM
hobo finds A place by me has about 15 of... 07-24-2013, 06:56 PM
auminer It won't power on. Bummer. ... 07-25-2013, 04:25 PM
scrapping4ever Is that a game boy below them... 07-24-2013, 04:44 PM
fivegallonbucket There ought to be a good... 07-24-2013, 05:46 PM
Metalbestos That is a gameboy advance sp... 03-31-2014, 10:48 PM
jghilino old file cabinets work great... 07-25-2013, 10:39 PM
auminer I kinda liked the earlier... 07-26-2013, 04:24 AM
ginofrater :)Thanks for the pics. I... 07-26-2013, 06:46 AM
auminer Friday is wire day,... 07-26-2013, 03:14 PM
auminer And today we wrap up the week... 07-27-2013, 06:11 PM
Curbside shopper Nice. Kirby looks fine,... 08-10-2013, 05:56 PM
Sirscrapalot I hope your taste in... 08-10-2013, 06:19 PM
auminer This isn't from the thrift... 10-25-2013, 06:57 PM
auminer Wow... busy day to cap a busy... 01-12-2014, 07:19 PM
auminer Nice haul today. Here's a... 03-24-2014, 04:35 PM
Sirscrapalot Nice haul buddy. Bout time... 03-24-2014, 04:57 PM
TheDude80 I agree with... 03-24-2014, 08:20 PM
auminer A word of advice to any of... 04-19-2014, 06:57 PM
auminer Well.... sadly.... all good... 06-28-2014, 02:54 PM
auminer Resurrecting my old thread... 10-18-2018, 04:33 PM
robaz I have been looking myself... 10-18-2018, 05:25 PM
auminer Nice find at curbco today! ... 11-23-2018, 09:16 PM
Sirscrapalot I like your resurrection... 11-24-2018, 02:52 PM
auminer Sum total cost of all the... 11-24-2018, 04:04 PM
auminer That's not going to get... 11-24-2018, 03:55 PM
Sirscrapalot You need a brass goat to keep... 11-24-2018, 06:58 PM
auminer This goat, perhaps? From your... 11-24-2018, 08:22 PM
auminer I wish I still had access to... 09-29-2019, 11:58 AM
t00nces2 Nice find Auminer. Are you a... 09-29-2019, 12:42 PM
auminer I don't think I have ever... 09-29-2019, 01:30 PM
t00nces2 I actually have a box of gold... 09-29-2019, 03:20 PM
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    Well.... sadly.... all good things must come to an end... Maybe.

    Seems one of the honchos at this thrift store went to some thrift shop conference or another & some yayhoo there put on a presentation about all the easy money that thrift stores throw away in non-working electronics & non-resellable metals. Sooooo... the big thrift shop I've been getting all these goodies from has decided to jump into that easy money gravy train & cut me out of the deal.

    At least they weren't silly enough to ask me what to sort, how to sort it, what to break down, what not to break down, how to break down what you break down, how NOT to break down what you break down, how to re-sort all the stuff you just broke down, where/how/to whom to resell all the stuff you didn't break down, where to take/send/mail what you did break down, and where not to take/send/mail what... etc, etc, ad infinitum... I'm sure they'll magically figure all those little minor details out on their own.

    I made sure they still have my number, and I've got an ace in the hole contact on the board of directors that I'll be having a chat with Monday to see if I can derail that gravy train before it leaves the station.

    C'est la vie...

    Out of clutter, find simplicity. --Albert Einstein

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