Jeez ... way to go Sledge. The quality of the stuff that you're pulling in is a lot better than what i'm seeing in this area.
The whole conversation got me thinking. Why not do a three way comparison ? Refurb vs better than scrap vs straight scrap.
I had a reasonably good win 8, 15" Gateway laptop that i flipped for 75.00 $ last summer. I've got a no questions asked 30 day return policy. It came back with some damage. I guess the customer's cat knocked it off the table and damaged the power connector on the motherboard. * Whatever *
It's been sitting in the shop for awhile now so i just scrapped it out with the second option in mind. ( Better than scrap )
320 gb HDD - 8.00
4 gb DDR3 - 7.00
Screen - .65 cents net after shipping cost deducted
Battery - .68 cents net after shipping cost deducted
Mainboard - 1.87 net after shipping deducted
CD/DVD board - .03 cents
Net Profit : Roughly 18.23
Straight to scrap option:
HDD board - .20 cents ?
4 gb ddr 3 - .25 cents
screen - .65 cents
battery - .68 cents
mainboard - 1.87
CD/DVD board .03 cents
Net profit: 3.68
So 75.00$ vs 18.23 vs 3.68 depending on which option you choose ?
Just rough figures but it might be useful info for somebody looking to get into computer e-waste.
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