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    I have done some job collecting

    Can it be I have too much , I have no more room, and my place looks like Sanford and Son I have a serious situation or illness . I don't want cash as cash gets spent , I feel i must sell most to exchange to silver as that way i don't have to worry if i am selling at a good or bad time . I feel give or take metals seem to coincide . Now the issue I have is the time I need to convert my inventory to it's best end result and thats also got me , until I do some thing fast I really can't get more TV's . My over load started when I took on a 3 day a week job that in truth does not even pay as well as scrap but the consistency of a paycheck is nice . & as I drive i still find close to same loads just no time to work my inventory
    I NEED HELP !! and or a system to organize Maybe i am getting rich and don't know it ?? so I don't want to give up
    I already let 3 or 4 TV'S get by thats not like me .

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    Too much scrap and not enough time is bad thing. Too much scrap and not enough room is even worse. Good luck with the problem.

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    I have both of those problems right now, but am dealing with it. I know the computers will not continue to be so free flowing as they have been for me. I got done today and everything crammed in to the garage. I went inside and said, "wish me luck sweetie". "I am going to try and close the garage door". YEAY!!!!! It closed. Phew.
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    i have already been kicked out of the garage and house a while back. I have to pay rent to store it and it still comes faster than i can take care of it. Have someone taking apart all the pc towers for me.

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    well i feel better as i see i am not alone

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    I am down to 2 places that I pick up scrap from and I am so busy that can't keep up. Sold almost all my e-waste just to make room and I'm working six days a week 8-10 hr. per day. This is a good problem to have ,I know what it's like when I can't find enough scrap to keep me busy for 2 days.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Copper Head View Post
    Can it be I have too much , I have no more room, and my place looks like Sanford and Son I have a serious situation or illness . I don't want cash as cash gets spent , I feel i must sell most to exchange to silver
    I NEED HELP !!
    I already let 3 or 4 TV'S get by thats not like me .
    Send me your silver, I've got room for it, then you can sell the rest, and buy more silver

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    I'll have to buy lots of silver to take up room to then send to you so i have room , Who's getting rich on this deal.

    Special times for sure 2012 I sure wish I had a Christal ball with computers as I remember a flyer called computer shopper (on Long Island ) and people used to sell old computers $10 Pentium pros 486's gold was around $285 1999 in respect to to me that was still good $$
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    Are you guys starting to buy silver to hoard or waiting for it to drop in price/ounce

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    I'm running out of space fast. The one or two buckets in my basement has multiplied to 10-12, the side of my garage is about two truckloads of shred, and my garage is getting hard to walk through. I'll be back in school again too. I've vowed to clean up this week, no matter how bad prices are.

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    I also work a full time job and run this company. During the day I pick up a butt ton of stuff(usually) e-waste, which leaves no time for break down. Since I've started, the computers I break down are then replaced x2.... it's owing in that fast! I also think it's a great problem too have. The only issue I have is storage cuz if "someone" comes out they could make me stop working till it's all stored....... problem solved today. In 1 month I will have a semi trailer right next to my garage. $400!!!!! what a deal! Then I will be fully compliant for an unregistered ewatse company. I love this!














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    Even though I've just started I have had the same issue getting the garage overflowing. I finally broke down and started taking a load to the yard everyday at lunch. People look at my truck funny in the work parking lot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Copper Head View Post
    I'll have to buy lots of silver to take up room to then send to you so i have room , Who's getting rich on this deal.

    Special times for sure 2012 I sure wish I had a Christal ball with computers as I remember a flyer called computer shopper (on Long Island ) and people used to sell old computers $10 Pentium pros 486's gold was around $285 1999 in respect to to me that was still good $$
    aw man, i worked in a gold mine in 76-77, gold was still $32 oz, just prior to being released, and let a "friend" talk me into quiting and going up north.

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    I am hoarding silver. Although I am not getting the best deal and paying $1-$2 over spot, none of this will matter when I sell I sell it at $50 an ounce in the not too distant future.


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