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    Surprise Score (For me at least) With Pics

    So this is a score for me at least, but I got 8 UPS backups, 2 surge protectors, a bunch of incandescent lightbulbs (?), like 40 pounds of what I guess you would call server wire and coax cable mixed together and assorted #2, some Christmas lights, and some kind of radio receivers and a shredder. I managed to tear these down in about an hour and a half. All of this stuff got dropped off at my workshop for free and I'm planning on taking it to the yard for a payout of about $100. Not to bad for an hour and a half of work.
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    Box #1 included 4 UPS Backups, and a bunch of alkaline batteries (I tossed those in the shred.) The backup on the far left had a HUGE transformer in it, and it weighed a ton.

    Box #2 had 4 more UPS backups along with two power strips.

    A beat up Fellowes Shredder (Nice big motor on the inside)

    A large laundry basket full of mainly server cable (Blue and white cable) and some coax. When I saw the coax, I was kinda scared because it would have gone straight into the shred. I tested it and found out it is actually solid copper in the center, rather than copper clad steel. How much does this stuff go for? There's some #2 ICW in there too.

    And some police scanners.

    I also got a brand new Exit sign that will be going on the shop wall shortly. Here is the final weights and estimated payout:
    #2 ICW – 53 X .90 = 47.70
    Brass – 2 X 1.00 = 2.00
    Batteries – 41 X .25 = 10.25
    Shred – 75 X .07 = 5.25
    Solid Copper Coax – 4 X ? = ?
    LG – 5 X .10 = .50
    Electric Motors = 5 X .15 = .75
    Transformers – 41 X .20 = 8.20
    Cans = 10 X .55 = 5.50
    #2 Copper – 2 X 2.57 = 5.14
    Christmas Lights – 7 X .20 = 1.40
    Total = 90.69
    Not to bad in my opinion. Y'all have a nice night.
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    wow nice haul and no gas spent, congrats.

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    Quote Originally Posted by searcyarkansasscrapper View Post
    wow nice haul and no gas spent, congrats.
    The good thing is it's probably going down to the yard in a Prius because it will fit. Even less gas!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gravitar View Post
    The good thing is it's probably going down to the yard in a Prius because it will fit. Even less gas!
    Sounds like a plan, I've been watching gas prices start easing back up again. Luckily my little Mitsubishi truck doesn't burn much.

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    Prius...jesus....

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    Quote Originally Posted by scrappy888 View Post
    Prius...jesus....
    Not my car, I would never buy one of those things. I prefer trucks.

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    Final Scale Ticket. They cheated me BAD on the shred price but I'm not to concerned about it. I also think my scale is off so there is a twenty pound difference in shred weights. Oh well. I still made out OK.



    This yard didn't want to buy my Coax even though it was the solid copper kind. I went to the yard down the street and sold 4 pounds of #3 ICW at fifty cents a pound. Not to bad.
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    nice haul, I recently trash picked two ups's - from an office that had just bought "smart ups's"- one of them still worked just fine so I kept it for my storm back up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scrapette View Post
    nice haul, I recently trash picked two ups's - from an office that had just bought "smart ups's"- one of them still worked just fine so I kept it for my storm back up.
    These had service tags on them that said that they either wouldn't power up or wouldn't hold a charge (Bad battery). I'm not into referbing these because I've heard that the batteries cost a lot and these were pretty beat up.

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    Love the free stuff, sounds like your name is getting out there. Wy are there three different prices for #2 insulated on your ticket, and you got.03 for shred?
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    Quote Originally Posted by BRASSCATCHER View Post
    Love the free stuff, sounds like your name is getting out there. Wy are there three different prices for #2 insulated on your ticket, and you got.03 for shred?
    I was wondering the same thing. The first one was for what I believe was power cords and the gut wire from the inside of the UPS's. The second one was for CAT 5 cable, and I the third one was Christmas lights. The .03 a pound for shred blew me away. But it less than a hundred pounds so it didn't hurt me too bad.

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    Cat 5 and # 2 go together up here thats why i asked....thanks.

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    I wouldnt scrap if i got those prices. Im getting .11 for shred right now

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    Quote Originally Posted by ResourcefulRecycling View Post
    I wouldnt scrap if i got those prices. Im getting .11 for shred right now
    I usually get .07 - .10, but this yard just offered crap for shred price and I usually haul shred when I have a trailer full of it. I just took in the shred I had to add a little to the ticket.

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    Prices seem rather low to me on everything except cans. my .02

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    ACS has a trade on program for used UPS`s. You send in a old one, and for a fee they send back a brand new one. For anyone looking to get a ups, a great deal. Might even be able to make a profit reselling the new one. Have not done this yet, but I plan on it.

    At .03 a pound, they raped you on shred. Luckily you didn't lose much, but personally I would never take shred there again!
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    Quote Originally Posted by AJsScrap View Post
    ACS has a trade on program for used UPS`s. You send in a old one, and for a fee they send back a brand new one. For anyone looking to get a ups, a great deal. Might even be able to make a profit reselling the new one. Have not done this yet, but I plan on it.

    At .03 a pound, they raped you on shred. Luckily you didn't lose much, but personally I would never take shred there again!
    You have a link to this?

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    Quote Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper View Post
    You have a link to this?
    It's APC and they have it buried in their website.

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    I think its what AJsScrap was talking about.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AJsScrap View Post
    At .03 a pound, they raped you on shred. Luckily you didn't lose much, but personally I would never take shred there again!
    Yep, never using them again. I gave them one last chance and they failed. Yep, but the prices are always lower down here for some reason at both the yards I use. Not by much, but they are lower.

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    is all apc backup batteries acid? I got 2 small ones to scrap. Was wondering if I could take to yard with car batteries.
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