Quote Originally Posted by TheDude80 View Post
Laser Jet Printer - GovDeals.com



Broken laser jet printer. no bids $6 should win in. I've checked on ebay, and there doesn't seem to be a high demand for any possible working parts. Granted I know If I make anything off scrapping it, its going to be minimal. But they also have a couple desktops for $5 too, so at least i'm not wasting my gas to pick up one small item. Any thoughts would be appreciated, as I've never scrapped a printer before.
I do think it's great that you are looking into buying scrap. That is all I currently do at the moment. To me that's way too much for a printer. By the time you spend the time and money to pick them up I don't think there is much meat left on the bone. I think your real problem is variety. You made a couple posts regarding GovDeals. As I'm sure you've seen, this is a heavily trafficked site. This traffic usually drives the price.

While I usually follow things on GovDeals and when I get a chance to buy, I get a super deal, I only pick up 1 or 2 auctions a month from this site. Think out of the box a little, look for other sites. If you have a real problem with this, send me a PM and I'll point you in the right direction. You need to be selective in what you put out money for or your going to nickle and dime yourself to death.