Picked up a load of monitors today!

Hey everyone! I'm kind of new to e-scrapping but picking up on it fast. Today I went and picked up 133 monitors....won in auction paid about &.75 a piece for them. I can dump these for free to getting rid is not a problem. I may even break them completely down because I live close to Atlanta and can dispose of everything properly for free/paid. Only thing I can't get paid for is the glass (I think, correct me if I'm wrong). But here is a picture of the load, had to break down 2 pallets to fit on the trailer and strapped pallets on the sides of the trailer for re-enforcement (Shrink wrap was weak and I could just see the monitors toppling over the side of the trailer). Here's a couple pics. I broke down 32 of these when I got home in 3 hours. Tomorrow I will kill the load, I'll post pics and updated progress. Good luck everybody!

Well good luck,most people would charge the guy to take just the monitors,the question you should have asked yourself is where are the towers that went with those monitors?answer the guy that bought them didnt want them, experience is not cheap Good luck Scraping

These were at auction. Towers will be auctioned off within a week along with a gaylord of motherboards, I'm just putting my foot in the door. Besides I might have a a couple days wrapped up in this, breaking down and disposing. Thank you for your input.

As mentioned in the orginal post, I don't pay to dispose of them. I have a recycling center a throw of a rock away. They take them for free. I'm young and can work fast/hard. As mentioned I broke down 32 in 3 hours and thats drinking a couple beers .

I understand it may or may not be worth it to some people. But when you're struggling and aren't afraid of a little bit of work, it's always worth it. Just saying.

Originally Posted by bh9889

I understand it may or may not be worth it to some people. But when you're struggling and aren't afraid of a little bit of work, it's always worth it. Just saying.

You got that right, especially if you got a daughter like me, good luck on breaking them down further. I usually make 5-7 a monitor, depending on whats inside. And wow! 32 in 3 hours, im pretty sure I could do the same if it was warmer that is. Last I checked I can gut 6 of them in 30 minutes, and still have to break them down further just to get the most for my money.

Where are you from?

Also some things like the yokes....what I've been doing is taking a burlap sack, throwing about 8-10 of them in there and going to town with the sledge hammer. Then I dump the sack into a small trash can, picking out the copper, snipping off unwanted materials. Get's the job done in a breeze with no mess. Degaussing cables I still havent found a way to strip them very fast, I heard the ebay wire stripper works good.

Thanks guys. I do understand it is A LOT of work, and most don't feel obligated to it. Tomorrow I will post updated pictures of the breakdown!

Not a bad deal if you can get rid of the tubes and plastic. You will get alot of copper and low grade boards and some will have an aluminum shield over the back of the tube. I would have done it if I could get rid of the tubes and plastic but I can't at this time. You'll make some good money if you can get a good priece for the low grade boards. Nice grab and good luck.

One man's trash is another man's treasure.

Shouldn't that be "One mans crap is another mans scrap"

.....ok..well "darn".