Finally a decent hit from craigs list

several variables, but you are probably in the $2 range for mb with cpu/memory $2.50 maybe $3 if hdd and powersupply included
I assume they are Chinese motherboards.
You can easily over pay, but on the flipside most of the labor is done.
Just sort, box and ship.

I have gotten 2 contacts who did basically the same thing. What I did was take my Price that i would get for each component, minus shipping, and pay them 50%. For instance, at the time gold ram was at $15 so i subtracted $0.50 for shipping and then took an additional 50% off that making it $7.25 per pound. I did this with everything and printed the price list and gave it to them, I then weighed everything separately and paid them. They were both very happy to get what i paid. Doubled my money just for driving over. Now, i only did it this way because they both had interest in continuing to acquire material, they just needed a buyer to clear out space so that they could get more. If it was a one time thing i think my prices would have been less. They have both called me back to pick up more components. I probably could have paid much less than i did, but if it was less profitable for them i dont think they would have continued breaking pc's down. To me it's easy money. I don't have to tear anything down, they sort it the way i want them to, and i double my money in about 8 to 10 days.

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

Holey crap. With prices dropping it sounds like your cutting your margin mighty thin.

That example was over a month ago. I explained to them both that prices fluctuate. With these guys I don't mind paying them 50%, they live close and all I have to do is put their stuff in a box and ship it. Doubling my money very easily and quickly. I also wanted them to come to me first, i couldnt have them searhcing the net and finding a buyer on here! Then i would have made nothin g.

Originally Posted by grouchyolddude

well it wasn't quite as big o lot as he said. I counted the MB and there were 35. A 30 gallon trash can of power supplie, a 30 gallon of HDs and cd/dvd players, a small box of ram, a dozen or so finger cards, etc.32 small socket intel processers, 5 slot processers, and 1 gold top WinChip, 1 NIB 500 watt power supply, an arm load of ribbon wire, a few other various items. He asked if I could go $80. I didn't hesitate

Nice!!! I love it when they low ball themselves before you can even make an offer. You should make out pretty well on that one.