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    Being full time, I dont think I could make it if I just recycled everything. I tend to market myself as Asset Recovery. i bring everything in, assess its value, and move forward as needed. Its no longer the case of just driving around filling a truck up. I market myself on several online venues, including craigslist, facebook, ebay, and website. I have joined the Chamber of Commerce and looked into other local networking groups as well.


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    You guys give **** good advice to newbies on here! I wonder if they realize this "is" the education you can't buy or go to school for?

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    Quote Originally Posted by KAM View Post
    You guys give **** good advice to newbies on here! I wonder if they realize this "is" the education you can't buy or go to school for?
    Agreed!!! You can't buy your scrap education here but you can certainly help support the forum by becoming a scrap room member. It's such a small fee in comparison, the potential returns we get from reading and sharing the knowledge is phenomenal. We all pay for our education via what we do, how we do it, our experiences we learn from breaking down and marketing the scrap and resale items we get. Whatever levels we take our knowledge to will likely determine the returns on our time and the money results. I too market my products many ways, the scrap yards, eBay, craigslist and other avenues. The more diversified we get for the most part generates more revenue but does bring with it some headaches. Cutting the story short this forum is AWESOME!!
    As a driver I'm always sober, but my truck is always ready to get loaded

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    Quote Originally Posted by KAM View Post
    You guys give **** good advice to newbies on here! I wonder if they realize this "is" the education you can't buy or go to school for?
    That's why we (older types) call this "Scrap Metal University", all your education is right here, learn at your own pace or as much as you want. The ones that keep asking even after we point them the right direction are the ones that chaps my hide. lol
    P & M Recycling - Specializing in E-Waste Recycling.
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