Ive been scrapping electronics for a little over a month now. ive posted ads on craigslist and other places offering free e-waste pickup, and ive been leaving business cards at all my stops. Yesterday I picked up my first big load, and I got it because of a referral. it was about a 45 min drive, and i had to borrow a 16' box truck from my main job, but i think it was worth it. originally the guy told me there was about 10 pcs, only a few tvs and monitors, and a bunch of other stuff. when i got there, turns out theres 6 pcs and 12 tvs/monitors, as well as a bunch of random things i havent even looked at yet. sseveral printers, 2 of the big HEAVY surge protectors, stereo equipment, random cables/office equipment. it took me 2 hours to get everything into my basement, and 2 of the huge tvs i dropped pulling of the truck, and dropped again going down the stairs off my deck. i decided after this load im not taking anymore tvs unless its part of a sweeter deal.
after i got all this stuff into my basement, i had to clean some stuff out to make room, so i took my old fridge, water heater,cast iron rad, and several buckets of random ferrous metal, as well as about 100# of aluminum/stainless steel. my back is hurtin today lol. i walked out of the yard with $130. i was a little dissappointed at first, cause i thought i would bring home around $300, but now i have a better idea of how everything works and how much cash i can expect to make. Most of the stuff i took today were old cast aluminum tools, random bits of ss and al from ewaste, and a few radiators. i still have 2 buvkets of wire to strip, and half a bucket full of bare bright already, as well as lots of pcbs, ram etc. not to mention that pile of junk up there lol.
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