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Got my first tv to scap from a fella at work on saturday who was throwing it away had busted tube. Scraped it apart in parking lot on lunch gotta call local yards to see if i put flyback with motors or transformers or if they can go together and have two pieces that was covered with metal that cables for antenne plugs into gotta see with yards what to put that with or if i need to take metal off but anyway good find i also got 2 drills i am starting to get a big bucket full of copper
Last edited by johnyor29; 02-24-2014 at 04:14 AM.
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A load of tv will yeild little copper. The effort is better spent. You missed a mother load for a tv not smart unless just learning lol and you will. Seems like copper used to weigh more and pay better than now days. A whole trash can of pipes (house, refridg ) not over 90$ several trips. I figure what does it take for 100$ ¿ Aluminum, copper, wire, rims,brass, stainless ect..... Think real numbers not Pennies a day.
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^^^ Not necessarily so ^^^ A lot of people ( especially on this forum ) scrap a lot of T.V.'s and make money doing so. Real money. To each his or her own, of course. Just pointing out, there is money to be made in em.Originally Posted by blacksteel
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Free tv, scrapped on lunch hour? Easy money - don't see how that was a waste of time at all. Plus, being the first one, now you know what they're about.
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Black steel, you are either new to the scrap game or need more info but tvs is a good and consistent source of copper. Might I suggest digging through the archives on this forum on scrapping tvs. That should get you up to speed.
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i am trying to work out a deal at my work cause they throw tons of steel and copper and aluminum away all the time hopefullt when i get it cleared i will bring home a big pay out
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glad your excited to be doing it tvs and monitors can be a pain but will make you some money depending on your local trash system or recycling places near you. the key is saving all the goodies as they can surprise you as the value builds. there are a few people on here that do a lot of them and a few posts on here as well for help with selling.
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thanks travis and swampy i look at it that way too get alot of small things and save them up i hsve a bunch sorted now my copper aluminum brass and steel just put it in buckets and store in my garage till i get a good load. it may just be a small tv i scraped but if i save copper and things from it and other stuff is still money in bank like saveing pennies. i am saveing to get me a small trailer so i can get bigger jobs and haul scrap from work old barrels and aluminum and make adds to haul off others junk in my neighbor hood it will grow just planting the seeds now got a bunch of cans in my explorer i need to haul off i pick them up everywhere it is all money to me
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I like the fact that you took advantage of an opportunity no matter how small, separated out the goods and are smart enough to know your yard has the answers you seek.
Some on here ask a bunch of question then don't even listen to the answers given.
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thanks kz i try not to ask any crazy questions most stuff is already up in these foroum alot of this stuff is new to me my stepdad used to just scrap cans when i was a kid i wallked miles next to his s-10 pick up lol i have some questions about some stuff i have picked up. i am just gonna take those items with me to see where in the world i need to put them to sort right. I will take them when i take a big load of cans in
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John, just in case you over looked these items I'll piont them out to you sence you are new to srapping. Two things to look for in tv's. First there is a piece of wire that goes accros the back of the tube and is hooked the four cornors of the tube. This wire is #2 copper so always take it off and put it in with your copper. Next pull the tube out and you'll find a thick wire that is wrapped in black electrical tape. Strip the tape off and the wire inside will sometimes be copper and sometimes it will be au, ether way it is worth taking these things of the tv's.
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Good job there John. You saw an opportunity to profit, an you did. Hat's off to you. Some may say it's not good to mess with TV's. I disagree, an lots of posts on here do also. Now some folks won't due to regulations in their neck of the woods, which is understandable. If you can't dispose of the rest of the tv properly, you don't want to get into messing with them. Make sure you know the laws an rules for your area. There is money in TVs and Monitors.
There is nothing wrong with taking TVs(if you can do it right!) just as there is nothing wrong with not taking them. There is money to be made. I do tv's myself now an then, and I'm usually happy with what I yank out of them. It takes me all of 5 minutes to break a tv down. You to will get quick with it.
My best piece of advice..Only you can decide what is worth your time. Not me, not KZ, not the rest of the forum. Only you. We can tell you what we think about it, but..if your happy with what your making then keep at it, an to hell with the rest I always say.
Those copper yokes will add up, as will everything else you find them. An remember, not all tv's are created equal. Some contain gold ( looking at you projection screen DPL's), but most don't. Some contain nice boards ( flat screens of all kinds) an some have just crappy old brown boards. Even those brown boards will contain goodies for you. From alum to copper bearing items. It all adds up. TVs an Monitors took me from part time, to a full time business. I don't take as much as I used to, but I'll still take them when folks ask, or drop them off to me.
Good luck, keep at it, an don't let anyone tell you what YOUR time is worth. You will eventually learn what is worth YOUR time an what isn't.
Edit : I shoulda waited to post. KZ an Happy have given you plenty of good advice.
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Thanks for all the advice i saved all the wires one to tube and around the rest of it cords wires board and rest only tossed plastic and tube. I picked up a computer monitor in my neighborhoid today had free on it and gotva guy bringing a 32 inch flat screen to work thursday. So i will have a lot of aluminum and copper fron it and a bunch of people are leaveing thete cans for me on my explorer ir telling me to get them from there truck beds gonna save the money and buy a good tralier so i can haul good sized scrap off from my work and get peoples appliances thsnks for all the advice no time is wasted if i am maken money
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Ha, I'm big time. Tv scrap doesn't add up. At how much tv copper to make five bucks thirty yokes or double ? Now i loaded reg a 95 toy tacoma ex cab with 7 full size ref. 3/4 apt mount mico waves few dish washers and few other things. In 2007 . Under 5$ a gross tone. The early years. Your cash out don't lie. Just pocket change.
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Blacksteel, we are only as good as the knowledge we acquire and have. You just go right ahead and leave those tvs, some brainless person like myself will stop by and pick them up. I will make comments on your posts once you have over 100.Ha, I'm big time. Tv scrap doesn't add up. At how much tv copper to make five bucks thirty yokes or double ? Now i loaded reg a 95 toy tacoma ex cab with 7 full size ref. 3/4 apt mount mico waves few dish washers and few other things. In 2007 . Under 5$ a gross tone. The early years. Your cash out don't lie. Just pocket change.
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TV's are great if you can dispose of the tubes properly. Good job.
On the other hand I see another here using words and phrases like measuring stick, mother load and the scales did not recognize me. I ask you Big Time, are you trying to compensate for something?
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Sorry, Mr. Wonderful, you're math doesn't even add up. But tell ya what. You keep on doing what you're doing. I'm sure you're setting the scrap world on fire. You're all that and a bag of chips. Yep. Why, you might even drive me out of the scrap business completely. There's no way I could compete with you. Oh wait. I forgot, The IGGY BUTTON!!Ha, I'm big time. Tv scrap doesn't add up. At how much tv copper to make five bucks thirty yokes or double ? Now i loaded reg a 95 toy tacoma ex cab with 7 full size ref. 3/4 apt mount mico waves few dish washers and few other things. In 2007 . Under 5$ a gross tone. The early years. Your cash out don't lie. Just pocket change.
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Televisions and monitors are the first things I ever scrapped. Always made money on them since I always curb shopped them. One thing to remember is to not buy them unless they are a part of a larger deal. When I mean a larger deal I mean like one monitor per 10 towers if you get into computers. Good job and good for you learning the ropes.
The best way to learn is to do. Dont worry about what others say, they are usually the ones tripping over dollars to make a dime. If it is free then you should always make money on it.
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