How to make $150 per day? - Page 2

wow i hate to think of what you have been giving to the yard but live and loss thousands and learn $150 a day is easy if your willing to work for it I try and make at least $200 by noon so I can enjoy the rest of the day even snow is better with money in my pocket lol but yes you can sell other things too like copper on ebay or even shipping to other yards that will cause even an extra 20clb profit is good but mostly not worth it untill prices go back up but everything almost has a market to sell your stuff

Where are you located in Michigan? I am a E-scrap buyer in Mid-Michigan. Pm me if you have any questions.

Originally Posted by olddude

Your not doing your home work, the computer and key board were worth $10. don't know what kind of scooter. How can you make less money breaking every thing down then you do selling shred? Spend some time and read the forum posts.

computer and keyboard worth 10 bucks. assuming computer worked and sold on craigs list? keyboard has mylar takes a ba zillion to make a lb. computer, what is the break down for a p4 short or flat tower, can sell working power supply for 5 to 10 bucks on classified or craigs list but if I pay 2 dollars for a small p4 im lucky to make 1 to 2 dollars tops, unless as I said powersupply sold.

Originally Posted by mikeinreco

Someone does not do their homework......Sold $150 worth of cases/power supplies to the yard today then the owner comes to me and says he needs a computer for his office........bam another $100 there.......Computers are good money if you know what your doing.........please do your homework on computers this site is a wealth of info

how many cases an power supply's? 170.00 per gross ton aka little over 2000 lbs. 13 cents lb for power supps, 35 cents lb low recovery wire. yards like his and my yards in 75 mile radious don't pay jack lol, some places are tough. save mass amounts and sell to buyers on here yes that's the way to go,

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

I would say to get one car a day, strip it and haul it in to make at least 150. a day.

now that's the ticket right there. drain the gas SAFELY that will pay your way to the yard.. pop the tires at the yard, badda bing.. pay day..

If you are only curb shopping, 150.00 per day is going to be pretty tough. You have to make the scrap come to you.

150 bucks can be done. But it requires more work and more education on your part. You and your father need to study this site. You will learn alot. The potential is there. You just gotta make it happen!

Consider me a newbie, wanting to expound on an earlier point. Let's say the OP was dead set, has to make $150/day. I know some guys really deal more in arbitrage than in pure scrapping. That is, buying scrap cheap, and selling it for a higher price. Example, I buy a junk car for $250, scrap it for $400. I have my $150/day. Anybody willing to give up a little info concerning your arbitrage strategies for this guy?

All of us have been screwed once or twice but that s just part of the learning process.....as you go you will learn to be more efficient. dont just put everything in shred, that is for the uneducated scrappers.....spend some time on here, good luck!!!

I don't know how old you are but you can not start out at the top in this or any other business. You have to start out at the bottom and slowly work your way up. break everything down and learn the different metals and what's worth breaking down and what's not. You will never make 150.00 per day useing a PT crouser, you need at least a trailer or a truck. Shop around to different scrap yards for the best prices. Some yards will pay more for some things and less on others. I have been doing this for 7 years and I'm still learning. I use 4 different yards for my scrap and have one local buyer for e-waste. Check out Ewasted in the buyers section, he is located in Ohio and is not that far from you. Ship him the more valuable items, shipping should not be that much. Also try to find an e-waste buyer close to you that you could drive to. Like everybody else said read as much as you can and learn the different things that are in a computer that worth more than steel. Just remember steel is one of the cheapest things to sell. Good luck and don't give up, keep pushing forward and keep learning you just might reach your goal of 150.00 per day.

Originally Posted by CCRcameron

There will still be things you don't want to take apart, but a computer is not one of them. Vacuum cleaners are one of the ones I just cut the cord and let the rest fly, lol. I recycle a lot of AC units here and I will save the compressors until I get the best rate from the big buyer. Goes from $.13/lb to $.25/lb once you hit about a 1000 lbs. The more you have, the more you can bargain with. Gotta have money to make money, but you also have to keep money to make money. Remember that.

What do you mean "let them fly"