Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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I see alot of people on here excited when the get a load of computer monitors or TVS. But I dont see why, arent they worth the yoke in them and the little bit of wire in them. All that totals to is 2$??? Can someone tell me otherwise or why people are taking them for free?
Thanks
Experienced Scrapper
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I would suggest doing a lot of reading here on the forum. This thread should get you started on the world of CRT's.
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/tv-mo...ing-guide.html
Made in China, Recycled in the Republic of Texas!
"When the mind fails, brute force prevails" - CTSSolutions
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Some people get paid by their yard for them. Tvs and monitors have a power cable, low-grade board, copper yolk and degaussing cable as well as the tinned copper wire around the end, etc. If you have a legal way to dispose of the tubes and some time and space, you can make a lot more than $2 each. Maybe these people are starting out, maybe other scrap is hard to find, maybe they are just trying to stay busy, who knows? All I know is that if my yard let me turn them in for 8 cents a lb like some folks have I would be banking...
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P & M Recycling - Specializing in E-Waste Recycling.
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Like ScrappinRed said, it just depends on circumstances. A few years ago, I would pay a couple dollars for a TV or monitor. Now, I charge $10 to take either. I don't need or want them and getting rid of the tube is a hassle. But money talks, so for $10 a piece I'll save up a pickup load and haul 30 miles to the certified disposal facility.
People may laugh at me, but that's ok. I laugh all the way to the bank.
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Lol, I love picking them up and I can get rid of the monitors at Goodwill after gutting them so they can be recycled but most days I am tv - 6, monitor - 1. I have no scrap yard that buys tv's by me so I do have to get rid of them but thats where most on my copper and boards come from and I also help fill my copper bearing bucket and aluminum bucket with them as well as the wire that comes from them.
If I have a full truck I will put them on the seat next to me or on the floor. I am of the mentality that I cannot pass up any scrap if it holds value even if it costs me money in the end. lol.
Scrapper, Scrap Yard Worker, Horse farm worker, Cooler Puller and just plain ''tired''
I never pick them up, not even for free. There are so many more profitable items I can get, that keep me busy. Occasionally if there is a good load, I take them for free, as a favor. Just cut the cord, and drop off at the recycle depot on the way back. This way I don't have to load them twice.
Scrapper
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Three factors: 1)There are a lot of tv/monitors out there. 2)They are fast and easy to take apart. 3)I feel I'm helping clean up my town in some small way.
My son and I have a competition of who can field strip a tv the fastest, sitting on the tail gate of a pick-up. Right now he is ahead with 7:45 from start to stripped of yoke, cables, degausssing, speakers, and boards and the shell back on ready for drop off at Best Buy.
Best, Steve
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