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newattitude Given the market, why are the... 10-10-2015, 09:33 PM
eesakiwi When I first started... 10-11-2015, 03:36 AM
jimicrk Thanks eesakiwi. I like the... 10-11-2015, 04:36 AM
newattitude eesakiwi, thank you for a... 10-11-2015, 06:44 AM
komercia Hi guys, i have been... 10-11-2015, 08:45 AM
Swampy Welcome aboard, friend. Go to... 10-11-2015, 01:50 PM
justdon From what I see now if this... 10-11-2015, 11:25 AM
scrapbabe97 Its harder and harder to even... 10-11-2015, 12:06 PM
Swampy Your last sentence says a... 10-11-2015, 01:53 PM
NatureRecycleFlorida these down market prices will... 10-11-2015, 12:36 PM
hobo finds I am sure they will just take... 10-11-2015, 12:43 PM
hobo finds I feel the newest scrappers... 10-11-2015, 12:41 PM
nutpie I see people going in the... 10-13-2015, 07:15 AM
t00nces2 Wow! You get dressed to... 10-13-2015, 10:47 AM
AdmiralAluminum Being able to think outside... 10-13-2015, 11:03 AM
IdahoScrapper You can tell people the stove... 10-11-2015, 02:20 PM
Ecycle Atlanta ...same with the "wet paint"... 10-11-2015, 07:01 PM
ScrapperTrecycling My answer would be no, I... 10-11-2015, 02:34 PM
matador I've worked with one of the... 10-11-2015, 07:19 PM
IamPhil Well for me.. I'm addicted to... 10-11-2015, 08:18 PM
matador More than scrap value is... 10-11-2015, 09:06 PM
NihilObstat I'm fairly new to scrapping.... 10-12-2015, 10:14 AM
Mechanic688 I can still remember way back... 01-24-2016, 12:53 AM
miked I've really cut back on... 10-12-2015, 03:00 PM
BDAScrapper I'm a service manager at a... 01-09-2016, 11:48 AM
TheDude80 I've always looked for and... 01-09-2016, 12:20 PM
Kochy I'm just stockpiling till... 02-03-2016, 07:31 PM
SteelMill Like so many before me have... 10-12-2015, 09:13 PM
logansryche That's about right. I've come... 10-12-2015, 09:22 PM
SteelMill It's a shame that we, as... 10-12-2015, 09:48 PM
MrSteve I say DITTO..I find washer... 01-09-2016, 08:17 PM
miked Like the other tools in your... 10-13-2015, 07:02 AM
matador I have to completely agree.... 10-12-2015, 10:44 PM
NatureRecycleFlorida well the state has to spend... 10-13-2015, 06:20 AM
Roudeleiw We are no paid no more for... 10-13-2015, 11:31 AM
AdmiralAluminum I definitely won't be... 10-13-2015, 12:06 PM
Longhairboy I just did a quick... 10-15-2015, 05:58 PM
hobo finds $33 a ton today for sheet... 10-13-2015, 03:34 PM
eesakiwi Well little scrap drop off... 10-16-2015, 01:13 AM
URBANERECYCLING This is a great time for... 01-09-2016, 10:22 AM
submarinepainter I think new scrappers will... 01-09-2016, 11:45 AM
MrSteve I am new to this myself,I... 01-09-2016, 08:14 PM
pascoEscraper Urban .. you are right .. you... 01-10-2016, 08:26 AM
jeanbean0109 You do need mechanical... 01-10-2016, 09:46 PM
diesel1 To use baseball as an... 01-15-2016, 05:32 AM
DakotaRog jeanbean- Sounds like you... 01-11-2016, 07:44 PM
jeanbean0109 NE PA. I believe in... 01-22-2016, 07:05 PM
jeanbean0109 https://www.nicb.org/theft_and... 01-22-2016, 07:11 PM
jeanbean0109 And if you want to do it the... 01-22-2016, 07:13 PM
jeanbean0109 And you want to make more... 01-22-2016, 07:16 PM
jeanbean0109 Just dont forget to save 25%... 01-22-2016, 07:17 PM
hobo finds Low prices lately mean that... 01-12-2016, 01:08 PM
HT1 My new Radial arm saw is a... 01-13-2016, 03:01 AM
charn I was the only scrapper in a... 01-21-2016, 03:42 PM
alloy2 Hoarding is a compulsive... 01-21-2016, 08:16 PM
alloy2 I used to buy portable engine... 01-21-2016, 09:28 PM
eesakiwi I have the hoarding... 01-22-2016, 03:55 AM
jeanbean0109 O and another thought. As... 01-22-2016, 07:10 PM
matador This is a stock photo online:... 01-24-2016, 06:30 PM
Area67 I always saw low prices as... 01-24-2016, 08:43 PM
Mechanic688 A lot of people just don't... 01-24-2016, 09:12 PM
unknownk Lots of people made money... 01-25-2016, 11:46 PM
matador Right now, people don't have... 01-24-2016, 09:44 PM
unknownk Vehicles are consumables as... 01-25-2016, 11:58 PM
DakotaRog alloy2 and jeanbean...-... 01-26-2016, 05:15 AM
jeanbean0109 I already tyipped in another... 01-26-2016, 02:00 PM
charn I may have done my last curb... 01-30-2016, 08:27 AM
MrSteve Why not dump those TVs at... 01-30-2016, 08:14 PM
newattitude If you owned that complex and... 01-31-2016, 05:18 AM
bigburtchino MrSteve Just my opinion,... 01-31-2016, 04:03 AM
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    Like so many before me have said, it's all about resale value.



    I can spend 30 minutes fixing a fridge and make $75

    The other day, I bought a 1999 Ford Ranger 4x4 for $300 not running. I stuck an alternator on it and sold it for 3500 yesterday.

    If you're practical, mechanically minded, and have a little business sense along with some social skills, you can make it in this business. If you don't possess one of those qualities, then, in times like these, you may have to switch careers.

    Let me go off to the side for a minute.

    Social skills are everything in the world of business. Are you the type of person that everyone loves, or do you have an endless supply of "haters?" Do you have an abrasive personality or do people gravitate towards you? If you have good social skills, you will make it in most business endeavors.

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