Accidentally overbooked myself Sunday "i'll be there by...."

I do this part time. I only make appointments to pickup scrap and only curb-shop if it's on the way to or from an appointment no running up and down alleys etc...

While waiting in line at the scrapyard Sunday morning I sent 1 email and 2 texts from my iPhone. no replies. I started driving home, was going to call it a day, and suddenly everyone replied all at once. I didn't finish selling everything until Monday night. In just 3 stops I picked up 2 washers 3 dryers and a stove, had to come back for another washer and water heater, a nice older lady at the gas station asked me about all the appliances o my truck and wanted me to pickup something for her.

Just as a previous contact I had is fizzling out I now have 2 new ones.

At the third stop for the 2 washers, 2 dryers and water heater I now am the new "scrapper guy" for the apartment complex the wife manages and the auto body shop the husband manages, because the one they had before had no integrity according to them, he would never respond to texts or phone calls I was told. It's in a part of town I don't often do any pickups for but had 3 stops there that day, but at least the auto parts place isn't very far.

My Dakota is great but she's not a full size pickup.

Have not been paying close enough attention. Do you part out appliances or just scrap them?

Originally Posted by Patriot76

Have not been paying close enough attention. Do you part out appliances or just scrap them?

I am not sure what you mean by part them out so no I just scrap them - maybe I should look into parting them out... ??

Most of the time I take out the copper wire, circuitboards and any non-ferrous if any present. I stopped taking out motors because more than half the time the motor contains no copper.

I actually sold the heaviest washer to a person that works at the scrapyard nearest me, I think he must sell the parts. I hadn't stripped that one besides the power cord. He paid me a little more than I would have received for weight so i was happy to let it go for that.

Now that I type out what actually happened and read it... I think I might have to take a good look at parting them out!

Originally Posted by JJinLV

"Part them out" just means selling the good parts instead of scrapping them.

Makes sense, same as a car parting out.

I am just a newbie making simple things more complicated LOL! Still learning the "lingo" - I called a local yard and asked the price of "shred" and they said - "I am not sure we take that, let me ask our manager" I had to explain I mean just "scrap". DOH!