I need a local e-scrap buyer! lol

I wish one of you e-scrap buyers was closer to me. I just got a request, to go about 1 hour and 15 minutes away to pick up between a half to a full truck load of computers and computer accessories.

However, I will be emailing, and then following up with a phone call with the guy, to ensure the hard drives, mother boards etc are still intact.

If he is giving me complete stuff, no charge, but if it has all already been broken down, then I am charging.



Also, for those of you who do not have a website, I would recommend getting one.

You can get a domain cheap ($5 roughly for the first year with netfirms.com with a promo code that never expires), and hosting/website with hostgator.com. Unlimited everything for $15 per month.

Craigslist, word of mouth, flyers, etc is all good, but most just go on the net to search for recycling company's, scrap metal etc via google or whatever have you.

This is how I got this lead. The guy googled something, and my website popped up.

Don't mean to mean this into like 2 or 3 subjects, but the point is, that websites do help some. Hostgator has a program called sitebuilder, that is easy to use and understand, which is how I have built all of my websites, minus my auction company.

Originally Posted by TheFatMan

Oh and I bet they'll pay it!

I would quote the web design stuff, but it's inaccurate. Godaddy, yahoo small business. Both use newbie site builder tools and cost less than 14 bucks.

Your correct in that statement. However, Yahoo's small business website design program in my opinion, is not professional in the least. Not for a business anyways, but that is just me too.

Godaddy, I will admit that they do have a nice program, but unless it has changed, it lacks a lot of things.

To me netfirms has great support, even though all I have with them is domain names, and I have been with 6 different webhosts, and so far hostgator.com beats them all by every comparison there is.

I was just giving my opinions on it all really.

Originally Posted by faulguy

I need to register a domain name, but I just signed up on Weebly and created a page. Site took about an hour to set up (including figuring out their website builder and making revisions).
http://soundecycle.weebly.com

How come your charging companies for their hard drives?

Originally Posted by faulguy

For destruction of hard drives. All of the places I found in the area that have prices listed are charging more like $10/drive. I'm thinking of dropping the charge for now and looking into a mobile metal shredder that could process on-site and charging for that service instead.

Just do what others have suggested. Take a screw driver, and a hammer, and puncture holes into them.

Or drill a few holes. Less noise and looks better than smacking a screw driver with a hammer.

I will be more than happen to work with you on this. I was able to get a large deal worked out with a shipping company so I now can cover all of the US and all around the world.

The rates I can get on shipping are very low...that will give me higher buying power.

Originally Posted by easyrecycle

I will be more than happen to work with you on this. I was able to get a large deal worked out with a shipping company so I now can cover all of the US and all around the world.

The rates I can get on shipping are very low...that will give me higher buying power.

Sounds good. I will email you tomorrow after I get it all picked up and take some pictures. This way, you can see exactly what I have, etc.

As far as the monitors go, I will probably take them to a local place, or trash them. Since I wouldnt even begin to know how to ship them.

I should make a video on killing a hard drive with out putting a hole into it...once you put a hole into it..its worth less. You can do the same thing with out the need of a hole from a drill.

Originally Posted by easyrecycle

I should make a video on killing a hard drive with out putting a hole into it...once you put a hole into it..its worth less. You can do the same thing with out the need of a hole from a drill.

If a hole makes it worthless, wouldn't a drill also make it worthless? So they are sold without holes?

Its not worthless...its just worth less. typo on my part.

There is a way to damage the drive with out putting a hole into the drive. I will make a video to better explain this.