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    Nice surprise at the yard today

    Took in a load of various types of aluminum, motors and transformers, mostly insulated wire. I had the insulated wire seperated. One tub had Christmas lights computer ribbon cable. The other 2 tubs were full of #2 insulated. This is the first time that I have taken in Christmas lights and/or ribbon cable and assumed they would both be about 30 cents a pound.

    The guy seperated that bin and paid me 32 cents per pound on the Christmas lights and threw the ribbon cable in with the #2 insulated at 90 cents per pound. I asked the guy and he said, "normally it would be number 3, but you only had 15 pounds of it so it can go in with the #2".

    SWEET!

    It is usually crowded as can be and I never have time to chat, but today was different. I started asking about computers. They flip most of it really fast and cheap, but for some reason they are pulling the RAM and setting it to the side. I told him what I would pay and he said, "great, we'll call you when we have a hundred pounds". Sounds good to me, but won't hold my breath on it actually getting to me.



    Have a great day scrapping everyone. I am off to the garage to get my load of E-scrap together.


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    That's great parrothead...I get .25 !!! Let's see, how far is the drive from here to your yard ? Six hours ? I guess not. Good luck on the ram.

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    Good deal Parrothead. maybe we will soon be able to call you Mr Buffett! Jimmy or Warren take your pick both have plenty of $$
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