View Poll Results: What do you do with ribbon cables / connectors?

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I try to maximize my profit and cut off connectors

58 82.86%
I sell them with connectors because my buyer doesnt care

6 8.57%
I sell them as is and lose a little, but I dont have time to cut off

3 4.29%
There is no profit in it so I cant be bothered even if I had the time

3 4.29%

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Ecycle Atlanta Ribbon Cable / Connectors 11-04-2012, 03:42 PM

jghilino I nip the ends off the... 11-04-2012, 04:09 PM

AJsScrap Chop the ends off as close as... 11-26-2012, 06:17 AM

jghilino If processed all the way down... 11-26-2012, 08:39 AM

Ecycle Atlanta I think I remember seeing... 11-27-2012, 07:14 AM

ScrapYaHerd Have you tried putting the... 11-26-2012, 05:25 PM

CTscrapman Finally starting to see what... 11-26-2012, 05:57 PM

jghilino exactly, the base price of... 11-26-2012, 06:03 PM

pcscrapper The item that was for sale... 12-05-2012, 11:43 PM

curlzcopper Whoever purchased these is... 11-30-2012, 10:22 AM

CarolinaEwaste Would also be interested in... 11-27-2012, 11:31 AM

Bear Me too, CE. I'm guessing... 11-27-2012, 12:08 PM

Immulmen Yesterday I took apart 3... 11-27-2012, 12:24 PM

MOscrapper My breakdown showed about 6... 11-27-2012, 02:41 PM

jghilino Pm me please if your having... 11-27-2012, 05:16 PM

jghilino most escrap buyers buy gold... 11-27-2012, 05:09 PM

jghilino The most i have sold a pound... 11-30-2012, 10:32 AM

Ecycle Atlanta Seems majority of people cut... 11-30-2012, 12:41 PM

happyscraper Shendog, I cut the connectors... 11-30-2012, 04:52 PM

jghilino its not worth it to pull the... 11-30-2012, 05:01 PM

BarrenRealms007 Not all of the pins from the... 12-01-2012, 07:13 AM

jghilino The ones that just the tips... 12-01-2012, 11:36 AM

scrapperben I cut 'n keep, when gold goes... 12-01-2012, 10:48 PM

Ecycle Atlanta Just did a test run of 10# of... 12-05-2012, 07:19 PM

freonjoe I had a little over 90 pounds... 12-05-2012, 07:35 PM

PartTimeScrapper Ill take $22.50 an hour... 12-05-2012, 07:47 PM

Ecycle Atlanta funny how that works, though.... 12-06-2012, 04:25 AM

NobleMetalWorks Sometimes the ribbon has... 12-06-2012, 05:09 AM

Scrap Master J Another option is making a... 12-06-2012, 01:48 AM

ITBoneyard You could do that but all you... 12-06-2012, 09:17 AM

Bear I had a long cable from a... 12-06-2012, 07:59 AM

Jillyenator This is another old post that... 02-27-2014, 08:25 PM

11-30-2012, 10:32 AM #17
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