I have to admit I do not look at every page of every tech magazine that is out there, however I was caught by surprise when I saw a metal refiner advertisement in a PCB magazine (printed circuit board). The ad had the caption of "What are you losing in lost scrap" with pictures of 2 buckets, 1 with circuit boards and the other with cash with an equal sign between them. Although a lot of us are on different levels of the this pyramid of scrap, I get the feeling that OldDude's use of the expression of "go big or go home" is getting more relevant. With the refiners at the top of the pyramid, reaching out directly to companies for their scrap boards, more lower level scrappers will eventually get pushed out.

Disclaimer: This is not a rant or a negative against refiners. Just an observation and feel free to counter it with your own observations.