Approaching businesses

Moneytalks , Cash is the best flyer out there. Already printed for you.

I keep some bags of free peanuts in my truck which tend to get everyone interested.

As most have said, cash talks. Also, a printed buy list with prices helps a LOT. I recently talked to two different businesses that said there was someone else buying, but they couldn't remember what they were paying so they sold to me when I gave them a copy of my buy list.

Selling/Buying in person really helps too. Last week I was in the office with a guy who was on the phone telling someone they didn't have any computer stuff at all. When he hung up and asked what I needed, I gave him a list (to keep) and talked to him for a short time before leaving there with 305 lbs of hard drives at 50 cents per lb.

Lastly, always be honest, helpful, nice and available.