Teaching Escrapping. What to charge?

**Pnutfarmer** · 01-06-2013, 11:12 AM

Keep in mind that they are paying labor to break things down. I showed one yard exactly how to tear down and sort towers that they had been putting in shred and even a breakdown on hard drives. They did that for a little while, but decided the labor cost was too much for them as it kept the workers from cleaning and sorting copper and al. They now sell me all their towers whole and keep any other odd items for me to check out. Good relationships mean extra cash.

**jghilino** · 01-06-2013, 02:52 PM

Originally Posted by Pnutfarmer

Keep in mind that they are paying labor to break things down. I showed one yard exactly how to tear down and sort towers that they had been putting in shred and even a breakdown on hard drives. They did that for a little while, but decided the labor cost was too much for them as it kept the workers from cleaning and sorting copper and al. They now sell me all their towers whole and keep any other odd items for me to check out. Good relationships mean extra cash.

Exactly if you cant make atleast $15 hour theres no point, because minimum wage employees and overhead run about that much. I draw the line higher at $25, if i cant make atleast that then is sells as is without further processing. Theres no way you can cover your costs breaking down hard drives. I would think it would definetly be there on the towers though.