mythical contracts

so i've been working on a contract for the last couple weeks or so, and apperently there are shipping containers of 486 machines hiding somewhare. so my question is pricing to purchase older machines by the machine, i want to offer a fair price basicly broken down scrap price- time,hauling,tools,misc. which puts me at about 12 dollars per machine in lots of 100. i'm thinking long term consistant customer over quick profit here. cost wise in lots of 100 i'm looking at 7 dollars per machine. i know i can haul, process and turn around 100 easy on a weekly basis. more if i have a roll off at my house and don't need to haul empty cases. bla bla bla.

anyway, anyone have any experience with large job bidding and costs associated?
am i in the balpark @7 per machine? thanks and if you don't want to post on the open forum davipu@yahoo.com

dont forget to negotiate pricing on the boards and processors if you get that vokume

right. so a p4 will net 13 dollars or so with no hd.
but just for s.and g. what's the breakdown on a horizontial 486 type? there isn't a breazzy emoticon...

the 486 chip is worth a few dollars in scrap by itself

in western oregon the market seems to bottom out at20 per tower. everybody seems to think that thier old dell is still worth 50 after they pulled the HD. but we have alot of prius drivers here. the kind of birkenstock wearing yuppies that buy 7 dollar starbucks every day and use a fabric cup cozy because the cardboard ones are a wasted resource, (they still use a paper cup) * just a example.

I'm thinking long term customer here. so i'm wanting to have slimmer margins so i can offer a better deal than other scrappers. this computer shop does mostly comercial corprate accounts, so if i can figure out the margins to where i am still making $2-3 per computer, the volume is there to justify the increased payout to the customer.

last week one of my other accounts i processed over 400 lbs of laptops + other computer parts that were already broken down and sorted. @.25 a lb i made $106 for two hours of work. they recieved a check for over $600 with no increased employe costs, time away from normal buisness. etc. but looking at it if you were to say. hi can i haul your scrap for .25 a lb? it really dosn't seem that profitable untill you start getting into volume. since i am one guy with a truck and trailer, i can make good money @50 a hour so i try to base my precentage customers at that rate. and return the rest to the customer.

i don't have alot of experience with volume of older machines which was why i started this thread. Mech is your skirt like hobo's so you can feel all the breazes? myself i perfer LT dango shorts so i can utilize my cat like reflexes while scrapping.

Originally Posted by badkarma506

we have alot of prius drivers here. the kind of birkenstock wearing yuppies that buy 7 dollar starbucks every day and use a fabric cup cozy because the cardboard ones are a wasted resource, (they still use a paper cup)

lol well said! I get a kick out of the ones who rant about animal cruelty while wearing leather shoes