so i think i got screwed can someone help me out

So i went over to the scrap yard today and i think i got screwed. Now mind you i am fairly new to scrapping computers, but the other daybi had scored 17 computer towers and 12 laptops for free so really no matter what i did i was in the black but i decided to break them all down leaving me with the mother board ram harddrive (though most didnt have one) cd/disk drives cpus heat sinks and power boxs. So in doing all this i figured i would maximize my profits instead of the 25-35cents a pound other wise. Apparently i was wrong... after weighting in each component seperate i totaled out to 80$ and if i left them all together amd sold them whole i could have gottom roughly 110$ according to my yard.

So what did i do wrong?
Should i have left them together? Go to a different yard? If so where in the philly area should i go?
Any advise/ answers would be greatly appreciated because i was deffinally expecting more than 80$...

well the motherboards alone should have netted you a least 71 dollars based at ea mobo being at least 1 lb at 3.00 lb

I can tell you im up here by penn state and I would have payed you 118 for them complete .and after full tear down I get close to double what I spent .
so yeah you got ripped of bud

well if you ever get a large load of them your welcome to drive them up here to me .but its a 3 hour drive lol

Assuming most components were there, I estimate the value of at least $300 minus shipping. You need to use the buyers on here for boards and such, and look around for a yard that understands the value of a power supply, fans, etc.

Answer is yeh you did get ripped off..

Shoulda done some reading first..live n learn

Originally Posted by applescrap

So what did i do wrong?
Should i have left them together? Go to a different yard? If so where in the philly area should i go?
Any advise/ answers would be greatly appreciated because i was deffinally expecting more than 80$...

you sold before knowing the value

You also might have done better, at least on the laptops, by having tried reselling them. Always check the model numbers and see what they are selling for.

actually sounds like "your yard" is rippin you bad bud. As I re-read your post I was wondering what kind of laptops. Those bring a premium on Ebay, and are easy to ship. What kind of towers too? Then I got once again to the part they told you be worth more leaving them together, and the only way I can see that being so is if they planned on reselling them together, as working units! yep, i'd guess you got ripped ; ) Read up! and better luck next time

They were all mostly dell laptop and towers and i did do my reading and understood the value of everything i had now its just a matter of finding the right person to sell my matieral to

top of the page you'll see a "scrap buyers and sellers" check it out ; )

Tearing down laptops never seems to be a good idea. They almost always have far more value complete.