Tip for a budding E waste entepreneur, Patience.

It'll come. Some times you gotta dig through a lotta crap to find some gold. Especially in our chosen field..lol.

I started with TV's, vcrs, etc etc..basically the stuff everyone claims there is no money in. Now I mainly do ewaste, have my shop downstairs filled, and looking to expand into warehouse space, an I'm loving it. It came with many stumbles, an mistakes, but thanks to the folks here, an my own stubbornness in refusing to give up, I'm doing what I enjoy, making money an life is good.

You can't give up, that's for sure. Like Olddude an others like to say...this isn't a easy business to be in. It's cut throat at times, and it's always hard work. Whether your sitting around breaking down motors, or disassembling computer towers, sat boxes, etc etc. It's long hours, in all kinds of weather(some of us work outside & inside) an putting up with lots of BS from laws, to the government, etc. Whether you sell on ebay, amazon, CL, or just to buyers, it's yet more hours on top of your day putting up ads, setting up auctions, sorting your stuff so your buyer doesn't want to smack you upside the head, an getting those packages out. At the end of the day tho, it's rewarding to know you made it through all that, profited, an you still enjoy what your doing.

It's all worth while when you fire up your paypal or bank account, see those funds come in. Or you end your day, an can't wait to get started on the next day.

So patience is needed, along with a good dose of stubborn, hardheadedness, ability to learn and adapt. If you can manage those things, you got a good chance to succeed in this business. That's just my own not so humble opinion. Others may disagree but it's worked for me, an I see it continuing to do so.

In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. - Bill Cosby

I have that on a printed out poster in my shop, for a reason, an as a reminder. Nothing in life comes easy, an if it does there is usually some big ol'strings attached.

Sirscrapalot - Fear of failure and a lack of patience and will get you nowhere. - Me, someone, I dunno.