Hey guys,

So things have taken a bit of a back seat due to other life circumstances but I am continuing forward. The business model continues to be refined as I go forward and learn more and more. I have veered away from partnerships with second-hand stores for now in an effort to get the business moving without getting into any sort of contractual agreement or expectation. So I've been handing out business cards and stopping in at random places and that's led to some interesting things. The biggest thing I continue to learn though is that I have a ton to learn!

Last week I walked into a place in town and walked out with four boxes of non-working XBOX 360s and Playstation 2s. Good stuff! But I am realizing that no matter how much I read on the forum, grading boards seems like a black art to me. So below is an example of what a board looks like on a 360 with and without heat sinks. How would you grade this? What I am really confused about is sometimes people talk about low, mid, and high grade. But other times they are talking about large and small socket boards. What about circuit boards that don't fit into motherboard, fingerboard, and ram categories? Perhaps there is an awesome thread I have missed.

Tomorrow a coworker is bringing a number of intact flat screen monitors and servers for me to deal with. Should be fun!