Ewaste?? Was it the next big thing?

Originally Posted by mikeinreco

Agreed......Trust me I have made plenty and saved every penny.......I do the same thing.....If I sell a couple of computers out of a lot then the scrap is free.......I to am sending small loads off just to keep a few bucks rolling in..........Ewaste was my primary source of income there for a little while but now has become secondary and almost like a 3rd stream of income.........Oh well when someone figures out what "THE NEXT BIG THING" is will you let me know before it happens!!

I'm never really looking for the next big thing. I just roll along with it. I agree with a lot of what SirS said too. I am more of a part timer/hobbyist and do not rely on scrap to pay my bills. If I were, I would look at it completely differently. I understand how it all works, and that is the main reason why i got in with some of the full timers in the area as their ewaste buyer. I don't have to hunt it down, it comes to my door after a phone call, and they make twice as much.

I guess at the end of the day, I am trusting my hoarded ewaste as my savings account more than I trust my savings account as my savings account. I couldn't operate the same if I were scrutinizing my checking account instead.