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This is probably more of a question for the guys that R2 certified.
What do you do with laptop screens that are broken? I see a thin board with a decent amount of visible gold on it and know that one of the old buyers used to pay upwards of $10 per pound for those boards. I guess my question is about the part that would be left over. Do these screens contain mercury and have to be disposed of in a certain manner?
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The only mercury that I'm aware of is the small amount that is in a vapour state in the backlight lamp. Do NOT break this lamp!
Some people hold onto the screen for indium recovery I've read here somewhere.
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Do you have any more info on Indium? I did a google search and came up empty in terms of recovery, where to sell it, and how much it's worth.Originally Posted by ITBoneyard
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This is where I take them.
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yes the Indium is somewhere in the neighborhood of $25 oz from what I found doing a simple google search. The recovery process doesn't get much back, so from what I have seen in my limited research, it is a lower profit margin to recover it vs mine new...and apparently there is a fair amount out there.
I sell my broken screens (all LCD) at about .02/lb. The next load I am taking I will include ALL the little lcd screens from all my electronics as well as monitor screens. We will see if it pays the same. PLEASE NOTE - this guy is on the LOW end of payment form what I have seen, but he does buy it...so I save them up. If all screen pay the same, then there are a TON of these out there in all the electronics in addition to monitors and laptop screens.
Again, this is my limited research as I recently found out he purchased them. You can probably get a much better price...I just have not had time to look any further so far.
PROFIT is made when you BUY/ACQUIRE NOT when you sell
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