Originally Posted by
Paveitall
My intent wasn't to offend buyers like Ewasted so my apologies maybe i posted this question to the wrong forum I though this was a site to help scrapers find outlets for products. We are in an area of the country with very few or no buyers of
Ewaste (haven't found a local one yet). I have an outlet for the steel, copper and aluminum at out local "traditional" scrap yards. What we struggle with is the precious metal bearing materials, if there was someone close i would certainly consider selling thru a middleman or dealer, but if i need to ship this stuff 800-1,000 miles and i have a full truck load why wouldn't i go direct to the refiner?
As Ewasted pointed out, if i want to buy 1 or 2 watermelons i will go to my local wal-mart or grocery store, but if i need an whole truckload i might consider talking with a farmer. Has anyone here shipped direct? If so who?
I have been doing ewaste for a number of years now. This year, I did my 1st full truck load. It was only 30 pallets. Had I double stacked them, could have done 60. I also used smaller than normal gaylords. My cost to ship over 500 miles wad about 4 cents per pound. So I wouldn't let that be a deciding factor.
The major benefit that I see in dealing with a buyer, is getting paid in a short amount of time. A couple of weeks with a buyer on here verses waiting for the refining process to be done.
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