1.you cant avoid the other scrappers, just look at the noobs here every day, and this forum only reaches 10,000 or so out of 400,000,000
2. the midwest hasent been hit that hard yet, but, the drout is cqusing them to catch up with the rest of the depressed country.
3. got to think of fuel cost if you choose the chaeper boonies.
4.
ewaste is the new catolyc converter, or the new urban gold rush. with pm prices falling, and the falling ammount of recoverable pms in newer computers it is hard and going to get harder to turn a profit for us small timers. get lucky, go big or go home.
5. may not be a good time to leave the nest.
6. if you are determind to do so, maybe look for a scrap partner to share rent. just my .02
ps. in the dakota oil patch may be a good place for scrap, but be prepaired to live in a tent. if you can find one for sale up there.
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