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BurlyGuys So where are you in your... 12-02-2012, 05:46 AM
CarolinaEwaste Yep heres my story and I'm... 12-02-2012, 06:15 AM
Arkansaw A good sideline for... 12-02-2012, 06:37 AM
Jeremiah Side biz. I consider it... 12-02-2012, 06:44 AM
corycouch ill try to shorten this... 12-02-2012, 07:06 AM
Russell My main back round is in the... 12-02-2012, 07:22 AM
BurlyGuys Forgot to add that I will... 12-02-2012, 08:29 AM
mikeinreco Still wanting to retire at 40... 12-02-2012, 08:45 AM
BurlyGuys Ha! Also still wanting to... 12-02-2012, 08:47 AM
GeorgeB I got started in scrapping... 12-02-2012, 08:56 AM
Dunemaul plans still in motion to... 12-02-2012, 09:45 AM
GeorgeB How old are you now? 12-02-2012, 10:44 AM
greytruck when I was a kid, My family... 12-02-2012, 10:51 AM
jghilino I got into scrapping when i... 12-02-2012, 10:53 AM
mikeinreco Scrapping does give me the... 12-02-2012, 11:22 AM
PistoneScrapProcessing Mike whats a day off? Its... 12-02-2012, 11:26 AM
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Russell Ditto on the age and... 12-02-2012, 11:27 AM
jghilino i am 30, plan on retiring at... 12-02-2012, 11:45 AM
KzScrapper When I was a general... 12-02-2012, 11:46 AM
BRASSCATCHER I got into it after seeing a... 12-02-2012, 12:26 PM
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Dunemaul George im 25. 12-02-2012, 01:32 PM
GeorgeB that's cool man, I am 27 with... 12-02-2012, 04:42 PM
landmine Been at it for 2 years, I... 12-02-2012, 04:06 PM
Dunemaul sometimes you just need to... 12-02-2012, 06:58 PM
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taterjuice Been scrapping 2006, really... 12-02-2012, 10:19 PM
Hypoman I started my business earlier... 12-03-2012, 01:20 AM
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Libertytow when i was 19 i was in school... 12-06-2012, 09:29 AM
BurlyGuys Liberty, I wanna be YOU when... 12-06-2012, 05:58 PM
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    So where are you in your scrapping career?

    So I got into scrapping accidentally, as a by-product of my junk removal business. I almost prefer dealing with straight shred, as I just load it up and go to the yard. (In other words, I don't have to store it and double-handle it.) Of course, I have learned the value of breaking stuff down on this forum.

    It seems I am always on a learning curve. My time is best spent drumming up new junk removal business, because it is a straight transaction, I perform a service and they pay me on the spot. But I have a warehouse for storage and in it I break stuff down. Or more accurately, my employees break stuff down. It can be a challenge to educate them on what is worth the time and what is not, because they know that they get paid by the hour, whatever they do. However, they are eager to learn and are very trainable. I have begun creating laminated documents hung on the wall instructing them on what to do with each type of item we come across, and we try to break down things we have have enough (towers, monitors, etc.) to make it worthwhile.

    Having the warehouse more than pays for itself, the challenge is keeping it EMPTY, not keeping it FULL! In fact I may outgrow the space in the spring.

    I have begun dabbling in cars, my current challenge is not having a tow truck. I was considering a tow dolly, but it looks like a trailer makes more sense, as I can take off aluminum wheels on the trailer and take it to my yard where they will unload with a forklift. I have a good size boat trailer I am considering converting to a car hauler, but it may be cheaper and more advantageous to simply buy an inexpensive one on CL. When I get a trailer I will begin seriously pushing car scrapping.

    My favorite seems to be e-waste, but I'll scrap anything I can get my hands on. Love the value in those boards and chips.



    Another advantage of the warehouse is storing stuff to sell. I get a lot of better than scrap value items, and have been developing some venues to sell them. I am now working with two consignment shops and two auction houses selling my stuff. Nice getting those checks, especially since my cost of goods was zero, in fact I was paid to take the items away.

    Some recent sold items: pool table, air hockey table, bikes, centrifuges, treadmills, barbells, massage chair, autoclave, vintage adding machines, typewriters, overhead projector, silver serving set, sewing machines, sculptures, gas range, washer and dryer, gun cases, pool cues, IronRite, and the list goes on...

    I am considering dealing in furniture, but it takes a lot of real estate and I'm not ready for that yet.

    I am working on developing a contractor in the Tampa/Sarasota area to do junk removal under the Burly Guys brand. I can't yet meet the requirements to actually sell franchises, but I can certainly do marketing in that area and refer business for a percentage. If that goes well I will look seriously at franchising and expanding. Baby steps, but I can look back at this now and see how much progress I have made.

    Anybody else got a story to tell?
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