I have to agree with patriot and numbers both. It all depends where u are, what u are willing to do etc. I for instance have a contract with my local windstream internet and telephone company. I get all their scrap copper wire(about 25 to 30 lbs of clean #2 and about 50 lbs of UB #2 a week). I also get about 100lbs of metal and about 30-40 modems a month. I also have flyers up everywhere and run adds in my local newspaper. The biggest advertisement I have though is word of mouth. A good rep gets u places. Try to be fair. If u driving down the road and see a junk pile somewhere on a farm, stop and talk to the owner. Feel him out. Sometimes he will give it to u, sometimes u can make a deal that u do all the work and he get 25-30 or a set % of the money. Also read as much as u can on here. I have only been a member on here for a month or less, but have found some really good advise in the answers to questions I have asked and others have asked. There is some really smart ppl here and so far everyone has been really helpful and patient with me (especially etack:-) with the ta cap questions lol). Most of all be safe and have fun tearing stuff apart. Its a good release. Welcome to the forum by the way