Quote Originally Posted by snodly View Post
As far as shipping the larger items. Figure it at $1.50 per pound to ship mother boards and the heavier items. So if motherboards are paying $3.20/lb. You are gonna net $1.70/lb. If you can find a buyer that is within 8hrs. of your location it will pay you more to just drive it. That is what we are doing currently. We can't afford to take the big hit on the shipping because of how much time we have invested in our operation. We can pack up Mechanics Taurus and make a 9hr round trip and gross $900-$1200 just in a Ford Taurus. Costs us a days work and $100 for gas and food. Of course we are not currently paying for e-waste yet, so it is working out great for the little loads. When we start processing a lot more volume, we will have to make bigger loads so that our profit margins stay in the same percentage.
I would like to know where you got the $1.50 per pound for shipping cost!! that is over the top high. An if you can fill a gaylord or two you know that is around 600 to 1,000 pounds easy an only cost around $200 if you do a little shopping around? Thats how you should ship things like scrap or other large items is by the pallet an not with the US mail or ups/fedex!