Hi everyone - new scrapper from Maine

Hi guys,

My name is James. I'm 26 years old and from Maine. I work 9-5 M-F in an office job, but I have been wanting to maximize my free time for a long time now. After months of trying to find a part time job to fit my schedule, the idea of scrapping came to mind. Fortunately for me, I just bought a truck a couple months ago. It's a nice little 2002 Chevy s10, 4cylinder. Not a huge hauling machine, but pretty good on gas. With the low mileage and synthetic oil I got in it, I get about 23-24 mpg with my Tonneau cover on there.

I am just in the beginning stages of scrapping, but I wouldn't call myself completely ignorant. I've been doing a LOT of reading on forums like these, youtube how-to videos, and other sites to acquire as much knowledge as possible. I feel myself gaining more and more information every day. These forums have been a TREMENDOUS help. So firstly, thanks!

I am newly single, and just moved into my own place. With this in mind, I have just about 100% of my non-9-5 hours to devote to scrapping, learning new skills and making money. I understand it can be a fierce, competitive game, but I would consider myself above average intelligence and street smarts. I also love being able to work within my schedule, and allow my work ethic and drive to control how much money I make. All of that leans towards scrapping being perfect for me. I work in sales and in the business world, so I'm very familiar with the power of networking and marketing. As I get myself setup, I'm going to market hard.

I just had my first ever scrap metal haul recently. Pulled two dryers, a washer, an AC, two pieces of small scrap and a filing cabinet from a basement. I scraped one dryer, two small pieces of scrap and the filing cabinet for 17$. I believe I made a mistake and didn't take anything out of the dryer. That's my newbie-mistake. I recognized that the other dryer and washer were good quality, and was able to sell them for 60$ on Craigslist. 77$ made, with about 7$ in gas (everything was local.) 70$ profit!

I just wanted to take a moment and introduce myself, as I will be a very active and consistent member of the forums.



Thanks in advance for your time reading this.

-James

Thanks for the welcomes, guys! I really love this community from everything I've seen so far.

Originally Posted by submarinepainter

Hi James , I am from Westbrook myself

Hi there. Sorry, didn't see this message right away. Great to meet someone from the (kinda?) area. If there's anything I can ever do up here for you, let me know. I'll let you know if I ever hear of anything good down in your area.

From York Region Ontario Canada

Greetings from Windham.
Should we have a Southern Maine get together and shoot the Sh__ over a beer.
Chris
We have members from Portland, Westbrook, Windham and LA. All we need is someone from Gray!

ginofrater bumped it. Most of the time I click the "What's New" button and don't pay attention to the thread starting date.