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    Mainframe Scrapper,new to site, LOTS of questions!!!!

    Hello all, New on the site so I thought I'd introduce myself. I'm from minnesota, and I've been scrapping out mainframes and high level servers for the past 6 months. I think I've missed out on quite a bit of money by not seeing the $$$ right in front of my eyes, and think that I may be getting under paid from my local scrap yard. So be ready for a lot of questions, there are a lot to these things!!!!



    Thanks in advance!!!

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    welcome aboard, feel free to contact me if you have any questions
    I buy and sell all types of scrap and escrap. I buy specialty and hard to sell escrap. I buy resale items. PM me or contact me at jghilino@hotmail.com
    I AM ACTIVELY BUYING ESCRAP OF ALL TYPES. BOARDS, RAM, CPUS AND MUCH MORE

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    Welcome to the forums from a sandbar off the coast of NC.

    Or as Mech would say..."Welcome to Scrap Metal University!"

    Ask away, the wise folks here will either answer or point you in the right direction.

    Sirscrapalot - Keeper of the traveling cooler.

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    Mainframe Scrapper,new to site, LOTS of questions!!!!

    welcome to the forum from the northwest suburbs of Chicago. the University is open but furst you should spend some time reading, a lot of q&a has been done. also check out the buyers section here, you will find a lot better pricing here than local yards, that is unless your local yard knows ewaste.

    welcome once again
    Cleaning up the e-waste one company at a time

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    Welcome! Lots of great info here!
    Specializing in Maximum value for mixed precious metal printed circuit boards and electronics

    Check out our pricing and read some of our RAVING reviews: http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/scrap...tal-scrap.html
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    "Give them enough so they can do something with it, but not too much that they won't do nothing."

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    Welcome to the forum and yes most likely you have been not getting nearly enough for your product. DO read the old threads, Do read the buyers forums. Mike.
    "Profit begins when you buy NOT when you sell." {quote passed down to me from a wise man}

    Now go beat the copper out of something, Miked

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot View Post
    Or as Mech would say..."Welcome to Scrap Metal University!"
    That's definitely about right. I haven't really asked any questions on here yet but that's only because I've just been reading through old threads for weeks now. I feel like I've put in a semester worth of studying so far already, and honestly my brain kind of hurts lol.

    Welcome to the site, hopefully some of your questions will answer some of mine that I haven't found yet searching.

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    Welcome from Milwaukee!

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    Just wait for the pop exam SRC...

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    Welcome...I will also be happy to help with any questions like jghilino....many servers can be worth far more in PARTS than whole....1st tip for you....obviously test and erase hard drives with professional software (doesn't cost much), check power supplies with a cheap power supply tester and don't forget, even the brackets and plastic ftons can be worth money on Ebay....2nd tip....READ READ READ....spend a couple days on here and get up to speed, then ask what you need after that.

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