Don't forget to save up those cartridges to send to a recycler.
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Don't forget to save up those cartridges to send to a recycler.
P & M Recycling - Specializing in E-Waste Recycling.
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Welcome! If you don't mind me asking, which side are you on- Kansas or Missouri? I was in Kansas City, MO two years ago. What a beautiful place! I'd like to visit again, some time.
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Ditto on the cartridges. I don't know if they still do, but Staples used to pay $2 per cartridge. For some printers, you'd have $8 without even disassembling. I pull the boards and scrap the rest. The laser printers can be worth more than scrap- I sold two of them for $60 each this month. Much better than scrap prices
Concerning plastics, the only place I know of in the region is not that close to KC. Asset lifecycles they use to be in Topeka but have moved to a town south of Topeka. The name of which escapes me at this time. Welcome to the forum and e-scrapping.Originally Posted by Sands
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Thank you all for your comments.Matador, I'm in the south part of Kansas City the Missouri side.Flinthills, I'll look Asset Lifestyles up.This forum is great, appreciate the help.
You'll have better luck looking up "Asset Lifecycles"
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Thanks, looks like I make I make lots of mistakes late at night
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it's been some time (again) since I've checked out this great scrapper site. I've been having fun still breaking down e-scrap. Every computer is different. For the super newbies...be sure to label and sort all your scrap. Makes it a lot easier to figure out what you have when you get ready to sell it, a big mistake I made was just throwing things in general bins and no labels. It was difficult to figure out a CD board from a hard disk board in the beginning of my scrapper adventures. Well everybody, enjoy.
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Hi All,
I am in need of some shipping advice. Been holding off on shipping stuff because of the cost and the inefficient people at the post office. Also, the web sites are confusing - can't figure out what is best.
So, my question are this:
If I am shipping about 10 pounds of cpu's, memory sticks and c/d boards, mother boards, computer wire, etc, how do I send them off to a buyer without loosing a large quantity of profit to the shipper? Or is it just better to sell the boards on e-bay for gold/silver recovery? I've been looking around on the forum for answers, and, of course, end up reading everything else. (LOVE THE FORUM). Thanks to everyone
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There are buyers in the buyers section who will instruct you. however with 10 lbs, e bay may be the place depending on what you have and if your willing to put up with it.
by the way welcome to the forum, some how I missed you before. There are a lot more great women scrappers here then you think and they are all just one of us. best wishes. mcw
"anyone who thinks scrappin is easy money ain't doin it right!"
You mention shipping computer wire, off hand that seems like a poor idea. Shipping cost out weigh the return on pay for the wire. I would save up until you can sell it locally like your steel, aluminum, and copper.
Saving up ewaste until you can do a 50-60 lb and then arrange selling and shipping through one of our buyers. Keep reading, 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
Welcome. Spend some more time in the archives. Good luck
There is a whole forum here dedicated to this question. You are missing out on a lot of information to put $$$ in your pocket by not researching.
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Save up your wire and when you have a decent amount then call a couple of yards and compare prices for shred (steel-tin), alum. heat sinks, and #2 wire insul. Best to sell this locally. get 30-50 lbs. of boards then get ready to send them off.
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Thanks everyone for the responses and the good advice.
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