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    Thumbs up Greetings from Pennsylvania!

    Just figured I'd pop in and introduce myself. While I'm not a scrapper by trade, I repair, reuse and resell old computer parts and equipment on a very small scale (I work out of a room in my house and a small space in our garage). Lately I've gotten into reselling scrap piles of less interesting stuff I've accumulated, so I guess I have done a little scrapping myself now.

    Most of my computer recycling transactions are done through message boards, Mercari or eBay. Lately I've started driving around north western PA and western NY to pick through piles of scrap circuit boards or PC parts. An old card that might only be worth 50 cents to a dollar in scrap may be worth a lot more to me. I've managed to find some really cool stuff, I've learned a lot repairing the old stuff I find, I've taught my daughter a few things about old computers through hands-on experience with 30 year old equipment that would normally have been turned into $10 worth of metal scrap... and I've made a few bucks along the way.

    I've been lurking here off and on for a while, but now I hope to learn a bit more about the stuff that isn't worth fixing or using.

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    Welcome to SMF and the insights of numerous computer specialists. I am sure they would like to hear about your work and would love to compare notes. Myself, I just know the difference between a Mac and PC so not much help here.
    Give back more to this world than we take.

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    Thanks!

    This is probably a good place to ask this, but based on the forum rules am I allowed to post a thread expressing an interest in buying computer items and more than scrap value? I have no special way of selling actual "scrap" or harvesting precious metals, so I'm not necessarily looking to buy scrap here, and I'm certainly not looking to sell here (yet!). I'm just interested in buying old computer components that may still be useful or could be repaired rather than scrapped. I have a lot of references online if that helps, I just don't want to break any forum rules. If there's a certain way of going about this here, I'm willing to go through the necessary steps or to post in the proper subforum... I just need some help figuring out what I should be doing here. Again, I'm strictly interested in buying parts here, not selling.

    Any help or advice would be much appreciated!

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    A paid membership will allow you to advertise on the forum. There are several reputable members here that might be interested in the type of niche in the market you are offering. Good luck.

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