Greetings from upstate New York

Hello all, i go by the name Big Earl. I've been a golf course superintendent for 10 years. I wish I knew then what I know now. Been a lot of value tossed over the years. i became interested in scrapping just recently. during the great recession (great depression 2), I became obsessed with silver and gold. Naturally, i began to consider semi-precious metals as well. I started collecting pre 1982 copper pennies, and doing some metal detecting as well, both of which arent very fruitfull. but, i have amassed a stockpile of pennies. too bad its illegal to melt them down though. anyway, my new interest is in e-scrap. I dont think i'll be trying to extract the gold myself, seems to dangerous. so i'm looking for buyers in the Syracuse area. so far, it seems nobody around here pays, they just will take it for free. the other question I have is, based on everyones experience, what are the biggest return on investment items to be focusing on? Been reading for a week or so, great site, thanks for all your help.

Welcome to the forum. For a short time I lived in Liverpool, NY. Upstate is a big surprise to those who only know about NYC. I loved the area.

There is much to learn here if you take the time to read, read, read. As far as buyers of ewaste we have several who are generous with sharing their knowledge. We also have many experienced scrouapers who post here will be helpfu. I suggest you save up you escrap until you know what you are doing. There are even some photo's so you can be sure of what you have and what grade it might be. Best of luck with your new hobby, Mike.

Hello from Rochester! Welcome aboard

Originally Posted by Mick

There is a law currently being considered that will allow pennies to be melted for the copper.

that'd be sweet. got a half ton waiting.

Originally Posted by miked

Welcome to the forum. For a short time I lived in Liverpool, NY. Upstate is a big surprise to those who only know about NYC. I loved the area.

There is much to learn here if you take the time to read, read, read. As far as buyers of ewaste we have several who are generous with sharing their knowledge. We also have many experienced scrouapers who post here will be helpfu. I suggest you save up you escrap until you know what you are doing. There are even some photo's so you can be sure of what you have and what grade it might be. Best of luck with your new hobby, Mike.

Liverpool isn that far off from me. Its a nice place to raise a family. right now i plan on stockpiling. processed 6 desktops, 17 crt's, and a dozen printers. not much of a stockpile yet, but she's growing.