Rules change....

Well, the prices went back up on Shred (Sheet Iron) at the local yard to $195/NT. However, when I showed up today, they no longer take printers, keyboards, mice, or speakers. After I unloaded my first load this morning, I left and came back with my second load. That is when they told me. Thankfully they didn't deduct anything for the first load, but they stood by and told me what I could and couldn't unload. Good news for me is that the first load had most of the mice and keyboards. I brought a bunch of speakers in my second load and I had about 6 or 8 printers that they made be take back. And...on a brighter side...they told me that if I removed ALL plastic from my computer cases then I will get $230/NT for them as "Mixed Clips." They were very nice to help me unload and separate what I could sell as mixed clips. At the end of the day, I got more than I thought I would (because of the mixed clips pricing on some of the load) even though I brought home about 100 pounds of printers and speakers.

Since the rules change at this yard, and I was making a trip to my other yard, I took the printers with me. They would gladly accept them for free...they don't pay for printers anymore either, but they will at least take them. I'll have to decide if it is worth it to smash them up so that I can remove most of the plastic before taking the insides back...I guess I'll have to start charging to remove printers along with CRT monitors....

Sorry if it sounds like I'm down on my yard. I'm just frustrated, but very thankful that they were willing to take the time to help me separate and teach me (again) what they wanted and how they wanted it separated. They guys at the yard are great.

Any good tips on how to take those pesky brass nuts out of the plastic???

A day in the life...if there is anything I've learned it is that you must be flexible, know your material and be able to swap buckets on the fly as the rules change...

Ken