Buying Scrap Circuit Boards and Other E-Scrap

**bpatnoe** · 12-05-2013, 04:41 PM

Mixed feelings about todays trip to them. This was my second trip to them.

FOR EWASTE:

I emailed Sean on Monday asking if his prices were current. I had no response entering this morning so instead of loading up my two gaylords of ewaste I just brought my non-ferrous and a few ewaste items.

I know prices are down but if I knew this much, I might not of bothered.

Server Motherboards - $2.00 per pound (DOWN $1.20 per pound from listed price)
Power Supplies - $0.15 per pound (DOWN $0.10 per pound from listed price)
Floppy Drives - $0.10 per pound (DOWN $0.02 per pound rom listed price)

I can understand the floppy and power supplies but the server motherboards? If I knew this I would of never unloaded them.

I am glad I did not bring all my ewaste for sure.

FOR NON-FERROUS ITEMS:

Prices seem to be fine as some items were higher and some were lower.

Also, PLEASE make sure you go over the slip before you leave the office. The first time I went there was a mess up on some items and this time, there were a few questionable things but because I was still unloading my truck, I did not see the weights. Also, hard to say what was what because on my slip there was "insulated copper wire" described for #1 wire, #2 wire, #1 copper, and #2 copper. While, I don't really think it has to do with the people weighing the items, I think it has to do with the person inputting the numbers into the computer. Even with this, I am very happy with the non-ferrous items.

Insulated Wire (Cords) - $1.00 per pound
Extruded aluminum - $0.50 per pound
Stainless - $0.40 per pound
Transformers $0.20 per pound
Batteries - $0.30 per pound
Brass - $1.80 per pound

So in conclusion...
1) GET prices first especially on ewaste
2) WATCH items being weighed (not saying that items were weighed wrong but hard to read slip because items labeled wrong)
3) CHECK slip before leave and even go over it with them (Error caught the first time I went, Error this time was not caught by me before I left)

Besides this, I do recommend them for many items and will go to again for sure!

Also, the workers were great there. If they were not sure of an item, they checked with others, which is very refreshing. They also showed me how they wanted a few items prepared (why is every scrap place is different?)

**manchvegassalvage** · 12-31-2013, 07:20 AM

Originally Posted by bpatnoe

Mixed feelings about todays trip to them. This was my second trip to them.

FOR EWASTE:

I emailed Sean on Monday asking if his prices were current. I had no response entering this morning so instead of loading up my two gaylords of ewaste I just brought my non-ferrous and a few ewaste items.

I know prices are down but if I knew this much, I might not of bothered.

Server Motherboards - $2.00 per pound (DOWN $1.20 per pound from listed price)
Power Supplies - $0.15 per pound (DOWN $0.10 per pound from listed price)
Floppy Drives - $0.10 per pound (DOWN $0.02 per pound rom listed price)

I can understand the floppy and power supplies but the server motherboards? If I knew this I would of never unloaded them.

I am glad I did not bring all my ewaste for sure.

FOR NON-FERROUS ITEMS:

Prices seem to be fine as some items were higher and some were lower.

Also, PLEASE make sure you go over the slip before you leave the office. The first time I went there was a mess up on some items and this time, there were a few questionable things but because I was still unloading my truck, I did not see the weights. Also, hard to say what was what because on my slip there was "insulated copper wire" described for #1 wire, #2 wire, #1 copper, and #2 copper. While, I don't really think it has to do with the people weighing the items, I think it has to do with the person inputting the numbers into the computer. Even with this, I am very happy with the non-ferrous items.

Insulated Wire (Cords) - $1.00 per pound
Extruded aluminum - $0.50 per pound
Stainless - $0.40 per pound
Transformers $0.20 per pound
Batteries - $0.30 per pound
Brass - $1.80 per pound

So in conclusion...
1) GET prices first especially on ewaste
2) WATCH items being weighed (not saying that items were weighed wrong but hard to read slip because items labeled wrong)
3) CHECK slip before leave and even go over it with them (Error caught the first time I went, Error this time was not caught by me before I left)

Besides this, I do recommend them for many items and will go to again for sure!

Also, the workers were great there. If they were not sure of an item, they checked with others, which is very refreshing. They also showed me how they wanted a few items prepared (why is every scrap place is different?)

I appologize for the prices. If you dont mention when you drop off your electronics that you are part of the forrum then you will receive what we call dock pricing. I also appologize for no being available but as you know it is holiday time of the year and I was off for a couple days.

I recomend next time that you print out the prices listed on the forrum and bring them with you because I manage four locations Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina and New Hampshire so I am not always available on site.