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I've got a decent little stash of cell phones that I've been breaking down. Can't wait to ship them in...

Some of the phones have the lcd screens attached to the main board, some have a separate board for the lcd, and some have two or three boards attached together via a ribbon cable. I've been breaking down completely to single boards, and removing any aluminum/stainless shielding that may be in place.
So, my question is this: should I remove the lcd screens, too? Some are only attached via cable, and some are actually soldered to the boards.

Rule of thumb that I've come up with. If it isn't soldered on take it off.

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Originally Posted by toula

Rule of thumb that I've come up with. If it isn't soldered on take it off.

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Yeah, I pretty much do that... I guess that adds to my question: Do I include the separate LCD screens with my cell phone boards? This is my first go at cell phones, and I want to separate things properly to maximize my take.

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Originally Posted by xingxingjai

hi we are a scrap metal company in ny.what is dvd/cd boards. can you tell me more about dvd/cd boards？

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The printed circuit boards from dvd/cd drives.

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Originally Posted by Wolfwerx

I've got a decent little stash of cell phones that I've been breaking down. Can't wait to ship them in...

Some of the phones have the lcd screens attached to the main board, some have a separate board for the lcd, and some have two or three boards attached together via a ribbon cable. I've been breaking down completely to single boards, and removing any aluminum/stainless shielding that may be in place.
So, my question is this: should I remove the lcd screens, too? Some are only attached via cable, and some are actually soldered to the boards.

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I did the math and it is more profitable to send the phones in whole but who am I to say

some one care to elaborate on this. mine usually end up in mixed wire pile !!!!

Anyone happen to access the package tracking feature on the website?

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Originally Posted by mikeinreco

I did the math and it is more profitable to send the phones in whole but who am I to say

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Yeah, it seems that's true, but I'm just a hobby scrapper right now. I take apart the electronics I find as a time-waster in the evenings at home. Down in the workshop: listen to the radio, drink a beer, break some stuff apart... you know how it is.

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Originally Posted by toula

Anyone happen to access the package tracking feature on the website?

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Had some issues early on. I believe we should have this fixed today!
Once that is up and running (bug free) we will introduce additional functionality, very excited!

Thanks

For cell phones please remove the screens, it is just for the boards. The screens make up a considerable portion of the weight unfortunately. We find most people send cell phones in with batteries removed.

just use the reference number you get from ewasted then take it and go here you get all the info you need it will be on the label he sends you https://www.fedex.com/AltRefTracking?cntry_code=us

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Originally Posted by mikeinreco

I did the math and it is more profitable to send the phones in whole but who am I to say

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To me, personally, it is more profitable to just send the board itself. Yes, in a sense it is less weight, but you get more per lb by sending in just the board. You are shortening yourself $4.65 at the current prices by sending them in whole.

All you really need to do, is take a hammer or sledges and one or two good whacks will knock all the plastic off.

Another thing you can do, is sell the really good phones to someone who fixes them up and resells them.

Thanks Ewasted, for a Great e-waste experience. I shipped a large load to you two weeks ago, and am a very satisfied customer!!!

Regards,

Chris

Thanks for the info. Chris.

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Originally Posted by GeorgeB

To me, personally, it is more profitable to just send the board itself. Yes, in a sense it is less weight, but you get more per lb by sending in just the board. You are shortening yourself $4.65 at the current prices by sending them in whole.

All you really need to do, is take a hammer or sledges and one or two good whacks will knock all the plastic off.

Another thing you can do, is sell the really good phones to someone who fixes them up and resells them.

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The math was done.. you lose money by sending in boards only. Not just in weight but in time.

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Originally Posted by drozenski

The math was done.. you lose money by sending in boards only. Not just in weight but in time.

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Yep I have done the math and I think someone else on the forum had a thread relating to this..........Anyway George do what u want you always do (LOL)

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Originally Posted by Ewasted

For cell phones please remove the screens, it is just for the boards. The screens make up a considerable portion of the weight unfortunately. We find most people send cell phones in with batteries removed.

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Thanks for the reply.

Shoot, I guess I'm not going to be taking phones apart anymore. Those screens are a pretty big chunk of the weight.

I took a sample group of around 20 of the same phone and broke them down.........I figured out that I was losing my ass breaking them down as I normally pay $3-$4 a pound for phones.........Ewasted makes it very simple.....Remove the back and the battery and ship them in for a nice profit

So, let me get this right. The whole board in CD/DVD drives can go as mobo grade? I have just been sending the all green larger one not the smaller green/brown one. Also, is the board in floppy drives considered mobo grade too even though it is not green?

I believe in an earlier post ewasted stated that the cd/ DVD boards can go from 2.50 to motherboard pricing. I would think that the small board that is green/brown would be low grade as well as the boards from floppys. There is not much on those.