Electronics scrap pricing. Am I getting screwed?

I just got a computer store account, and they build computers. They will take trade ins, and take any useful working parts out, and sends the steel tower, and other components my way. I took a small load in about 50lbs of desktop motherboards @.10/lb, 30lbs of aluminum hard drive cases @.30/lb, and 2 lbs of processors and memory @ .30/lb am I getting screwed? These prices just don't match up to the amount of excitement that some of the guys on this site have when they get electronic scrap. If I ain't getting screwed, I'll just stick metals, it ain't worth the aggravation

They got ya. As stated before by a forum member that I cant recall "never sell boards to a scrap yard. sell to a board buyer" or something along those lines.

I'm going to agree with Grey here. Your computer shop just pulled scrapyard pricing on you.

I would say your getting screwed, an their not even buying you dinner, or telling you they love you after. Harsh, but you did ask.

The only one winning in this deal is the shop. They get the good stuff, pay you pennies for the rest. Mosey on over to the buyer/sellers section of the forums, an find you a buyer, we have quite a few good ones on here, and located all over the country. Shipping sucks, but being screwed by your yard or whatever sucks even more.

Not trying to pee in any one cheerios, just calling it like I see it.

Sirscrapalot - Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved. - Mark Twain

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

Does a bear crap in the woods,,,

Not if he can make it back to the house first ; )

wow man, take the numbers Mech gave you and figure up how much you lost there, you'll probly never want to go to that yard again

Did I miss in his post he said yard? Cause I read computer store....maybe the cold medicine is kicking in.

Either way..ya got scrap price when ya shoulda gotten much better.

Sirscrapalot - Is sick an not happy.

I read it as the computer place, was paying him.

Either way...

We all agree, ya need a new buyer.

An Mech..don't make me send my cold your way. Sneeze's travel!

Sirscrapalot - NyQuil lies...their not curing my coughing, sneezing aching feeling..

Yes, you would be correct, I took it to my regular scrap yard that I go to daily. They will screw you over if you don't fight for a better price and I called corporate, and he said send him pictures, I did, and he apparently told the cashier to pay me that because "the newer computers actually don't have a all gold plating, it's just a mix of gold and conductive filler."

Never heard that one before.

Originally Posted by elitelawnteam1

Yes, you would be correct, I took it to my regular scrap yard that I go to daily. They will screw you over if you don't fight for a better price and I called corporate, and he said send him pictures, I did, and he apparently told the cashier to pay me that because "the newer computers actually don't have a all gold plating, it's just a mix of gold and conductive filler."

Never heard that one before.

If the yard you're going to daily is ERC in CL, you're getting screwed daily. For non-ferrous check out T&C in CL they are an honest buyer/broker, they might not have the highest prices but their scales are spot on and they grade material fairly.
For your steel, save it up and go elsewhere weekly, whether it's to Woodstock, Aurora, Rockford, or into the city. If you're going to the "yard" I suspect you are, they do a disservice to honest metal brokers everywhere. Best of luck to you!

Sometimes you learn lessons the hard way in life. You had 55 posts. Pricing and selling has been covered in dozens of threads, each one suggesting the seller look in the "buyer" section of the forum.

You can lead a camel to water but you can't make him drink...........

How hard is it to look at the buyer page and pick one? Even after shipping you would do better by far.

I'm learning by reading this thread!

Originally Posted by skipster316

I'm learning by reading this thread!

Then something good has come from this whole thread.

Sirscrapalot - Knowledge is power. - Someone dead an famous

Originally Posted by auminer

No need to be mean to the guy... he just learned an expensive lesson. Bet he won't do it again. Plus, now, future newbies can read this thread & learn from it.

I think we can all look back on a transaction we didn't know better at the time. I know I can!

Your right, Im a new guy and don't know squat. But I learned something here, Thanks guys.