Advice please! My first major scrap: department store fixtures and shelving - Page 2

Good for you, learning has a value greater than the money, as it gives you the ability to earn even more.

I found a scrap yard that pays double ($120/ton) for the steel than the last one did ($55), and it's closer. I also got the 2 big motors down the stairs by myself. At first I lifted down one step at a time, didnt want to risk breaking anything (I'm really sore though), but one of the guys in the warehouse convinced me to hook a strap to it and let it down easy a few steps at a time. Combined they weighed 560 lbs and I got $56 for them.

Glad to see you didn't give up. Good job. Next time break @ least one of those motors down. There is good amount of copper in motors that size.

So this isn't about fixing appliances but a couple of weeks ago I picked up a stand up freezer off craigslist for free. I went to pick it up and it turns out it was a buddy of mine who had it. I asked it if it worked and he said "yes it works great". So I say "why not sell it on Craigslist." He said he has been listing it for $70 for 3 months and no hits. It is old, 20+ years, but works great. So I took it, (made sure it really worked), listed the next day for $30 and it sold that day. So the point being, it doesn't necessarily have to be new(ish), as long as it works, to sell. Just ask for a good price.

^^Sorry last post was meant for a different thread^^

Update: I ended up making 6 trips to scrap yards, with an average of 2.5 hours of work per trip day. Grand total is $260 including a little bit sold on craigslist. The non-ferrous I'm keeping to process later. Even if I didn't make very much money, I learned alot and had fun.