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    Surplus Auctions.

    I have been watching this gov surplus auction site for things to scrap near me.
    Found one that would be nice if i lived in AZ. It is an auction of 7 lots of 30 hard drives.

    http://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/auc...iew?auc=527751


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    Nothing in my area but will keep this link for sure!

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    That's a great link thanks.

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    I wish they shipped. I havent seen one yet that said they would.

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    Yeah stuff on there is all over.

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    yeah +1 on the shipping, they would make a killing if they did that. although i was on another auction site like that scored 35 crt monitors for $5.00!!! hahha only downfall is i have to drive 50miles to get them... but i also won about 40 cpu towers too so that should be a nice profit on ebay,.

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    Nice site to find. Nothing much for Illinois area, but yeah, like the others said, I will keep an eye out on this.

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    Man i cant believe none of you guys new about that site lol.

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    The only reason i found it was i was looking around my states page looking for state auctions and they had this link.

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    Here's a link for some of us guys and gals in the Mid-Atlantic regions. http://asset-auctions.assetnation.com/

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    i am in az. i have never scrapped hard drives before. are they worth it?

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    There are several such sites all over the US.
    Here is one of my favs;
    http://www.govdeals.com/

    Some of them will ship, but on the whole, it isn't worth the extra cost, SO, buy locally.
    Be prepared to travel and for me 50-60 miles isn't that far, when I am making a deal for a quick $200-300 return.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TJMETALRECYCLERS View Post
    There are several such sites all over the US.
    Here is one of my favs;
    http://www.govdeals.com/

    Some of them will ship, but on the whole, it isn't worth the extra cost, SO, buy locally.
    Be prepared to travel and for me 50-60 miles isn't that far, when I am making a deal for a quick $200-300 return.
    Wow. I am seeing some high prices on that site. I will however bookmark it to check every week. Thanks for the link.

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    Quote Originally Posted by azscrapper View Post
    i am in az. i have never scrapped hard drives before. are they worth it?
    I have taken some hard drives a aprt. The top is stainless and the core of the drive is aluminum. Also has some copper in it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by j&jscrap View Post
    I have taken some hard drives a aprt. The top is stainless and the core of the drive is aluminum. Also has some copper in it.
    The boards are good as well and can bring a good return @ the right spot.
    The discs have a small amount of platinum on them and can fetch a fair price on Ebay, but you will need to have several pounds to make it worthwhile for a refiner to buy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by parrothead View Post
    Wow. I am seeing some high prices on that site. I will however bookmark it to check every week. Thanks for the link.
    I bought on there a couple of times and doubled my money in just a few hours. Yes, sometimes the lots go pretty high. I only posted the link, as often times there may be stuff going cheap in someone else's state, whereas, I can't get to it for logistical reasons.
    I bought a deal last week for $205 and sold it for $400 by days end and still have part of it to sell.

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    i buy from GD all the time, from nj,pa,md ill travel no problem, been buying since 2010 majority good items sometimes not so good/nice gotah keep an eye out,,,

    ps also check out www.govliquidation.com
    good stuff

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    The electronics is just catching on here in connecticut, and man, thee is a scrap metalscrap metalscrap metalscrap metalload of stuff they want. Also, to my surprise, was this yard I deal with just started looking for carbide bits....like end mills, or drill bits, and having workrf in a machine shop, I have a pretty decent pile going. hey, they,re giving $5.00/lb which is not bad at all.
    But getting back to the electronic stuff, if ya have a lot you should do real well with the stuff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jerseyscrapper View Post
    i buy from GD all the time, from nj,pa,md ill travel no problem, been buying since 2010 majority good items sometimes not so good/nice gotah keep an eye out,,,

    ps also check out www.govliquidation.com
    good stuff
    Yes and GSA Auction site, but again, prices can be a bit high, depending on where you are.

    JerseyScrapper, there is some really good deals in DC on :
    http://www.liquidation.com/
    Look in the Store Fixture category and there is some GOOD DEALS. I just wish they weren't so far from SC,lol !

    Good Luck!!

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    nice catch, got my eye out on a couple auctions, THANKS! , hey SC has some crazy items going on @ G.D, i was anxious today when the auctions were endind, i just wanted to click the mouse and outbid whoever was buying cause i passed alot of fair priced items in SC because it was a little to far for me...god i wish these sites could/would assist in shipping i email so many of them and told them to offer it,,,, cause they sure are losing on massive $$$$$ without that shipping, (some in jersey offer it, but i live about 40 min from those that ship and that does not benefit me ugh!!!) FAIL!

    Quote Originally Posted by TJMETALRECYCLERS View Post
    Yes and GSA Auction site, but again, prices can be a bit high, depending on where you are.

    JerseyScrapper, there is some really good deals in DC on :
    http://www.liquidation.com/
    Look in the Store Fixture category and there is some GOOD DEALS. I just wish they weren't so far from SC,lol !

    Good Luck!!


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