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grouchyolddude How would you handle this??? 07-03-2013, 07:52 PM
Ecycle Atlanta I find myself fighting the... 07-03-2013, 07:58 PM
grouchyolddude I've never had much luck... 07-03-2013, 08:05 PM
Ecycle Atlanta I would make a short but... 07-03-2013, 08:16 PM
Bear Nice pitch there Shen, You... 07-03-2013, 08:43 PM
auminer Very well worded. If you... 07-04-2013, 06:36 AM
happyscraper Some of those printers might... 07-03-2013, 08:20 PM
directrecycle How would you handle this??? 07-03-2013, 08:44 PM
Sirscrapalot I have no advice on how to... 07-03-2013, 09:00 PM
Bear Stand instructions: Place on... 07-03-2013, 09:03 PM
Sirscrapalot LOL..actually Bear..it's like... 07-03-2013, 09:13 PM
Scrap man If you do decide to pay for... 07-04-2013, 03:12 AM
BurlyGuys The burly method of handling... 07-04-2013, 08:36 AM
Bear I find my self having a rough... 07-04-2013, 09:45 AM
Sirscrapalot I figured the Burly method... 07-04-2013, 11:33 AM
grouchyolddude WoW!!.. a far larger lot... 07-08-2013, 02:26 PM
grouchyolddude A thought just occurred to... 07-08-2013, 02:37 PM
Sirscrapalot From my own experience with... 07-08-2013, 03:12 PM
grouchyolddude If you were closer, I'd take... 07-08-2013, 03:28 PM
Mechanic688 Just a thought, up here... 07-08-2013, 04:20 PM
Bear Dang Dude, that's a better... 07-08-2013, 05:16 PM
grouchyolddude Jooolie ..Joolie..Julie who? 07-08-2013, 06:38 PM
Bear ahhh, maybe you weren't here... 07-08-2013, 07:16 PM
Mechanic688 http://www.scrapmetalforum.com... 07-08-2013, 09:37 PM
grouchyolddude WoW!.. just the kinda... 07-09-2013, 05:48 AM
webuyselltradestuff All I can say is that... 07-09-2013, 12:21 PM
PartTimeScrapper PM sent grouchy. I am sure... 07-09-2013, 05:43 PM
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    I would make a short but concise pitch to the person you are dealing with. Something like this (which is by now etched into my permanent memory bank).



    "Sir, thank you for giving me the opportunity to purchase your computer items. I am certainly interested in the equipment you have available, but the only items I typically pay for are computers (and whatever else you want to pay for). I'll be happy to look at the printers, but to be honest I get in hundreds of these a week and there just isn't a market for them. In my efforts to recycle them properly, I barely break even if I were to get them for free. You might want to try selling them on Craigslist, but I think you will find it difficult. I can save you the trouble and remove them for you, and give you peace of mind knowing they will be recycled properly"

    Most people, especially businesses, don't have the time or desire to list these items online and sell one by one. If one of your competitors comes in and pays for them, let them have it. They will go out of business before long chasing every losing proposition. Hope this helps

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    Quote Originally Posted by shendog View Post
    I would make a short but concise pitch to the person you are dealing with. Something like this (which is by now etched into my permanent memory bank).

    "Sir, thank you for giving me the opportunity to purchase your computer items. I am certainly interested in the equipment you have available, but the only items I typically pay for are computers (and whatever else you want to pay for). I'll be happy to look at the printers, but to be honest I get in hundreds of these a week and there just isn't a market for them. In my efforts to recycle them properly, I barely break even if I were to get them for free. You might want to try selling them on Craigslist, but I think you will find it difficult. I can save you the trouble and remove them for you, and give you peace of mind knowing they will be recycled properly"

    Most people, especially businesses, don't have the time or desire to list these items online and sell one by one. If one of your competitors comes in and pays for them, let them have it. They will go out of business before long chasing every losing proposition. Hope this helps
    Nice pitch there Shen, You might also add to that.
    "If they do, however, have memory sticks in them, you'll receive 25 cents per stick : D"
    Last edited by Bear; 07-04-2013 at 09:34 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shendog View Post
    "Sir, thank you for giving me the opportunity to purchase your computer items. I am certainly interested in the equipment you have available, but the only items I typically pay for are computers (and whatever else you want to pay for). I'll be happy to look at the printers, but to be honest I get in hundreds of these a week and there just isn't a market for them. In my efforts to recycle them properly, I barely break even if I were to get them for free. You might want to try selling them on Craigslist, but I think you will find it difficult. I can save you the trouble and remove them for you, and give you peace of mind knowing they will be recycled properly"
    Very well worded. If you don't mind, I'ma just cut & paste this exact quote in the future!
    Out of clutter, find simplicity. --Albert Einstein

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