need advise on my first opportunity to purchase servers: what should I offer$$$

okay, mainers I am taking a risk, but here is the orginal link with photos. I just wanted one last moment for any you veteran escrappers to tell me .15 to .20 cents a pound and no more. I am excited, I hope I don't offer .25 cents lb? LOL

http://maine.craigslist.org/sys/4052035401.htmlneed groups opinion and recommendations on how much to buy these for:
here is the details from a closed computer place here in maine:


Total weight of the remaining items is about 2300 pounds,

About 31 Servers, 104 hard drives, then some various mother boards, SCSI cards, about 48 Intel CPU and other PC and Laptops that are not on the list.

Most of the 31 servers use copper heat pipes (copper tube mounted to a 2x2x.25 slug).The large server rack must weigh over 400 pounds.

5-10 servers various mother boards, and various cards that do not work that I’d just throw in. We were only selling the servers for 50-75 each in larger lots, $125 each on a one off basis. These servers were made by Network Engines in the US and are very heavy. I also have about 75 SCSI hard drive with on board SCSI controllers. so let me know if you are interested.

All in I (the owner) thinks its worth about $350,000 worth of equipment new, or about $14,250 on the used market, and we were looking for about $4500 for the remaining lot. I think there are a few random PCs and Laptops in the lot as well.

Full article at Scrap Metal Forum: http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/elect...gBHfT:recycle:

unless you want to get into the resell side of things I would offer scrap price of no more than $.15 a pound for everything.

Way too vague of a description for me to make an offer. I would have to see it in person.

here the scoop... If I'm gonna scrap it down.. seperate everything,, I pay 10cents a pound why.. TOO MUCH METAL...

now on the other hand.. If I'm called into a business and see the server running and operational.. I consider paying more for it, BUT BUT... do your reserach..

dont' want to be buying servers that are non 64bit and you don't want to buy a server that is fat and heavy.. business are getting away from them clunkers due to the

electric bill.

Blade servers, and Dell slimline servers are the way people are going.

so before you buy for to resell check into it, look at new price and head over to the evil bay store and see what people are selling them.. and then wack off 75% of the cost of used and buy it

for that mere 25% percent.

BUT RESEARCH FIRST OR PAY FOR IT

Good luck.

I pay $.15 for servers, lot more metal than boards.