My Scrapping Adventures In My 1966 Chevy!

[Mechanic688]

I have been thinking about getting into cardboard and pallet recycling my self and live in Sacramento.

From what I have read in past postings cardboard doesn't really pay too well to make it profitable, unless you have a warehouse and baler. Then you would need a forklift to move them around. This might help a little;
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/non-m...cardboard.html
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/non-m...rth-money.html
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/non-m...d-per-ton.html

[losthope]

Well yesterday I got a hit on my craigslist add for hauling off "pallets for free"( i also have scrap metal ads up like everyother guy in my area) the guys said he had over 100 48X40 4-way pallets and after talking to him awhile I said I can come over and haul them off and id pay him $1 a pallet since he had so many and I would only be making $1-2 a pallet depending on the condition(basically splitting the money with him since he had so many)id do all the labor and haul and fuel cost....after talking to him awhile he finally says yes and gave me his address and said come on over im just to lazy to take them in myself.....half way there he calls and gives me a bull**** story about how they werent his to give away and sorry I couldnt take them.......Well it kinda pissed me off since I unbolted my toolbox out of my bed to fit two stacks in at a time and wasted gas and was half way there....i figured he was thinking about it and figured hed just take them in and get all the cash instead of part of it, I sent him a text back saying if he changed his mind to let me know since there might still be a chance hes lazy like he said and wont take them in........

the good thing is my craigslist adds are working I also got a call to pick up a big heavy 4 drawer filing cabinet and couple pallets....

then I saw a add for a estate sale where between 5-6 everythings half off or what you can fit in a card board box is $5, and after 6 everything's FREE.....I showed up at 5:45 most everything was picked over by then but I did manage to get a pile of metal,aluminum,wine bottles,glass ware so when 6 o'clock hit I walked it right out to my truck for FREE also was able to dolly out this unwanted HOTPOINT ice box...




and i got to sign up to the estate sales website and now get notified on ongoing estate sales in my area that the sell the same way...already got a email saying theres another one on sat. I might try to go early see if i can buy any thing good on the half off hour , then take what i can on the free part.....think i just found sort of a "IN" that ive been looking for since im new at scrapping...

I also sell fine china(and many other things) that i buy at thrift stores or craigslist, on ebay and do pretty good at it bringing in a couple hundred a month, so I might try and sell some of the glass ware i picked up there....

Going out back to break stuff down untill next adventure everyone happy scrapping!