Count me out of the club that thinks it's time has come an gone. Electronic waste recycling will be here as long as we have electronics. Just like scrapping metal an cars will be around long as we have both.
I do just fine focusing on mainly ewaste. I don't focus on resales like a lot of you. I do them, but their not my end all be all profit maker I can assure you. I still take TV's tho to, an folks be swearing up an down they would dry up for the last two years...still no lack of tubes on my sandbar.
I think your burned out personally Mike. When your finding yourself not wanting to break things down, an the like..to me that sounds like being burned out on the work. Perhaps take time off an focus on your resales an come back to the break downs when you feel back in tune with the work.
I do keep more an more for refining, but i still sell what I get. Don't plan to stop anytime soon either.
The product is out there, an there is still plenty of money to be made. When the metal prices drop, folks buying prices should be dropping to. Just makes sense. I know mine have in some areas. I pay less for certain items now then I would have in the past, an it's not hurting me any. People around me at lest are working more an more jobs opening up, so their not upset to see my prices drop from 5 a tower to 4, etc.
I'll be honest..I'm not sad to see lower prices for some stuff. It means the people doing this for quick cash an think they'll get rich quick will find some other new an fast cash making thing to do. ( I'm in no way insulting part timers, or hobbyists. Both to me are real scrappers. I refer to the ones who think they can make a million bucks doing this cause it's so easy an there is a troy oz in every computer. When the reality is...it's hard work an far from easy.)
I'll be doing this till I can't make a profit. I adjust pricing as needed, an still get free stuff all the time on top of what I buy.
Far as buyers..I agree with BC. Some just get in over their heads, or don't realize the amount of work that goes into being a big time buyer like Ewasted, Easy, etc.
Your welcome for the novel.
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