Ewaste Buying from Stores

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Arrogance in this business- Yep.. Mouthfulls!
Around here.. $ talks. Period!
Had a guy ask me what I'd pay for something.. Told him "I weigh and pay"
I bring a scale. Do I look like a weirdo? Maybe.. but I invested in a nice scale that is dead on the weights when I ship.. so If I buy 14.25 lbs at the buyer.. that is what I get at the seller.
A lot of people are impressed with the scale.. they know I mean business and a stack of cash to pay on the spot doesn't hurt your case either! I have landed numerous clients just on the fact they don't get jerked around for weeks or months trying to get paid. One of my biggest regulars used to sell to a guy that didn't have the cash to buy the stuff- he would ship it off or turn it where he does and then cut them a check 3 weeks later!! They were getting tired of that game but felt stuck that they had no alternative until I send a "cold call" email!

Well said!
I also buy by weight, at least with most of my larger more serious clients. I also invested in a nice portable scale, and many times clients are impressed by that. Since I buy by weight and sell by weight, there is no guessing. For some smaller clients that have a bunch of unsorted material, I quote one lot price for everything. I have enough experience to see in minute or so what to offer. In the end it all depends on what the client wants.



Always having enough cash in the pocket is also important. I take at least 2-3 times what I think I will need. Last time I was told by one of my clients that they have about 400 lbs of motherboards, turned out that it was closer to 800 lbs, plus they had about 80 lbs of RAM and a few other items. I didn’t have enough cash to get the RAM, had to go back the next day, fortunately they were OK with that.