Quote Originally Posted by travistemple202020 View Post
I do charge $50 to pick them up from people now but if its just sitting at the curb I will gut it out since you don't have to break stuff or if you do its easy to pile it inside. as for a newb its good to learn that it does have value and lots of trash to be rid of as well. the metals have minimal value as well as the boards but its worth it for the mirror and lenses. I have tapped out the astronomy market here selling them all the mirrors they will need for years to come lol but if you get some simple decorative trim or find it like I do at curbco.
I use two of them with some trim and backing for strength and for a hanger on the back and put them together opposite sites to make a hexagon mirror and when I have time to kill I will use ready mad etching kits and do it all up jazzy style lol I sell them from $200-500 and they sell fast just not able to do very many since these tvs are almost gone around here.
as for lenses they sell here for about $3set the Fresnel lenses sell quite well for outdoors cooking and so forth projects but it depends on how good of lense it is can go from 10-$30 here
travis, how are they used for cooking? to start fires? lol, that has to be it, can't picture cooking a hotdog with one lol.