300 LBs of gold boards, worth $8/lb?

[patnor1011]

I was talking about unpopulated boards from smoke detector, I am absolutly positive they are not radioactive. I am confident that there is not even slight possibility to get irradiated even if you open and scrap smoke detector. Radiation is so small that you will have to stick it to your body for prolonged time.
People will get fairly more radiation from Fukushima than recycler from processing smoke detectors. It is like telling somebody from Central Africa that he may froze to death in winter.
Maybe my avatar confused you but we are not children. There are hundreds of risks associated with recycling electronics. While getting irradiated is possible too, the chance of this is remote compared to being exposed to sillicone dust, beryllium, carcinogenous flame retardants from cutting boards and pins

 

[Claudie]

I wrote that for some of the new guys. The smoke detector was just an example of a common electronic that we all run into that does contain radiation, even if it is a small amount. No harm meant and I did not mean to sound like I was scolding anyone. Stabbing oneself with a screw driver or getting zapped by a capacitor is more likely to happen than getting radiation poisoning from anything, it just doesn't hurt to know that it is out there.

 

[patnor1011]

No harm taken or intended :lol:
Friends forever.

 

[Harold_V]

I wrote that for some of the new guys. The smoke detector was just an example of a common electronic that we all run into that does contain radiation, even if it is a small amount. No harm meant and I did not mean to sound like I was scolding anyone. Stabbing oneself with a screw driver or getting zapped by a capacitor is more likely to happen than getting radiation poisoning from anything, it just doesn't hurt to know that it is out there.

Absolutely! In this case, ignorance is not bliss. Those that choose to get involved with refining should have a firm understanding of any and all risks, so wise decisions can be made. None of us are harmed by gaining knowledge.

Harold

 

[radical351]

i was buying boards like this, on ebay they were going for 10 -15 $ lbs
and he was selling alot of them. i dont know if he still has any or not.
i looked up his ebay name "buggs789" and the last time he sold them was in feb.


its like fingers getting 100 a pound.


ray

 

[Aristo]

"its like fingers getting 100 a pound."

What does that mean?

 

[Claudie]

The gold plated fingers trimmed from ISA cards are selling for around $100 a pound on e-bay

 

[Sodbuster]

Over $150 a lb. if this one sells.

http://cgi.ebay.com/16-lbs-SCRAP-GOLD-COMPUTER-FINGERS-THOUSANDS-THEM-/120730474134?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1c18d696

 

[reflector]

Over $150 a lb. if this one sells.

http://cgi.ebay.com/16-lbs-SCRAP-GOLD-COMPUTER-FINGERS-THOUSANDS-THEM-/120730474134?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1c18d696

oh yeah that's kofk, aka american recyclers.
i was just talking to him today about his mixed ceramic cpu listing.

some of his pricing as well as his reasoning is a little wacky.

he wants you to pay 3 grand ($100/lb) for mixed, mostly ceramic high grade cpus, but claims not to have the time to separate them out or even spread them out for a photo so you can see all of what you're buying.

just puts them in a pile with only some cpus visible and expects you to pay thousands.
don't understand people like that...

 

[patnor1011]

Well, if you mix them it will be mixed where heavier items may be in bottom of pile. From picture I see only nice ceramics on top and quite a few light plastics underneath.
Or you may see them mixed on top too not only ceramics on top layer.

 

[Claudie]

In pictures, the Pentium Pros always land face up, did you notice that? :|

 

[darshevo]

When I post cpus for sale I always put them in a nice square. Separated by type and always face up. Seems like I make a little extra doing it that way, could just be escrap voodoo too

-Lance

 

[Aristo]

There is usually a defiance of the laws of gravity when it comes to displaying ceramic CPUs. The lighter ones (fibre etc) usually goes to the bottom. One the other hand, by experiment,random tossing of CPUs usually end with bottoms up. The picture posted from ebay is a prepared lot for the camera.I am sure that is not shocking to anyone here.

 

[pinwheel]

I carry a gamma scout with me 24/7. There is no substitute for knowledge in this regard. http://www.gammascout.com/ Although due to Fukushima you will have to wait half a year to get one.

 

[DNIndustry]

**&DO NOT BUY***
I think I know where you are buying them from. I got buurned by the same BS,
They look like a dream in pictures but in reality they are bunk
They are electroless gold that binds to activated nickel substrate.
Its so thin it looks like paint....Get it wet ....LOL
Do not buy these. Id say they are worth less than copper.
Thats primarily what they are.
at least you only got 300 lbs...i had 1200 i made out though...sent em back.