Cable end connectors

[silversaddle1]

Anybody had any luck with end connectors? I have about 7 5 gallon buckets full of them. Some metal, most are plastic. From vintage IBM "Bus & Tag" types to modern ribbon-wire types, and everything in between. I heard at one time the wire choppers were getting a dollar a pound for this stuff? I'd sell this for that!! How would you go about processing the pins without having to take the time to pull them from the plastic?

 

[goldsilverpro]

I assume they all have gold plated pins. If not, I would sort them and put the gold plated ones on Ebay. Maybe break them down into several lots. You would surely get more than $1/#, especially if you had several good, clear photos. Seems like you have about 150-200# total. There is no good way for the amateur to process them, that I know of, other than by first pulling the pins.