Hello everyone. I came accross some cheap scrap computer waste for refining. I know the content is low. But figure if I would start with 3 kilos. I need 3 grams of gold to break even. I figure the gold content is more then .1%. And I am ok if I lose money. My curiosity got to me and had to give it a shot. At least will learn something.To refine and see what I get out of it. But wondering if anyone has an idea what to expect. If I take it to a gold buyer for scanning can they determine the content. How does the scanning work. And what should I expect for refining cost. I am in Barrie Ontario. There is a place in Orilla but I didn't like there way of doing things. There is another in Brampton that I think I will use. But still waiting to hear back. Any advice would be appreciated.
Has anyone bought scrap gold that was melted computer components?
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What can you expect?
Well if it is an Ebay, Alibaba or other online source you can expect nothing.
If you are lucky there is enough to see a few dusty grains in the bottom of the beaker.
1 gram per kilo is highly unlikely, if you get even a tenth of a gram consider yourself lucky.
So if you have not received it yet, cancel the order, the best scammers gild the brass, the rest don't even bother with that.
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Hi Jory, Welcome.
You got 6.6 pounds of what type of computer scrap?
And you need 3 grams to break even.
Your title states melted computer components.
As Ygg states: Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
If these are those melted bars of computer scrap, get a refund or make a door weight holder or put them on the shelf and don't waste any more time on them.
You got 6.6 pounds of what type of computer scrap?
And you need 3 grams to break even.
Your title states melted computer components.
As Ygg states: Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
If these are those melted bars of computer scrap, get a refund or make a door weight holder or put them on the shelf and don't waste any more time on them.
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Thanks. For the info. I had it scanned. It is very low content but the said there is about 1 karat a bit under. 1 karat is 4.1% gold content if I am correct. So I figure it has to be 1% content for sure. But I don't know much about refining cost. The couple places I called what to refine it and give me cash after. I want to pay for the refining and keep whatever it yields. I have some jewelry to mix in.
Keep the jewelry apart, I suspect the guy who tested it failed to inform about thresholds and even was a bit kind to not let you down too much.
Known jewelry is totally different ballgame.
