How much for 11.5 kg of Ram

[Devastator0205]

Hi, I want to get into gold recovery and don‘t really know the value of e-scrap. I have the chance to buy some Ram, so I wanted to ask how much you guys would be willing to pay for 11.5 kg of ram, or how much you think it is worth. Please let me know

 

[canedane]

I sell my ram for 40 euro/kg.
Henrik

 

[Shark]

I have never liked saying prices, but I have been paying $9-$10 per pound for mixed ram for several years. Note I said mixed. I can refine at this price and make a little or I can sort and resell and still make a little from it. To be fair check the pricing on places like Boardsort or other similar sites to get a better idea. Just guessing, but I am thinking around $25 to $30 pound being the average going rate they pay and that won't leave much room to make a profit at all. Compare their prices and adjust according to your ability to refine or have margin room to resell at a small profit.

 

[Wonka]

I have never liked saying prices, but I have been paying $9-$10 per pound for mixed ram for several years. Note I said mixed. I can refine at this price and make a little or I can sort and resell and still make a little from it. To be fair check the pricing on places like Boardsort or other similar sites to get a better idea. Just guessing, but I am thinking around $25 to $30 pound being the average going rate they pay and that won't leave much room to make a profit at all. Compare their prices and adjust according to your ability to refine or have margin room to resell at a small profit.

Man. Is that a unlimited supply?

 

[Shark]

No it's not unlimited, just a price the seller is happy with and I am happy with.

 

[Devastator0205]

I have never liked saying prices, but I have been paying $9-$10 per pound for mixed ram for several years. Note I said mixed. I can refine at this price and make a little or I can sort and resell and still make a little from it. To be fair check the pricing on places like Boardsort or other similar sites to get a better idea. Just guessing, but I am thinking around $25 to $30 pound being the average going rate they pay and that won't leave much room to make a profit at all. Compare their prices and adjust according to your ability to refine or have margin room to resell at a small profit.

And what do you think will it cost to buy all the equipment for recovering the gold from the ram? And what tools are really necessary? Best Regards, Devastator

 

[Shark]

And what do you think will it cost to buy all the equipment for recovering the gold from the ram? And what tools are really necessary? Best Regards, Devastator

To be honest I haven't bought much equipment in several years. I bought the majority of what I need back when I started. I would study some, as you learn the varying processes you gain an understanding of what you need as well.

 

[ssmontecarlo]

No it's not unlimited, just a price the seller is happy with and I am happy with.

I wish I had an unlimited supply of ram cards at that price. I'd purchase a ton of them...literally.

 

[Shark]

Unfortunately it is limited, but enough to keep up with. eWaste has been a side line for me for a few years now but I keep a few sources active.

 

[mr.data]

Hi, I want to get into gold recovery and don‘t really know the value of e-scrap. I have the chance to buy some Ram, so I wanted to ask how much you guys would be willing to pay for 11.5 kg of ram, or how much you think it is worth. Please let me know

I had a similar question and I am figuring it out.
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/help-with-potential-profits-of-ram-scrap.34931/
Hope it helps you in figuring out how much you can pay for it

 

[Devastator0205]

Thanks for all the answers.

 

[Saint]

Heey guys instead of RAM fingers how about TV/Monitors boards. How much would a kilo of this yield?? Just the gold fingers, excluding the IC's? I would be blessed with your data and knowledge. Thank you have a Good day.

 

[Yggdrasil]

Heey guys instead of RAM fingers how about TV/Monitors boards. How much would a kilo of this yield?? Just the gold fingers, excluding the IC's? I would be blessed with your data and knowledge. Thank you have a Good day.



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I have never seen yields on these.
But my guess is that the majority of the values are in the Chips/ICs

 

[Saint]

I have never seen yields on these.
But my guess is that the majority of the values are in the Chips/ICs

Okay, Maybe I'll find out. It's cheap to buy this scrap but it only contains 1 or 2 IC chips. I'll try this experiment and find what value and yields I'll get.

 

[Yggdrasil]

Okay, Maybe I'll find out. It's cheap to buy this scrap but it only contains 1 or 2 IC chips. I'll try this experiment and find what value and yields I'll get.

Generally speaking, if something is cheap it has little value.
That may hold true here or maybe not.

 

[anachronism]

Generally speaking, if something is cheap it has little value.
That may hold true here or maybe not.

Those are fetching $10k per tonne so they aren't as bad as they look. TV/monitor screen strips.

 

[Yggdrasil]

Those are fetching $10k per tonne so they aren't as bad as they look. TV/monitor screen strips.

So approximate 10 a kilo then, not too bad.

 

[anarxi]

In Russia, such boards are bought as a separate category for around 9 dollars per kg.
prices in other categories are roughly in line with the Oregon firm.

 

[Saint]

Those are fetching $10k per tonne so they aren't as bad as they look. TV/monitor screen strips.

$10000​	1000 kg​
$1000​	100 kg​
$100​	10 kg​
$10​	1 kg​

So dear sir, you're saying that this might be the case?? This might be the possible yields??

 

[Yggdrasil]

$10000​	1000 kg​
$1000​	100 kg​
$100​	10 kg​
$10​	1 kg​

So dear sir, you're saying that this might be the case?? This might be the possible yields??

No he is saying it is the
purchase/selling price.
Yield should be slightly higher depending on which part of the chain it belongs to.