cjcollyer,
Here is my idea on this, recovery and refining of electronic scrap is not easy, you can learn to recovery and refine some of the parts, we call it cherry picking (picking the best fruit), most of the metals, are not what we go after, and these may actually add up in value, as the computers are made of many metals.
Buyer and commercial refiners are recovering the metals you will not be able to; they use methods you would not be able to use, so they could buy materials and make a profit where you would not be able to, if your plan was to recover and refine the metals from these.
If you can buy these and sell them at a higher price than you bought them for then I believe you may profit, you would have to have the market already set up, and Know what your buying and what you can sell.
You may also have to separate materials or have other labor, or costs involved like shipping.
After that maybe you could also cherry pick some from what you bought,
Many times it may be easier to think of how to do something, than it is to actually do it.
