Hi all. Im looking into buying scrap ram on ebay. Still pretty new at refining but my question is. How much can a refiner afford to pay for 1 lbs of ram and still profit? Can someone possibly tell me how much gold one can recover per 1 lbs? Please and thanx
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The exact amount of gold in a pound of ram can vary, but a good indication of what a refiner could pay and still profit is to take a look at http://boardsort.com/payout.php
But that doesn't say that you could profit. Just that you are asking that question makes me believe that you never refined ram yourself or you would have known the answer.
The first time you try to refine you will probably loose most of your gold, over time you will get better but the scale you are working on might keep you from making a profit at that price. In the end it is true that there is economy in scale.
eBay is rarely a place to buy scrap for a profit. If you buy ram there, look at it as payment for an education.
Göran
But that doesn't say that you could profit. Just that you are asking that question makes me believe that you never refined ram yourself or you would have known the answer.
The first time you try to refine you will probably loose most of your gold, over time you will get better but the scale you are working on might keep you from making a profit at that price. In the end it is true that there is economy in scale.
eBay is rarely a place to buy scrap for a profit. If you buy ram there, look at it as payment for an education.
Göran
kernels
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Göran has given the perfect answer, ram you buy on ebay is education money. You want at least a pound or so otherwise there is so little gold that it is hard to deal with.
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snoman701 said:
Not usually. Yes there is a specialist market for it and it can be profitable if you get the right chip configuration but as an example we buy to refine and base the price on that. If there's a pile of desirable configurations in a tonne bag then it's a bonus
To the OP. As the guys above have rightly said- you'll not be best served by trying to profit from refining RAM. You can sell it for more than you'll achieve using home refining techniques, especially when you factor your time in.
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snoman701 said:
No, the rest of the board is ENIG, very very thin gold plating, more effort than they are worth. (I learned the hard way
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kernels said:snoman701 said:
No, the rest of the board is ENIG, very very thin gold plating, more effort than they are worth. (I learned the hard way
We ALL make that mistake
No matter how many people tell us "it's not worth it, don't bother" and yet we still go through with it regardless in the vain hope they may be wrong. I'm as guilty as anyone else.
Jon
Hmm.
Those green fibre CPUs with pathetic gold plated pins are a Challenge, not an automatic Defeat.
I think i see a way using a chemical i already made twice to make artificial rubber.
First i got to get to metallic gold via the 'normal' route(s) before experimenting.
One thing that hits me at this stage is that the Volumes of HCl & HNO3 are never clearly stated.
This has set me back a long way (in time) purely because i used Way too much of each.
People happily say things like "an excess of HCl is OK" and do not say exactly how much acid they used.
Those green fibre CPUs with pathetic gold plated pins are a Challenge, not an automatic Defeat.
I think i see a way using a chemical i already made twice to make artificial rubber.
First i got to get to metallic gold via the 'normal' route(s) before experimenting.
One thing that hits me at this stage is that the Volumes of HCl & HNO3 are never clearly stated.
This has set me back a long way (in time) purely because i used Way too much of each.
People happily say things like "an excess of HCl is OK" and do not say exactly how much acid they used.
thanx for all the advice. Yes I thought buying scrap wont make any money. This is a long shot but will anybody be willing to tell me if there is a place in existance where you buy ewaste for refining? Biggest problem is finding parts to refine. So many skammers on alibaba.
kernels
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There is a whole section on the forum entitled "Where to find scrap"
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dumbass said:
I can tell you that you are probably going to have to change your name, even though it's funny.
The questions you have will get answered by studying the forum.
Jim
I agree with Jim, your username is not acceptable. You'll find a link to the forum rules at the top of every page.jimdoc said:
We can either change your username, or you can create a new account with a more appropriate name. If you start a new account, you won't be able to use the same email address for both accounts.
Dave
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dumbass said:
Wait for a moderator to send you a private message.
Jim
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dear sir said:
No, someone will probably answer your questions. A better idea is to study the forum and answer your questions yourself. You will learn more that way, guaranteed.
