Tip for finding people to bring you computers

[escrap]

I don't see how you can say there is very little logic in my scheme. I own the business along with two others. We do pay ourselves well and are fully insured and incorporated. By "we" I mean me and another partner tear down computers. Since we are owners we can opt out of workman's comp which saves us on money. We easily double our money with every computer. This is very easy to do.

Take for example a load of 800lb of large servers we just took in.

We payed .25/lb. There was a total of 22 towers.

Each server had 4 rambus 512mb stick in them. We recieve 10.00/stick, giving us a grand total of 40.00 per computer just on the memory. So for the whole lot we made 880 just on memory. Then you add in your boards, power supplies, processors, steel, floppies, harddrives and we didn't double up, we made close to 6 times our money. I would trade 200 for 1200 any day.

Each month we sell close to 4000.00 in just memory alone, which easily pays for rent, bills and a large chunk of labor.

New computers, Money is made from memory,
Old computer, money is made from processors.

Silver saddle here is a breakdown per computer
We average
Steel.=1.50
Powersupply-1.00
Cpu-.50-5.00
Harddrive-.90
Disc Drives-1.00
wire-.75-1.00
Memory-Varies(.75-22.00/stick)

Zack

 

[trashmaster]

ZACK thank's for your post; this is something we don't normally see here ;;; a buyer posting his sale info.. this is honest and stright forward thank you;;; and yes i am working on my next sale to you... : :lol: :lol: :idea:

if other members are wanting to sale there boards here .






are a couple of things to do to insure high prices;;;;; :idea: :idea:

1. remove all large can type compasitors.
2.remove all excess steel and other metal .
3. remove the engines,electric moters or copper elements..

if you would not want to pay for it then remove it.. :mrgreen:

please forgive all thping errors and spelling as i don't post very often..
:|


paul (trashmaster)

 

[wrecker45]

i load my emty towers in my truck and a scrap car and take them inlast one was a honda civic over 5000 lbs

 

[EDI Refining]

Powersupply-1.00
Harddrive-.90

Those look like export to china prices...

 

[escrap]

P3M

All of the businesses that we currently do business are all ISRI certified and must obtain to strict guidelines set in place by the group. Things are now becoming more and more strict around here. In talking to you on the phone awhile back I can remember you guys are not allowed any exports, but as of now we in the US are but it is very regulated. We have all seen the pictures of the conditions over seas and never want to be part of the cause of that. With this being said, the companies that we do sell too are some of the most credible and reliable regardless if the end source is in the US or overseas.

 

[Ocean]

Signed up my 1st large trash hauler!

I am now working with the largest trash hauler in one of the surrounding counties.

They do free electronics recycling once a month to all of their 66,000 customers, and they are going to sell me the towers, laptops, and cell phones!

Working on the local metal scrap buyers, but most of them are large corporate owned multi-national companies.

I did sign up one local independent place! :mrgreen:

Thanks for the info and ideas.

 

[LeftyTheBandit]

Is anyone interested in this type of business located near Richmond, British Columbia, Canada?

 

[hfywc]

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Silver saddle here is a breakdown per computer
We average
Steel.=1.50
Powersupply-1.00
Cpu-.50-5.00
Harddrive-.90
Disc Drives-1.00
wire-.75-1.00
Memory-Varies(.75-22.00/stick)

Zack

hi escrap.

where do you sell your stuff?

thanks,
alan

 

[silversaddle1]

I'd sure like to get in on those $1.00/pound power supplies. What will you give me for two gaylords full of them?


Scott

 

[escrap]

Silversaddle, I agree, I would love to get that price for them too. The numbers that i put down was the average dollar amount i get per computer. Most power supplies we get are heavier than 1 lb.

 

[dtectr]

I'd sure like to get in on those $1.00/pound power supplies. What will you give me for two gaylords full of them?


Scott

A flunky at the junk yard told me the other day that I could tear down my power supplies & sell them as motors(?)
Does that make any sense to anyone? Will most places buy big, coppery transformers?

 

[silversaddle1]

I'd sure like to get in on those $1.00/pound power supplies. What will you give me for two gaylords full of them?


Scott

A flunky at the junk yard told me the other day that I could tear down my power supplies & sell them as motors(?)
Does that make any sense to anyone? Will most places buy big, coppery transformers?

Our yard buys them at just about the same price as motors if you leave the pigtails attached.

 

[silversaddle1]

Silversaddle, I agree, I would love to get that price for them too. The numbers that i put down was the average dollar amount i get per computer. Most power supplies we get are heavier than 1 lb.

Yea, duh. My bad! I knew that.

 

[escrap]

Haha, yeah if you ever find that dollar a pound i would be happy to sell mine to you.

 

[lithea]

While recycling computers, check it for laboratory instrument interface cards !!!

Old used lab instruments are usually sold without them and new ones are very expensive.
I look for example for interface card for connecting FTIR Bruker Vector 22 and the new one is for 3500 $ !!!

Check the cards and what look to be rare, offer at ebay... you will earn more and save values ...