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[goob]

Name : Gil
Sex : Male
Age : 26
Location : Belleview, Florida

Profession : lots of things, mostly sales

Interests : music, games, tearing apart old electronics, silver, environmentalism

How long have you been refining gold? : I haven't

What are you looking for in our community? : information about PM recovery from electronics

How did you discovered our Forum? : was mentioned on a scrap forum and this seemed like a better place fit for me

Other: Have been collecting computers for almost two months, but people around here seem to think 10+ year old computers are worth $30-$40 even with missing parts, so I've only been able to get ~15. I do find a lot of silver plate at less than scrap price, so am interested in learning to recover that silver safely. The computer scrap is really just to make some money, but I like silver and it would be cool to be able to recover and refine it myself.

 

[Claudie]

Welcome to the forum Goob. There is a lot of good information here if you take the time to read it. I don't think you will be able to find a more knowledgeable group of people, in one place, anywhere on the internet. Best of all, it's free! Be sure to download your free copy of Refining Precious Metals by CM Hoke. You can find a link to that in my signature line.

 

[goob]

Welcome to the forum Goob. There is a lot of good information here if you take the time to read it. I don't think you will be able to find a more knowledgeable group of people, in one place, anywhere on the internet. Best of all, it's free! Be sure to download your free copy of Refining Precious Metals by CM Hoke. You can find a link to that in my signature line.

Thanks Claudie! I've been reading a lot of things in this forum and it seems that my main interest, recovering silver from plated items, is going to be a bigger pain than it's worth. Will stick to sterling as a silver source and keep selling the plated stuff as scrap copper/brass till some time that I am more knowledgeable in this field. Also, I will be reading "Refining Precious Metals..." over the next few days, but have no plans to actually do anything besides collect cheap scrap silver and electronics till next year probably. It all depends on how long it takes for me to feel comfortable that I know what I am trying to do.

 

[Claudie]

Welcome to the forum Goob. There is a lot of good information here if you take the time to read it. I don't think you will be able to find a more knowledgeable group of people, in one place, anywhere on the internet. Best of all, it's free! Be sure to download your free copy of Refining Precious Metals by CM Hoke. You can find a link to that in my signature line.

Thanks Claudie! I've been reading a lot of things in this forum and it seems that my main interest, recovering silver from plated items, is going to be a bigger pain than it's worth. Will stick to sterling as a silver source and keep selling the plated stuff as scrap copper/brass till some time that I am more knowledgeable in this field. Also, I will be reading "Refining Precious Metals..." over the next few days, but have no plans to actually do anything besides collect cheap scrap silver and electronics till next year probably. It all depends on how long it takes for me to feel comfortable that I know what I am trying to do.

Don't sell it as scrap Copper or Brass. Boardsort.com buys Silver plated Brass. Chris is a member here. The current "Buy" prices are posted on the website. They pay upfront, which helps with shipping cost. Many members here have sold to him with good results, you should check it out. Get the most money for what you have.

Claudie

 

[goob]

Welcome to the forum Goob. There is a lot of good information here if you take the time to read it. I don't think you will be able to find a more knowledgeable group of people, in one place, anywhere on the internet. Best of all, it's free! Be sure to download your free copy of Refining Precious Metals by CM Hoke. You can find a link to that in my signature line.

Thanks Claudie! I've been reading a lot of things in this forum and it seems that my main interest, recovering silver from plated items, is going to be a bigger pain than it's worth. Will stick to sterling as a silver source and keep selling the plated stuff as scrap copper/brass till some time that I am more knowledgeable in this field. Also, I will be reading "Refining Precious Metals..." over the next few days, but have no plans to actually do anything besides collect cheap scrap silver and electronics till next year probably. It all depends on how long it takes for me to feel comfortable that I know what I am trying to do.

Don't sell it as scrap Copper or Brass. Boardsort.com buys Silver plated Brass. Chris is a member here. The current "Buy" prices are posted on the website. They pay upfront, which helps with shipping cost. Many members here have sold to him with good results, you should check it out. Get the most money for what you have.

Claudie

I am already planning to sell my e-scrap to him whenever I get enough together because the two local places, both members here as well, seem to be selling to him also based on their pricing. The shipping will be too much to make sending him silver plate a reasonable option though. I'm already getting clean brass price, so I'd probably have to save up a gaylord full to make a couple extra bucks on it, and that's if the price doesn't drop again by the time I've been able to get that much.

 

[niteliteone]

Name: Thomas Campbell
Sex : not enough
Age : 49
Location : Fresno, CA
Profession : disabled but still abled.
Hobbies : Having fun and making money. Usually goes together whenever possible.
Interests : Girl watching :twisted: , RC toys, Learning new things ... mainly girl watching :twisted: .
How long have you been refining gold? : 1 month now, but started about 15 years ago technically.
What are you looking for in our community? : To learn the art to the best of “our” abilities.
How did you discover our Forum? : Searching the internet looking for ways to finish processing the little gold that I have collected and saved over the last 15 years.
Other :A big “HELLO” to everyone here and Thanks for all the information You’ve made available to myself and others looking to learn this ART. Finding this Forum is the BEST luck anyone could ever have.

Tom C.

 

[Grassbur]

Welcome In guys
Present your self to the rest of the community, feel free to add things :wink:

Name : Chris Whitmeyer and TJ Foster
Sex : Male
Age : Late 20s
Location : Texas
Profession : Sales and Distribution
Hobbies : Outdoors and more Outdoors
Interrests : Cold hard Cash! (and PM)
How long have you been refining gold? : less then 1 year
What are you looking for in our community? : Knowledge and education
How did you discovered our Forum? : Web Search

 

[kuma]

Name: Thomas Campbell
Sex : not enough

ROFL :lol: At least this place will put a smile on your face , welcome to the forum! :mrgreen:
All the best and kind regards ,
Chris

 

[publius]

Second post... To bad this was not the first place I found.

Name : Robert
Sex : (yes?)
Age :57
Location :Northern Virginia
Profession :heavy construction quality assurance inspector
Hobbies :studying chemistry and the "olde arts"
Interrests : Blacksmithing, guitar making, making money
How long have you been refining gold? : started in 1983
What are you looking for in our community? :information and exchange of ideas
How did you discovered our Forum? : Through a YouTube search.
Other :Looking into black sand refining soon.

 

[rookieminer]

Name: Derik
Sex:I'm married, so not very often
Age: 34
Location: Hood River, Oregon
Profession: Building contractor
Hobbies: Hunting, and prospecting (sometimes at the same time)
Interests: Mining, geology, refining
How long have you been refining gold: None yet, but I hope very soon.
What are you looking for in our community: To learn about my interests, and hopefully learn enough to share with new members.
How did you discover the forum: Searching the web
Other: I hope to be mining as a career as soon as I can make it pay.

 

[Crt404]

Name: Charlie
Sex:Male
Age: 31
Location: UK - BEDS
Profession: IT Manager - with lots of E waste at my disposal!
Hobbies: Anything 'handy' - carpentry, electronics, diy, and now, gold refining!
Interests: World news, how things work, etc
How long have you been refining gold: a couple of months
What are you looking for in our community: To work out why my pcb's turn to sldge in nitric acid, and to learn more before I try again
How did you discover the forum: stumbled across it during a refinign search
Other: my wife really doesn't like the idea of fizzing testtubes and vials

 

[ctgresale]

Name : Steve Craig
Sex : M
Age : 43
Location : Dothan Alabama
Profession : Sales of Refurbished IT equipment
Hobbies : Horse trading of anything
Interests : Gold refining, hunting, fishing, golf
How long have you been refining gold? : refining, not yet,,, got Steve's DVD a couple months ago, been collecting "stuff" for the last 3 yrs
What are you looking for in our community? : help with gold refining, and hopefully help out others as well.
How did you discovered our Forum? : not really sure, but find myself coming back here more than Facebook
Other : Hello guys and girls, looking forward to chatting with some of you on different topics as they come up

 

[bling]

Name : ken
Sex : male
Age : 45
Location : utah
Profession : Auto tech
Hobbies : gold hunting,scraping,mine exploring (shh)
Interrests : Family,old cars
How long have you been refining gold? : new
What are you looking for in our community? : guidance hahahaha
How did you discovered our Forum? : reading from searchs
Other

 

[slickdogg]

Name : Rickey
Sex : m
Age : 30
Location : waco, texas
Profession : custom paint and body; autobody tech.
Hobbies : spending money
Interrests : making money, learning new things
How long have you been refining gold? :just re-read hoke, read this forum daily, have all acids and materials needed along with a cell... have all steves dvd's , hope to attempt my first batch soon... still in the process of converting my shed to a lab...
What are you looking for in our community? : more knowledge, to help others ..and have fun doing so.
How did you discovered our Forum? : link to forum in youtube video
Other

 

[TBarrow]

Name : Todd
Sex : M
Age : 47
Location : NC
Profession : Staircase Design, Computer Programming
Hobbies : Computers, Shooting sports, Outdoors
Interests : Exploration Geology, Chemical Processes, Precious Metals Assay
How long have you been refining gold? : None yet, just recovering some of the stuff.
What are you looking for in our community? : Take part, learn, and hopefully contribute something helpful from time to time.
How did you discovered our Forum? : Web search
Other : Been lurking around the forum for a couple of weeks, taking in the incredible amount of useful information. The members here take this stuff very seriously (which I really like), and the moderators work quickly to expel the riff raff. I'm a scientific, analytical, hands-on kind of guy. I learn best by reading, asking questions, and then cautiously proceeding. I couldn't ask for a better set of learning resources for precious metals than the posts and replies on this forum. Thanks!

 

[B1G JV]

This place seemed harder to find than anything else, hidden down at the bottom of the index

Name : Jon
Sex : Male
Age : 33
Location : UK - North
Profession : 'Professional Engineer' mechanical. Oil and Gas Industry
Hobbies : Cars, bikes, family, buying shiny things
Interrests : all of the above. Although i've developed OCD over buying silver
How long have you been refining gold? : Only collecting at the moment, but mostly silver
What are you looking for in our community? : Community spirit and a sharing of knowledge and experiences
How did you discovered our Forum? : Search engine led to Lazersteve's site which led me here.
Other : I'm looking forward to setting up my workshop, having all the right equipment and knowledge of the processes, and I will continue to read hokes book as well as others and plan to start slowly and take over the world.....erm, ok not the last bit.

JV

 

[Michael Jakubowski]

Welcome In guys
Present your self to the rest of the community, feel free to add things :wink:

Name :MCJ
Sex :Male
Age :43
Location hoenix, AZ
Profession :B2B Gold Exchange, Stone Counter top Manufacturing and Installation
Hobbies recious Metal Refining
Interrests : Marketing
How long have you been refining gold? :Not yet
What are you looking for in our community? :Input re. refining.
How did you discovered our Forum? :Google search
Other :

 

[Turbulum]

Name : Mike
Sex : Male
Age : 26
Location : Teruel (Spain)
Profession : Geology student
Hobbies : Mountain sports.
Interrests : Paleontology, mineralogy, native metals.
How long have you been refining gold? : I'm a noob, it's my first time...
What are you looking for in our community? : Support from experienced people to gain some valuable experience, and after that try to support others.
How did you discovered our Forum? : Searching on the web
Other : English isn´t my native language so please, be patient and if I write something wrong tell me to improve also my knowledge. Thanks to all !!

 

[mrright]

name: mrright
sex: male
age:55
location: NC
profession: Alchemist (wanna be)
interest: family,ecology,alternative energy
how long have I been refining gold?: not yet
what am I looking for in our community?: knowlage,wisedom,saftey.
how did I discover forum?: you tube
other: I am trying to learn how to extract PMs from junked electronics,and responsably recycle all back to base elements to be reused. I hope to make a business out of this as well as helping to protect our environment. thank you for this forum and the valuble info that I have already found.hope that I can help others as well.

 

[Puregold14]

Name : Greg N
Sex : Male
Age : 39
Location : Saratoga, CA
Profession : Electrical Engineer
Hobbies : Ice Hockey, Kayaking, Poker, and Wakeboarding
Interrests : Anything that challenges me physically or mentally.
How long have you been refining gold? : Haven't started.
What are you looking for in our community? : General knowledge on how to refine gold from scrap jewelry.
How did you discovered our Forum? : Utube video
Other :