are these just printed circuit boards from everyday things, like monitors, tvs, radios etc? I wouldn't mind collecting them myself it they pay like that.
The circuit boards were pulled from whatever I could find, monitors, equipment, printers...... They were still full of thier components, any large aluminum heatsinks were pulled off and went in the aluminum pile.
As to were I took them, Didion and Sons Recycling out in St. Peters, Mo. They are the only ones in town that will pay you for circuit boards.
Nope, didn't take the fingers off. If there was a quick, safe and easy way just to take the gold off (fingers and connector pins) I would do it also. Money is money.