Anyone here scrap out old computers and tv sets?

[GMD52]

Have over time accumulated a small horde of TVs and old computers and equipment. Have started stripping the harddrives and other units, separateing the boards, metel, plastic and magnets into different piles. Any advice, and where can you get rid of the boards. Thank you

 

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[spankster13]

I do computers and sell alot of the mobo's on ebay. here lately boards have been hit or miss on prices. I do send alot to boardsort .com. Chris is great to deal with. He buys the pci cards with the metal bracket still on and will even buy them with the gold fingers cut off , my last shipment I got 3.20 lb for the cards with fingers removed. They also take the lithium ion batteries from cellphones and laptops now for 1.10 a lb Processors and ram all go to ebay. They have been doing good lately. Average on memory on the bay has been 15-20 per pound. My scrap yard has been giving me 25 cent a lb for the power supplies as long as the wires are attached. Most power supplies have mostly aluminum hookup wires now. Lately I have been going into neighborhoods and posting flyers on the street poles that I will be back on a certain day or evening to pickup old and broken computers. I leave the date and times with my phone # and have been having real good luck. I average 10-20 computers a week. Good luck and thanks for helping to recycle.

 

[GMD52]

Spankster,

Thank you, you've given me a good starting point.

 

[hobo finds]

What do you do with your CRT's? By me you can still trash them, but I donate them to Goodwill. Computer Equipment Recycling with Reconnect

And I use these guys for my boards. http://www.cashforcomputerscrap.com/what-we-buy

 

[GMD52]

Hobo finds,

Thanks, just checked out the sites and they look like they will fill the bill. Appreciate the info..

 

[sharon_honore]

I always take my scrap metal pieces down to the SIMS recycling plant near my house in Mississippi. It’s one of the most reasonable plants offering services for electronics recycling in Greenville. Visit SIMS Metal Management facility in Greenville, MS if you wish. I believe SIMS has recycling centers in Connecticut and Massachusetts so you may want to find out if they accept any electronic items.

 

[GMD52]

Sharon, thanks for the tip, I'll check them out. Welcome to Tnet, appreciate your first post.