21 Aug
2010
21 Aug
'10
8:23 p.m.
Yeah, they care about (and price for) the former and
don't give a shit
about the latter.
I've seen more than one vendor express the sentiment that once the
former market dries up, they send stuff straight to the scrappers.
Even though the latter market would pay more than scrap value, they
just blow them off.
They often do not give a shit because they are really sick and tired
of getting lowballed by collectors, or getting their names dragged
through the mud. More than a few scrappers have actually taken a loss
on something, just to piss off collectors that throw around nickels
like they were manhole covers. For example, there is a guy near me
that buried a bunch of high end communication receivers (military
R-390s) on his property, because he received one too many lowball
offers.
--
Will