20 Oct
2000
20 Oct
'00
8:28 a.m.
Aaron, sorry to say it but every point you're
making here points towards
selfishness. There seems to be no concern here with a greater ideal
outside of monetary gain. Hey, utlimately it's your perogative, but there
are other things to consider besides how much money you can line your
pockets with. This is, after all, primarily a hobby of preservation.
Hobby of preservation, business of scrap.
If you have never actually seen a cow, or searched long and hard and
finally found one, then it is fairly easy to think of them as noble animals
and hamburger an unworthy end for them. Regular exposure in larger numbers
and cents per pound seems quite reasonable.
People who scrap old computers by the truckload everyday have a different
point of view from collectors. They know that 99.9% of the stuff that
passes through their hands has no buyer except as scrap, and that the 0.1%
that appeals to collectors often brings a much higher price. Even at the
much higher price per pound we as collectors are just a tiny blip on the
bottom line.
Its a free country, hop right into the scrap business if it looks so good.