2 May
2013
2 May
'13
3:21 p.m.
On 5/2/2013 3:01 PM, Jim Stephens wrote:
On 5/2/2013 2:22 PM, Alexandre Souza wrote:
I've
seen very hostile reaction to such from the "ecyclers" the ones
out here are mostly thieves and don't want the competition. And then
they do that.
I saw two very nice macs when I just drove thru the recycling place
too, but they can't touch it. There needs to be a way to fix that, it
is ridiculous the way things go now.
I wonder what some do that do score a lot of stuff, craigslist, or
advertising? Not sure. but it is a shame to have it go to the
crapper like that.
Jim
I've worked with some of these types but, it never lasts long. The main
problem is they don't know anything about computers at all. Many come
When
such an event comes around in this area, I'll sometimes
place an
ad in the local Craiglist and Freecycle, asking people to consider
donating their vintage equipment, rather than recycling it. I've
acquired
a few pieces of equipment from those.
Can't you put a small table (or the
back of your car opened) in
this recycling event saying "I pay $1 for old computers!"??? :D from more of a waste management background and are
fairly shady. The
connection to gold recovery doesn't help things. As soon as
you express
an interest in anything they immediately suspect you are trying to rip
them off. The more interest you show the more it must be worth. They are
super paranoid. Many only seem to hire family members for the office and
distrust everyone else that works for them.
Some good non-profit ones out there but, they are usually restricted
from selling things due to their non-profit status.
Some do though. Some
of those even sort out the vintage stuff.