29 Jan
2006
29 Jan
'06
1:33 p.m.
In article <43DD239E.7040309 at mdrconsult.com>,
Doc Shipley <doc at mdrconsult.com> writes:
I meant more generally how do you bump into them and establish enough
of a relationship that they'll give you a 'heads up' when they
encounter something you'd be interested in, like 19" racks, mainframe
or minicomputer iron, etc.
How do you
meet the local scrapper? ;-)
Generally, with a wad of $20 bills in hand. :-) Seriously, I've found that if I show up in
steel-toe boots, explain
what I want, know what I'm looking for, and stand my ground on value, I
end up with a good working relationship with them. Down the road is
when I expect to go exploring for "whatever".
The scrappers I know won't respect you at all and won't like you if
you don't haggle with them. Thye'll try to rip you off and then write
you off if you fall for it.
Well, I might show up in shitty sneakers, T-shirt and jeans ;-), but
yeah, its like dealing with fleamarket people or auction people, you
don't want to be labelled as a sucker or you'll never get a fair
shake.
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