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Using the Crime Wave to your Advantage #3259597
08/05/12 08:22 PM
08/05/12 08:22 PM
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1st civ. Div. Wood County Wi.
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Mike Flick Offline OP
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It costs 35 bucks to get rid of a microwave that costs 45 bucks new. So after looking at a broken microwave for two weeks, I put it on the curb at about 5:00 pm. I looked out the window at about 5:30 and sure enough, It was gone!

Re: Using the Crime Wave to your Advantage [Re: Mike Flick] #3259672
08/05/12 09:00 PM
08/05/12 09:00 PM
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Yeah, and tomorrow that will be the headline in Stupid Police Reports in the Newspapers.

Re: Using the Crime Wave to your Advantage [Re: Mike Flick] #3259676
08/05/12 09:05 PM
08/05/12 09:05 PM
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Ontario
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If that doesn't work set it back a bit and put a for sale sign on it

Re: Using the Crime Wave to your Advantage [Re: Mike Flick] #3260077
08/06/12 01:12 AM
08/06/12 01:12 AM
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Champaign County, Ohio.
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While I was growing up in Springdale, My Father always called the people that came and took the trash before the trash truck arrived Jawas, like from Star Wars. They would take anything metal, broken appliances, short pieces of lumber and even pieces of limestone.

At my house in Dayton, metal trash disappeared amazingly fast. I put out some metal framed chairs and a broken widow air conditioner for bulk pick-up, used the bathroom, took another load of trash outside and the metal was already gone.

Once, I had a friend help me take out my old oven, several days before the pick-up day. He asked if I needed to schedule to have it picked up. I told him it would just disappear. We went to dinner came back and sure enough it was gone.

We had bins for recycling. All the aluminum cans would be taken from my recycling bin before pick-up.

Most of the downspouts in the neighborhood disappeared frequently too. I finally just gave up and stopped replacing mine.

Keith

Re: Using the Crime Wave to your Advantage [Re: Mike Flick] #3260081
08/06/12 01:16 AM
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That microwave had $5.00 worth of copper in it and the rest was worth 10 cents per pound as shredder material ( grade of scrap for most appliances).

Re: Using the Crime Wave to your Advantage [Re: KeithC] #3260320
08/06/12 10:39 AM
08/06/12 10:39 AM
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Waterford, WI
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Originally Posted By: KeithC


Most of the downspouts in the neighborhood disappeared frequently too. I finally just gave up and stopped replacing mine.

Keith


Those plastic flex tube ones work great and are worthless to scrappers.

Re: Using the Crime Wave to your Advantage [Re: Mike Flick] #3260689
08/06/12 04:33 PM
08/06/12 04:33 PM
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mequon, wisconsin
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Nate and the rest of you, leave my flex-tubes alone.

Re: Using the Crime Wave to your Advantage [Re: Mike Flick] #3261912
08/07/12 11:49 AM
08/07/12 11:49 AM
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I do plumbing repair as well as ADC work. I've done a lot of water lines where the copper had been stolen from underneath a house. Just week before last, a complete job where the copper had been snatched.

The funny thing is, I got paid more for putting lines back in than they got out of the scrap. So I was paid more when the work load was about the same.

The point is that they work harder at getting out of work than I do working and I make more money! smirk Go figure.


Muddawg
Re: Using the Crime Wave to your Advantage [Re: Mike Flick] #3262873
08/07/12 10:10 PM
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Sweet !! I talked to a guy last yr had an older working fridge in his yard for a week with a free sign on it, no takers put a for sale sign on it bam gone that night.


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Re: Using the Crime Wave to your Advantage [Re: Mike Flick] #3263309
08/08/12 08:19 AM
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I'm one of those guys picking up the free money put out by the curb.

$20 per battery, $20 for a fridge or freezer, $10 water heater, etc, etc.

No different than picking up road killed coon and fox IMO.


www.sevenoakstrappingsupplies.com for trap mods and gear
The 10 Commandments are not suggestions.
Buy a soldiers meal EVERY chance you can.

Re: Using the Crime Wave to your Advantage [Re: Mike Flick] #3263429
08/08/12 09:59 AM
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I've got atleast 150 lbs of copper wire the last two weeks . Some brand new . What a ADC trapper needs a large garage just for scrap . I would just stock pile it till winter and harvest the differnt medal when things get slow . The new electronics they just keep getting smaller and better and there's more and more gold silver platinum ect . The price of new wire is nuts .


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Re: Using the Crime Wave to your Advantage [Re: Mike Flick] #3263437
08/08/12 10:03 AM
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Mike Flick Offline OP
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Here we have to pay to get rid of a microwave Trapprjohn. I've done my share of scrapping before but here we gotta pay to get rid of fridges and microwaves.

Re: Using the Crime Wave to your Advantage [Re: Mike Flick] #3263536
08/08/12 11:18 AM
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Keep an eye out...i am going to set a fridge out next week.

Re: Using the Crime Wave to your Advantage [Re: Mike Flick] #3263601
08/08/12 12:18 PM
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You just need to take it apart and separate the differnt medals . Joke if you wish but the stuff adds up and it's fun as well . You can add to your profit if you smelt down the medals your self making them more pure .


htt:// www.critterremovalmi.net
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Re: Using the Crime Wave to your Advantage [Re: Mike Flick] #3263644
08/08/12 01:08 PM
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My time is worth more....but I am dumping one. New one arrives sometime after the 15th.

Re: Using the Crime Wave to your Advantage [Re: ] #3263666
08/08/12 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted By: DaveK
My time is worth more


Mine too, that's why I don't go outta my way AND sell A BUNCH (trailer load) at a time for a bigger check. There's no way it'd be profitable taking small loads.


www.sevenoakstrappingsupplies.com for trap mods and gear
The 10 Commandments are not suggestions.
Buy a soldiers meal EVERY chance you can.

Re: Using the Crime Wave to your Advantage [Re: Mike Flick] #3263669
08/08/12 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted By: Mike Flick
Here we have to pay to get rid of a microwave Trapprjohn. I've done my share of scrapping before but here we gotta pay to get rid of fridges and microwaves.


WOW, who'd a thunk it.

We have to pay a "disposal fee" when buying tires and appliances, come to think of it. But only at point of purchase.

Our landfill/recycle centers have different areas for big stuff, and used motor oil, but there is no fee per piece, probably covered in our taxes is my guess.


www.sevenoakstrappingsupplies.com for trap mods and gear
The 10 Commandments are not suggestions.
Buy a soldiers meal EVERY chance you can.

Re: Using the Crime Wave to your Advantage [Re: Mike Flick] #3264700
08/09/12 02:53 AM
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Need to be careful taking apart a microwave it needs to be decharged or just let it sit for a few weeks .


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Re: Using the Crime Wave to your Advantage [Re: Mike Flick] #3266292
08/10/12 02:03 AM
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I wish someone would steal my ol dodge that i got for sale by the road,,,,,I would triple my money for what I am asking.....


Slightly used Shoes 4 sale……………
Re: Using the Crime Wave to your Advantage [Re: Mike Flick] #3268338
08/11/12 10:18 AM
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South East Texas
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One time my dad blew up a chainsaw, it was trashed, My wife was going grocery shopping in the pick up that same day, i just laid it in the bed and she came back without it HAHAHAHAHA,


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