Re: ISA sound and video cards, and PCI? AGP?
> That's interesting, my local recycler sells boards to me at $1-$3/lb > depending on some notion of scrap metal content, so I'm usually looking at > around $2 per card (untested). I wonder if it's one of those things where > there's a huge amount of regional variation? Age of the boards, probably. -- Will
Re: ISA sound and video cards, and PCI? AGP?
On 11/8/18 12:48 PM, Electronics Plus via cctalk wrote: The problem with trying to get these any cheaper is that the gold value, by the pound, exceeds what I think an untested card should go for. They want to charge me $7-10 PER CARD, and that is untested. Then I have to pay shipping, and labor to get them tested. Sorry if this seems unreasonable to you guys. That's interesting, my local recycler sells boards to me at $1-$3/lb depending on some notion of scrap metal content, so I'm usually looking at around $2 per card (untested). I wonder if it's one of those things where there's a huge amount of regional variation? cheers Jules
Re: ISA sound and video cards, and PCI? AGP?
Ive been kinda debating setting up a web store and stockpiling the nicer pci, isa and agp cards that would be otherwise scrapped out at the shop. If you are in need of a card, let me know and i can set you up with a deal, tested worKing. just send me an email with what you need and i will let you know whats in stock. Idea is to catch the good cards before they end up in the barrel. Even still ive had about 50/50 luck with getting stuff to work once its out there. https://i.postimg.cc/4xXJXf62/20181108-161022.jpg On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 3:15 PM William Donzelli via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > $7-10 to sort out and carefully handle (vs usual strip for gold > recovery), > > seems pretty reasonable to me. I'd expect the cost has more to do with > > labor than gold being recovered. > > Yes, probably half of the asking price is the metal, the rest is > labor, shipping and handling, and just a plain old premium for the > scrapper to do something different. > > Of the metal value, it is mostly gold, but also palladium, platinum, > rhodium, silver, tantalum, and copper. When the boards are melted into > the big ingots, they tend to be mostly copper - and that is certainly > worth money. > > Also, just "being a board" has value. Scrappers sometimes need to make > quotas or limits with the refineries in order to get good refining > rates. > > I realize none of this will sink in. > > -- > Will >
Re: ISA sound and video cards, and PCI? AGP?
> $7-10 to sort out and carefully handle (vs usual strip for gold recovery), > seems pretty reasonable to me. I'd expect the cost has more to do with > labor than gold being recovered. Yes, probably half of the asking price is the metal, the rest is labor, shipping and handling, and just a plain old premium for the scrapper to do something different. Of the metal value, it is mostly gold, but also palladium, platinum, rhodium, silver, tantalum, and copper. When the boards are melted into the big ingots, they tend to be mostly copper - and that is certainly worth money. Also, just "being a board" has value. Scrappers sometimes need to make quotas or limits with the refineries in order to get good refining rates. I realize none of this will sink in. -- Will
Re: ISA sound and video cards, and PCI? AGP?
$7-10 to sort out and carefully handle (vs usual strip for gold recovery), seems pretty reasonable to me. I'd expect the cost has more to do with labor than gold being recovered. Pat On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 2:17 PM William Donzelli via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > That being said, I > > think anyone under the illusion that there's a worthwhile amount of gold > > in a Sound Blaster has been spending too much time huffing mercury fumes. > > That, or they might actually understand how the scrap industry works. > > -- > Will > >
Re: ISA sound and video cards, and PCI? AGP?
> That being said, I > think anyone under the illusion that there's a worthwhile amount of gold > in a Sound Blaster has been spending too much time huffing mercury fumes. That, or they might actually understand how the scrap industry works. -- Will
RE: ISA sound and video cards, and PCI? AGP?
On Thu, 8 Nov 2018, Electronics Plus via cctalk wrote: The problem with trying to get these any cheaper is that the gold value, by the pound, exceeds what I think an untested card should go for. They want to charge me $7-10 PER CARD, and that is untested. Then I have to pay shipping, and labor to get them tested. Sorry if this seems unreasonable to you guys. From my standpoint, $25 for a tested card is fair. That being said, I think anyone under the illusion that there's a worthwhile amount of gold in a Sound Blaster has been spending too much time huffing mercury fumes. :) g. -- Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind. http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home. Some people collect things for a hobby. Geeks collect hobbies. ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes. http://scarlet.deltasoft.com - Get it _today_!
RE: ISA sound and video cards, and PCI? AGP?
The problem with trying to get these any cheaper is that the gold value, by the pound, exceeds what I think an untested card should go for. They want to charge me $7-10 PER CARD, and that is untested. Then I have to pay shipping, and labor to get them tested. Sorry if this seems unreasonable to you guys. Cindy -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Electronics Plus via cctalk Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2018 11:47 AM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: ISA sound and video cards, and PCI? AGP? My recycler in Chicago will hunt some down for me. Tested and working, they will be about $25 each. Sound reasonable? May have slight cosmetic defects due to coming from recycler, bit I will test all the functions. I knew there must be some reason I saved all those old floppies! Do you guys want PCI cards too? Same price? AGP video cards? Cindy Croxton --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
