If You Have a Pickup Truck...

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This isn't exactly Internet Marketing though IM could be incorporated into it. It's not very sexy either but man, is there money in it.

I just scrolled through the free section of Craig's List for a city with a population of about 100,000. There were three refrigerators available for free. There were two washers, two dryers and a dishwasher. All free. All posted within the last 24 hours. You just go and get them.

The scrap value of the average refrigerator is about $50, big ones a bit more. I'd guess washers and dryers would be around $20 but couldn't be sure. All you do is haul them to a metal recycler and collect cash. It's work. It would take some gas. But I'd bet if you hustled you could bring in more than $300 a day. Might be a nice way to put away a little money to start an online business. Who knows, you might end up with a few trucks and pull in a couple grand a day.

You could put up a site of your own saying you hauled away appliances, no charge. Of course, you could do that on Craig's List too. Happy New Year.
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  • Yup, scrapping is a real business. The locals in the South know all about it. I've run a couple of recycling/auto yards and there's big money in it.
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    • Yep. And it feeds on itself. Once you get into it people are pointing you to all kinds of scrap. Brass is big right now. And when you're out there in the field the opportunities for more just keep on coming.
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    • Another tip, and obviously this depends on your region, is to be a sponge around rich neighborhoods. People who live upscale and upgrade to new items do not tend to worry about the value. My best day from driving and picking up items in La Jolla was $7,500 from all free stuff from a family that was moving. It took us about 2 weeks to list and profit from all of the items.
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  • I scrap and dumpster dive. Here's a tip with the a appliances to get you more money. With the refrigerators, take the compressor out/copper out and turn that in separately. Cut the electrical cords out, and save them until you have a decent amount and then turn them in or if you have time(and patience) strip the copper out, you should do this with any appliances you get if you want to get more cash.
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    • Right. Recycling is all about sorting. If you know your categories, you can get a lot more money for an item than just dumping it all in one "tin" pile.

      Check your state regulations--you may have to remove liquids and other things from items before you can sell them to the yard.
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  • I had a compressor go out on a 5yr old stainless fridge. Repairs get quoted dang near at the cost of a freakin new one. I posted it on CL and got several replies in an hour to come pick it up.

    I have a lake home that is a tear down for a new build. Posted crappy old stuff (sinks, toilets, old washer dryer etc...)for free on CL or offer me 100 bucks for exclusive picking rights. I got 50 replies.

    Lots of competition out there.
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  • Now that is a hustlers mindset. I've used this method before myself and it does pay off. I always check to make sure the said appliances do not work before scrapping them. Turned a free fridge into $350 in a 2 day period before.

    -Travis
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    • There is so much out there to make a living off of when it comes people's "trash".

      There are two locations near me that have a bin out by the road that says "We take used motor oil and used car/truck batteries".

      The batteries get sold for the price of lead and the motor oil can get sold to a oil recycler, but I think most of the time it is used in a petroleum burning furnace.

      There are companies out there that will buy wood pallets AND provide a trailer for pickup. I always see "Free Pallet" signs out in various locations.

      Another commodity are those 5 gallon food service buckets that have the rubber o-ring in the lid.

      Opportunities are everywhere!
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  • Yeah some guys are making decent amount of money by picking up free stuff. Surely, the money is there

    Thanks for sharing.
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  • I'm not really tempted to buy a pick up truck
  • some people get paid to remove the junk along with the additional income from recycling or reselling =)

    Check out this one www . junkremovalstartup .com
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    If You Have a Pickup Truck...

    This isn't exactly Internet Marketing though IM could be incorporated into it. It's not very sexy either but man, is there money in it. I just scrolled through the free section of Craig's List for a city with a population of about 100,000. There were three refrigerators available for free. There were two washers, two dryers and a dishwasher. All free. All posted within the last 24 hours. You just go and get them.