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Guydaley Posts: 15320 Incept: 2007-07-10 Wyoming only ATM Banned	So, I've been toting this converter around for years for several reasons. #1 I knew it was worth some money. #2 I can't throw money away like some people can. #3 I can't seem to hook up with the people that buy the damn things. So, I combined a trip today - Go watch a 5K that I participated in last year. The weather was perfect, but I wasn't willing to pay $19 for it this year. Plus go to St Joseph where I go crazy at my discount grocery store, stop and recycle some stuff and of course, take the dogs to some good running spots. The guy could have given me $10 for it and I would have been satisfied because I was sorely tired of toting/storing the damn thing around. But get this, he was an honest, small businessman. He gave me the going rate for that particular CC of $90. I was shocked. Good things don't often happen to me. So no wonder you have thieves running around cutting converters off peoples cars. Expect it to happen a great deal more often. The copper thieves will move on up to platinum. They will run around with lightweight, speed jacks and have your converter off in two minutes. ---------- Its called creeping TEOTWAWKI. Just because it doesn't happen all at once doesn't mean it isn't happening. Last modified: 2011-04-02 19:11:35 by guydaley 2011-04-02 19:10:14 Permalink
Johnny_crab Posts: 1940 Incept: 2008-10-09 Boonieland south Texas	Hmmmm. I've got 2 dead cars here destined for the crusher, both have cats. So I should cut them and take the cats to a scrap dealer or ? ---------- If you want to know truth, start by turning off your television. "They didn't just** in the coffee, they took a ** on the hood of a '73 Eldo, let it bake in the DC sun, ground it up and sold it to us as coffee."--Duc888 2011-04-03 02:43:35 Permalink*
Gamma Posts: 5592 Incept: 2008-01-20 Northern CA	Here's an auction I just ran on ebay for gold CPU chips. I'm trying to find out whether I got skinned...but I am NOT going to get involved with the acids and fumes involved with metals refining, and those that do...they need to make some money. There is a frenzy for precious metal scrap of all kinds and IMO it's an advantageous time to sell. ---------- This stuff we're going through, this is nothing compared to the Middle Ages. They told me if I voted for John McCain, an idiot would be a heartbeat away from the presidency. Sure enough... 2011-04-03 03:32:15 Permalink