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<p>[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 1179135, member: 5515"]When I first started a few years ago, I tried to keep everything as a collection, and I mean EVERYTHING. I realized after awhile that wouldn’t be sustainable, largely because I find weighted items frequently. Personally, I also like to know the true weight of silver I’m finding; it’s not all about the money to me but it’s important for me to know if my decisions are at least “break even”. </p><p><br /></p><p>So here’s my scrap rules:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. If it’s weighted, I usually scrap it. I’ve tried selling weighted candle holders: they take forever to sell, they don’t make me much extra money, and I pay more to ship them because of the weight. </p><p><br /></p><p>2. If I get something that isn’t weighted, but damaged and common, into the scrap pile.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Everything else I keep for awhile and eventually sell without scrapping. I consider myself lucky to get to enjoy the items I find for awhile, and then send them on to an owner who actually has a use for them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 1179135, member: 5515"]When I first started a few years ago, I tried to keep everything as a collection, and I mean EVERYTHING. I realized after awhile that wouldn’t be sustainable, largely because I find weighted items frequently. Personally, I also like to know the true weight of silver I’m finding; it’s not all about the money to me but it’s important for me to know if my decisions are at least “break even”. So here’s my scrap rules: 1. If it’s weighted, I usually scrap it. I’ve tried selling weighted candle holders: they take forever to sell, they don’t make me much extra money, and I pay more to ship them because of the weight. 2. If I get something that isn’t weighted, but damaged and common, into the scrap pile. 3. Everything else I keep for awhile and eventually sell without scrapping. I consider myself lucky to get to enjoy the items I find for awhile, and then send them on to an owner who actually has a use for them.[/QUOTE]
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