CrankyCoder
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I have found a place close by that will let me buy laptop batteries at $2.50 per pack. Is that a decent price?
Korishan said:I went around to the local recycler, no go. I went to the battery shops, and some computer shops, no go. I finally decided to post an online ad on Craigslist, and sha-blammo!!! I had 300lbs of batteries in 2 weeks. I actually stopped posting the ad so I could catch up with my loads
As an example, this is what I posted. My next post will have a lower pricing of like $1.25.
https://gainesville.craigslist.org/aos/6004120827.html
And, I posted in several sub-forums to get the greatest face time. Electronics, tools, general, community, and a few others.
CrankyCoder said:I have found a place close by that will let me buy laptop batteries at $2.50 per pack. Is that a decent price?
You carry a scale in your car/truck to pick up? or how do you go about it?Korishan said:Maybe you didn't post in all the right sub-forums
Here's where I posted in:
wanted - by owner
automotive services
computer services
computer parts - by owner
electronics - by owner
tools - by owner
general community
And you may have to refresh the listing from time to time. If you do an "edit" (by adding/removing a space/linefeed), then it will move the listing back to the top of the search list since it's date/time is updated. That's what I did the first few days. Then about 2 weeks later, I had someone else send me an email asking if I was still buying. I had to reluctantly say no for the time being.
CrankyCoder said:You carry a scale in your car/truck to pick up? or how do you go about it?
mike said:CrankyCoder said:You carry a scale in your car/truck to pick up? or how do you go about it?
Yes. When someone indicates that they are selling based on weight, I take my own scale. I also take my own boxes. I zero the scale with an empty box on it, then pour the batteries in. Record weight, repeat with next box.
CrankyCoder said:mike said:CrankyCoder said:You carry a scale in your car/truck to pick up? or how do you go about it?
Yes. When someone indicates that they are selling based on weight, I take my own scale. I also take my own boxes. I zero the scale with an empty box on it, then pour the batteries in. Record weight, repeat with next box.
what kind of scale you using if you don't mind me asking
Korishan said:I actually used a digital bathroom scale. It doesn't start weighing until 15lbs, but a box of batteries weighs much more than that
And yeah, I carried the scale with me that day. I don't normally because it's a glass scale. It's accurate enough for weighing boxes of batteries.
I like that one Mike posted. I might get that one or one like it. I like the idea of being able to zero-out the scale.