[crackah]

Heya guys.

Im currently doing equipment refurbishing but im looking at doing recycling for older equipment.

Im going to follow the 1800 got junk business model.

Current competitor is 1800EWASTE - Australia's largest electronic waste recycler.

They charge $33 for a crt screen and $18 for a box.

My question is this, Can you be competitive, would the average punter want to pay that much?

Minimum call out fee is $66.

Im looking at the possibility of a E-Waste Skip bin. So you put it all in and charge a little less.

Opinions. Also whats the best way of doing some market research,

Im defineing the market as small business, Less than 20 employees and consumers.

Thx guys.

[1entrepreneur]

Originally Posted by crackah

They charge $33 for a crt screen and $18 for a box.

My question is this, Can you be competitive, would the average punter want to pay that much?

Minimum call out fee is $66.

I wouldn't want to pay $66 + $33 + $18 = $127 to have my old computer recycled.

I would dare say that all of 1800EWASTE's customers are businesses/enterprises who have many machines to get rid of.

If their business is successful, I can't see why they can't provide the service nationally.

Good luck to you, if you decide to go ahead with it.

[crackah]

Yeah Its intersting.

They charge $66 as a minimum.

So it would cost you $66 to remove your PC.

Then its 33 per extra screen and per extra system.

Its very interesting. I think its still very expensive.

[crackah]

Having said that, its its just junk its expensive to dispose of screens as well as systems.

[armenh]

I personally wouldn't pay a penny to anyone to remove something I bought or own that has value. I think these services should be offered for free so I am working on this sort of a business. But I won't call it "junk removal" nor electronic removal, doesnt sound too good with your customers especially when they are computers.

[crackah]

Any computer less than a Pentium 4 is useless. Cant run windows XP.

The systems im talking about disposal are Pentium 1-3 with crt screens. No value, No real use, Just throw aways.

[armenh]

I can install ASTERISK on those and sell them. To me they have value...One can use it as a phone system by installing asterisk, or maybe ubuntu...there are a ton of uses for it.

[crackah]

Possibly but to most people they dont. For me its too little value to bother selling.

[armenh]

So you already have these computers by you?

[crackah]

I already am running a business which does school/business/government.

I am looking at doing something aimed at home and small business with low volume low value systems.

[armenh]

How do you recylcle the systems?