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I have a few questions regarding categorization on the following few items I am planning on sending, if they are accepted and what the rates for them would be:

1. Flat Pack Chips (Non-BGA) - would these just go as IC Chips, or is there a special category for them?

2. Mixed IC/Flatpack/BGA chips - I have a small bag of unsorted chips, is there a set rate for something unsorted like this?

3. Cast Aluminum - a few clean cast heat sinks and some other small clean bits of cast aluminum, will they buy this and is there a set rate?

4. Regarding pinless CPUs specifically, is there a separate price for CPUs with the metal backing on or removed, or do they all go at the same rate.

5. Apple Motherboard (see attached image) - not sure what category this would fall into.

Any help would be appreciated!

1: photo please
2: no there is not, scrap needs to be sorted.
3: I would think dirty alu.
4: that's a good one, I don't think they have a category for it, I would love them to go as green fiber but I don't think that is the case.
5: IDK. apple boards are tricky TBH, I would wait for someone else to chime in.

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1, if they aren't bga then likely they fall under IC but as requested, pictures.

2 if you mix anything that doesn't have a set price, assume lowest price at best. At worst it'll fall under Boardsort's no e-soup policy and incur sorting fees

3. See Austin's

4. Unless you you can get an unrealistically good price on the copper, do not do this. More often than not you will damage the chip which in turn lowers the value and these CPUs are already so low profile you're not gaining a volume advantage when packing.

5. That's dual socket...interesting

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Ah, here's a good reference
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20134&p=37916&hilit=Dual+socket+apple#p37916

Dual large socket

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anyone wanting to do this might want to look up CPU delid tool, some are even 3d printable. The tool will remove the copper IHS from glued on IHS chips rather fast and without damaging the chip. I used them in the past and they work quite well. I don't think its worth doing for scrap but if you wanted to make key chains charms form the IHS maybe it would be worth the time if you had a market to sell them. Also if you hit the chip with a torch you can remove soldered on IHS but that's still iffy if not messy.

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