Dumpster Diving & Curbsiding "You Can't Just Be A Real Estate Agent & Collect Money"

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Howdy, y'all! My name is Mike and I absolutely love scavenging for free stuff, random treasures, lost valuables and other interesting artifacts. I mainly rock the dumpster diving scene but can be found digging through trash curbside as well as scavenging the river bottoms for lost treasures in the summer months. Join me on my epic voyages!
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In a nutshell, I ‘m an avid dumpster diver, scrapper, picker, treasure hunter and underwater connoisseur. I prowl the city streets in search of dumpster loot, curbside treasures & scrap metal as well as scour the river bottoms for lost valuables during the summer months. Be sure to stay subscribed to stay up to date with my latest expeditions, y'all!

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@inge6280 3 ай бұрын

I felt a little sad when that piece of copper missed the box, glad you picked it up again

@denickite 3 ай бұрын

I was worried too!

@josephstanley200 3 ай бұрын

I kept looking to see if he grabbed it lol

@josephstanley200 3 ай бұрын

Looks like he left the magnet in that trash can too but we shall see

@ScrapPalletMan 3 ай бұрын

Was I hearing a Jim Croce tune? OperRAtor

@tomazroses6022 3 ай бұрын

That iron bench put a litle paint and you sold at least 250 💵 don't take it for scrap.. 🤘🏻 🤘🏻

@ThisBetterBeGood 3 ай бұрын

I loved that bench. Wish I had one. 😊

@wendywoodruff2871 3 ай бұрын

Mike the Scavenger- The Musical!!! 🎶 😊

@oyet72863 3 ай бұрын

Dont skip the ads…it will add money for Mike!! We love you mike!!

@JustAnAverageBrad 3 ай бұрын

your positive attitude always cheers me up ...thanks for filling the scavenging void that some of us have ....i used to love doing this but my body doesnt let me it do much anymore...

@keithkillion4245 3 ай бұрын

Didn't realise you were old enough to know that kind of music!

@markmatt9174 3 ай бұрын

Mike, that big TV, flashing like that is bad Capacitors in its power supply. Really easy fix about 5 bucks of electronic bits & solder.😊

@garywhelton9304 3 ай бұрын

That mid evel looking thing is from what they call a hammer mill for crushing rocks and such .

@kimberlybrunner3882 3 ай бұрын

Mike you need to keep the shovel, for those loose nuts and bolts you find in the dumpsters when there’s a lot of them!!

@stevenelkins695 3 ай бұрын

Mike you need to get a trailer. Imagine how much more you can carry. Love from Northeast Houston

@lilyrose3145 3 ай бұрын

That bench would be worth some money if you had it sandblasted and repaint it.Great time as usual.🌟💫⭐️

@bazil538 3 ай бұрын

that thing with the chain links on it is used for a pulverizing mill to smash up electronic boards so you can recover the metals

@lukelegg9915 3 ай бұрын

google says its a disposable chain for a Rustibus 2000, which is a heavy duty marine cleaning machine. spins those chains at high speeds to clean off metal decks/hatches/ect, gets rid of scale and power washes the surface at the same time

@bennyt.christensen3970 3 ай бұрын

Wow Mikey, that America song min. 03:51 was one of my favorites back in the 70ties. Thanks for bringing back nice memories 😁

@jefffarrell1021 3 ай бұрын

The medieval looking thing is an Automatic tire chain for big trucks found on a lot of school buses and emergency vehicles in the Midwest

@victorrobinson9116 3 ай бұрын

With that stove that's why I say you need a lift gate my brother Mike the scavenger😢😢😢😅

@allienoneya4257 3 ай бұрын

Omg the wood planter container. Do you know how many potatoes I could grow in that on the patios. I am big time gardener.Yard garden, patio garden, 2 small and 1 medium sized green houses. I grow enough vegetables to can and dehydrate for a year till next harvest . I can grow just about anything fresh in the house under grow lights, lettuce , microwgreens, cauliflower,radishes, peppers…….so easy to decrease your food budget with a little effort.

@chasonlapointe 3 ай бұрын

Lots of Brass this time, good score!

@truthslayerone264 3 ай бұрын

The thing with chains is a chain flail used to de root and clean pipes on a spinning water jet nozzle

@chichard86 3 ай бұрын

I listened to America in elementary school when Mr. Borud brought in his record player to share with us. Flashback memory!

@vickilewis6730 3 ай бұрын

I love Manic Mike karaoke!

@iamgabriel5823 3 ай бұрын

Good haul. I'm glad you picked up those cases with the molded foam in them. Maybe someone can alter them for other purposes like camera equipment. Those cases are seriously expensive.

@keithkillion4245 3 ай бұрын

They work great for musical instruments too

@glencollins8792 3 ай бұрын

YEHH MIKE IM SO GLAD YOU GOT 1 OF THEM ADAPTERS SO YOU CAN TELL IF YOUR ELECTRONICS WORK ON THE WAY INSTEAD OF WAITING UNTIL YOU GET HOME SO GOOD MAN MIKEY KEEP IT REAL BROTHER TAKE CARE AND PEACE

@lindaswanson9328 3 ай бұрын

Keep saving the planet, MTS! 1 truckload at a time. Love your attitude!

@SteveSmith-lo2wd 3 ай бұрын

Like the singing!

@marilynnsorelle6788 3 ай бұрын

As a kid, I moved 26 times in 12 years, then another 4 moves as an adult. Always thought I was pretty good at packing...then I watched Mike. Amazing what that man can get into a pickup bed!

@keithkillion4245 3 ай бұрын

You learn realfast how to be space efficient,packing unrealistic amounts of stuff in tooo small a space

@E-hab 3 ай бұрын

But you don't smash your stuff when packing it to move.

@bernardschriner7595 3 ай бұрын

I like your content happy travels

@antoinettefoster5598 3 ай бұрын

Good evening Mike. Another great evenings haul. Thanks for bringing us on your journey. Those metal garden bench & flowerpot holders would be lovely sanded down & resprayed. Nice for your garden or to sell. Stay safe & Happy Easter 🐇🐰🍫🥚to you & the wife, also to all your viewers...Cheers from Ireland🥰🇮🇪🍀

@ReelFilm2016 3 ай бұрын

It astounds me how much material and scrap is just thrown away. You deserve everything you get for all the hard graft.

@crissynunyabznz 3 ай бұрын

most jobs require hard work.

@mildredhensley4175 3 ай бұрын

Mike,plz don't sing, I love❤ it, don't worry aboutbreaking any copy rights ❤❤u. Moe😅

@jvjdrn 3 ай бұрын

He sure does!

@terryhodgson8798 3 ай бұрын

It's not a bench it's a LOVE seat!!!

@Champagne1 3 ай бұрын

Hey there Mike, you were saying that we were all in the dumpster with you. Now I beg to differ, if all your fans were in the dumpster with you, it would have to be one HUGE DUMPSTER !! 😁😁😁😁 Love you♥️♥️♥️🇬🇧🇨🇦

@markmatt9174 3 ай бұрын

Well how about we call that Dumpster Washington DC, California or NY! Just so long as we don't have to go to one of them places/ States 😂😂😂

@chucksparks1471 3 ай бұрын

21:08 that is a chain spinner for a basic ball mill to grind ore down to a powder.

@michaelmount76 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for another great video bud

@samanthasimental3788 3 ай бұрын

That one trash can was like playing human size genga.😂

@nedkohitov2686 3 ай бұрын

Yes baby 🎉🎉

@PhilVanVeldhuizen 3 ай бұрын

Best scrap scavenger and dumpster diver in the video editing business.

@j.lietka9406 3 ай бұрын

One dumpster is all it takes! That and MTS radio! Nice monitors!

@josephcormier5974 3 ай бұрын

Awesome street scraping and dumpster diving thank you for sharing this with us six stars brother

@number7__879 3 ай бұрын

Yes Sir!!!

@gretchenkellems7409 3 ай бұрын

Ohhhh my lort! Gimme that bench!! It will look stunning out in my garden 😍

@kellykirby8857 3 ай бұрын

The metal thing with the chain,looks like automatic chains for a school bus. They drop down in front of the tires and sling the snow away. I have them on my bus in CA.

@annettebeavers7866 3 ай бұрын

Mike looks like you have found some good stuff on the curb.❤❤ Somebody done you right by taking some of that stuff apart for you.😮😮😮

@matthewc6858 3 ай бұрын

Hey Mike! Hello from Big "D"!

@patrickscanlon1631 3 ай бұрын

Mike you drop videos at the right time

@dianaluttrell6515 3 ай бұрын

Lift gate fund!!❤❤❤❤

@conanderbarbar2594 3 ай бұрын

You speak very kindly. You greet people first and ask if I can have this. You thank him. Very interesting. I wish the people of the country I live in had such a culture.

@keithkillion4245 3 ай бұрын

I know,if even half the country was that way it'd be a wonderful place

@conanderbarbar2594 3 ай бұрын

@@keithkillion4245 ❤❤

@mikecalvo5815 3 ай бұрын

I LUV WHEN U DUMPSTER DIVE MIKE KEEP UP THE WONDERFUL VIDEOS....TAKE CARE & GOD BLESS....GREAT FINDS NICE HAUL

@user-tu9oo7nn7h 3 ай бұрын

I see scrape in dumpsters where I work and I always think I should save it for Mike!😂😂❤

@JamesAnderson-nz1ro 3 ай бұрын

You are so incredibly outrageous and funny I look forward to watching your videos !

@w8what575 3 ай бұрын

If that tv is an LG smaller then the 55” tv then there’s a capacitor inside on the board closest to the outer edge that burned out cuz they used capacitors that are too small and burn up easily…I just unsoldered the small one and soldered in a new capacitor next size up and it’s been working for 3 years now without issue..

@user-pc9bb9oc3q 3 ай бұрын

I need to go scrapping with you I need to come up there and let you teach me how it's done in Dallas I do okay but nothing like you LOL

@SteveSmith-lo2wd 3 ай бұрын

Our house watches you religiously! Love your channel used to enjoy curb shopping in north Texas

@dianewilliams1125 3 ай бұрын

Great ish Mike! Scrappity scrap! Fine 🎶 tunes!❤❤

@dr.a006 3 ай бұрын

I’m glad you checked those cases “for S’s and G’s” 😂

@LiinaLagotto 3 ай бұрын

Take care of your back Mike! Lifting all those ovens and things.

@bettyfigge 2 ай бұрын

Stock up on groceries and other things in case the stores get low on groceries

@jerrysadventures8952 3 ай бұрын

rock on

@tonymcfaul9441 3 ай бұрын

always fun to watch mike ,thanks, more power to you.good hunting

@carmenbunag4487 3 ай бұрын

👋👋👋👋👋hard working scavenger, GOD bless u n your fAmily🙏♥️🥰🙋

@rebacunningham3773 3 ай бұрын

Betty is full, it was so fun to watch. Thanks mike😊😊😊

@larryparrish3556 3 ай бұрын

Great job mike

@danno3497 3 ай бұрын

Mike, FYI Most 110 outlets in vehicles are only rated between 125 and 150 watts and you should have your engine running That TV might have been too much to power on and might have turned off your inverter And a lot of 12v plugs only work with your key on accessorie Check them out when home with known working items

@keithkillion4245 3 ай бұрын

Nowhere near that,15-20 amps max

@danno3497 3 ай бұрын

@@keithkillion4245 I stand corrected I meant to put watts

@1OFGODSOWN 3 ай бұрын

You are such an Animal a Scavenger even!🤪😝

@robertcarmosino6563 3 ай бұрын

Mike the Scavenger, he helps to keep the world green for you and me🎶 🎶

@vahjra 3 ай бұрын

Get it Mike!!!!

@carolyncollins5197 3 ай бұрын

Those cases would be nice to store your Pew pews and the accessories that go with them in for the range

@mikka811 3 ай бұрын

Mike, this 120 volt plug in your truck is just good to power electronic equipment. It would not turn the motor on a vacuum. Actually I was surprised it powered the big tv! Do some testing and you’ll see for yourself. The plug has no amps, only 3.5 amps or 400 Watts which is not enough to make electrical motors go!

@bunnyfrancis7006 3 ай бұрын

YOU ARE the BEST

@nebraskafan4889 3 ай бұрын

Maybe you should invest in a buggy like the one Mr. Scrappity has.

@rjlaxvespa1742 3 ай бұрын

Mr Scrappy is truly trashy have you looked at his place??

@christinelowery3524 3 ай бұрын

Nice scraping with you.😊

@robertschwartzman195 3 ай бұрын

Hi Mike Thank you for another video. I hope you and yours have a good week.

@gene_takovic57 3 ай бұрын

This was the most epic journey ever...until your next epic journey!

@peter34789 3 ай бұрын

more fun in this vlog with mike the scavenger

@TheVelvetLoungeLife 3 ай бұрын

The issue with a REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS was the fact that people did not negotiate the real estate agents commission fee. They simply paid any COMMISSION fee the on the application. Also, the real estate agents did not have to disclose that the real estate commission fee was negotiable. After I purchase my first home (when I was 21) I took a real estate class at our local university and I couldn't believe that was the fact and that was back in the 1990s. After that class and getting licensed in real estate, we purchased more properties built some homes and never ever paid a full commission rate again. Most people don't realize that when selling a home the majority of the closing cost that's not going towards a down payment on a new property is going to the real estate agent/broker/agency. Those fees equal tens of thousands of dollars per home sold or per property sold.

@iamgabriel5823 3 ай бұрын

Really good to know this.

@KPaul7 3 ай бұрын

My realtor offered me a job. I did a better property analysis. After I shower her I asked. What am I paying you for. Then I told her to add her closing costs to my offer. LOL the sellers payed it 😅

@murlbailer3755 3 ай бұрын

Here I am stripping wire and trying to take things apart and you’re getting all the goodie’s 😂. It keeps me busy (retired). ✌️

@latammiaslavishnails 3 ай бұрын

How are you today Mike! Have an awesome day and week ❤

@juliancrowe9754 3 ай бұрын

Thanks again for the upload mike I'm about 6 months behind on your vids been ill....looks like there's a binge of scavenger action coming .......jules in the uk w.mids scrappers

@NikoN565 3 ай бұрын

3:15 you got to be strong

@franktuckwell196 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, but every time you entertain us with your musings and thoughts and we come along for the ride and get amazed at what people either dump at the kerbside or in the dumpsters. Just take care jumping in eh? Good hunting and finding.🇬🇧

@KPaul7 3 ай бұрын

That was a close one with that piece of copper. I was it fall and I was like, nooo Mike double back. Then you found it. 👍

@lia-liz2012 3 ай бұрын

I said medieval the same time you did dumpsta puncha...you even punched back hand AND an appliance😮😅❤

@user-gw8ro1gy5z 3 ай бұрын

My dear Mike you are everything but a singer!! LOL When you sing I love it but not for the tone, your effort is so cute. Dixie in Oregon

@IseeMillions49 3 ай бұрын

I love the 2 identical pot stands you scored. If they where repainted they would sale no problem. Good score Mike. Hope all is well be safe brother. Peace

@mabloodhound 3 ай бұрын

those cases were a good find, make excellent handgun boxes

@RonHicks 3 ай бұрын

I like Mike's ad-lib, singing, and carrying on😂😂

@Vault57 3 ай бұрын

25:10 good cases for camera equipment, pistols, custom tool kits. You can buy blank foam inserts that can be customized for whatever you want to store in the case.

@donlandenberg8126 3 ай бұрын

I love seeing you break dancing in those dumpsters. Thanks for taking us along.

@leonardtreadway7082 3 ай бұрын

Great haul!

@kmccoy1601 3 ай бұрын

Wow 😮 nice job!!! Those boxes are great! Blessings and Peace ✝️❤️

@jvjdrn 3 ай бұрын

5:40 Mike moved in on that scrap fast!⭐️🚀🚀🚀

@user-dy8ub5uf3c 3 ай бұрын

Hi love to your videos😅 from the uk

@tanyasydnor8189 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for cleaning the Earth. 👍👏👏👏😍

@nitrociruja 3 ай бұрын

I love your videos Mr. Chatarrero!

@backcountry250 3 ай бұрын

That new Ford door beep!!!

@edmann8084 3 ай бұрын

Great episode!!!!!Keep um coming!!!See ya soon Mikey!!!!!

@kingconfusion2295 3 ай бұрын

The medieval torture device is a chain drum attachment for a machine that looks like a snowblower/tiller used to remove rust from steel surfaces on ships. Once the chain wears down you toss it and put on another drum.