My neighbor does scrap, and he won't even waste his time with power cords. The great thing about a scrapping neighbor is that I can go through his pile anytime I want for parts or whatever. I haven't bought a lawnmower in years, when they die I just trade them in
Occasionally, I'll feel sorry for something that he's picked and give it a home. That's why I have a 1948 Westinghouse fridge in my basement....the finish isn't great but it works perfectly and silently. I just couldn't let something like that go to waste.
Had a tragic scrapping this week on my block, the one neighbor's dad passed away and I watched a perfect 1991 Caprice with low miles get hauled off by the junkyard. I almost cried. But the guy is the neighborhood looney (and I mean LOONEY) and nobody talks to him, else I might have tried to save it at the last minute.