Yes, there is a brisk business in reclaimed chips. There is also a brisk business in fake chips on ebay and aliexpress. Recycling is good as long as done with c

Yes, there is a brisk business in reclaimed chips. There is also a brisk business in fake chips on ebay and aliexpress. Recycling is good as long as done with care and the proper desoldering tools. Some use blowtorches and sell what they salvage to testers and classifiers. Some are heat degraded, some destroyed - look OK, but the heat cooked them - these are sold to the scammers who often sand and rebrand them as more valuable parts. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/chip-shortages-lead-to-more-counterfeit-chips-and-devices/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/chip-shortages-lead-...