I might have a handheld Lee press I can send Fitz' way if he wants to just learn the basics.
Rev, let us know what your high bid limit would be, and what you need for front money.
I have a pickup that would be available, albeit in Wisconsin. 
Gewehr, I know I asked a long time ago. Mind PM'ing me the info on that again? I finally have the space for a full reloading setup. But I wouldn't mind one of those hand presses for entertainment and "never know" circumstances. If need be, willing to trade shipped brass for handheld press.
I dunno. $100 ish per, $150 maybe? $200 maybe for the big ones... It closes in 5 days, and it's currently at "zero". Minimum bid is $50 per. So, we'll see.
Then I would imagine it will go for $1500-2000. Considering there are scrap yards that will pay 50-75% of melt, and a truck is cheap.
In any case, say its $500 per barrel, its still on the order of <$0.01/case, which makes it reasonable.
I would say don't bid it over $1600 for a barrel each of the big 4, ($400/barrel), and go from there.
If you really want to make money off it, get yourself a harvey deprimer, a few Netflix movies, and deprime the brass...while doing a quick visual insoection, and then sell it as sorted, deprimed, once fired brass. Get a power primer pocket cutter and cut the crimps out, and then you would be really good. You'd easily make back any investment.
I will take 10k of all 4 calibers (9/40/5.56/7.62)
You're right about scrap yards. But I am building a forge for aluminum, zinc and brass. So it's more of an "internal" worth. Brass ingots are going at $7-9 per lb. Bar stock is slightly more. (For minimal amounts, obviously gets more economical in large orders) Any junk cases (crushed, mutilated, blanks, etc) that can't be reloaded will be melted down for casting ingots. I could ebay or craigslist the ingots at well above what scrap yards would pay. My cost would be propane. Reminds me, I should set up a begging entry on the classified sections of the firearms boards I visit/moderate. "Worthless brass wanted for mad engineering, will pay minimum dollar. Red shirt uniforms provided for free."
And you know, honestly, I was pondering that myself. I can buy a tumbler and deprimer, for fairly cheap directly from Cabelas. Maybe a deswage tool or "power primer pocket cutter", but dunno. Cleaning, sorting, depriming can basically be done by any idiot. Cutting/reaming new primer pockets should be done with some level of competency, which I likely have and could verify in ten minutes, but ... ehhh. I'll look into it after. Best plans are kept simple in their beginnings, and then you take bonus opportunities as they arise.
You guys are making me jealous that I'm not able to get in on this because I don't have the: space to store multiple thousands of cases/reloading equipment to load these cases/money to acquire reloading equipment/time to load ammunition. 
I can only afford A and C at some expense at D, working on B. I bought a cheap house in need of repair because of the decent location and very decent land. So, while it's not as "visitor impressive" out the gate as new built barely affordable, it works for me. If I was married, probably wouldn't have gone with what I got. Unmarried militant geek? Works very nicely. And I'm prettying up the place. Next project is "the man cave", so to speak. And landscaping.
