Buyer pays shipping - as in, you do when you buy the hardware. You'd have to mark it up pretty heartily after you refurbed it to cover that initial shipping cost.
As far as I know, you can't ship a whole PC media rate.
ebay is a terrible place to sell computers, my friend. Fraud, too many saavy buyers, razor thin profit margins. It won't be worth your while. Try to sell locally. Put up flyers or something.
I got to a magnet school for computers and I dont have a job >.<
any other way to make a profit out of building/reparing computers?
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LeonardoWake up and smell the glaciersEagle River, AlaskaIcrontian
edited April 2008
any other way to make a profit out of building/reparing computers?
This depends on your community. Look in the yellow pages, on Craigslist; visit mom & pop shops, ask around. What you need to determine is if there is a market. For instance, if you look on my local Craigslist you will see boatloads of used computers for sale. It would be hard to break into the selling market here. 10 years ago, becoming a freelance builder/repairer was not too difficult. New computer prices were very high and there was not a large base of hardware-skilled individuals. Prices are LOW now on new computers and there are many, many hardware savvy folks like us. Another factor is that in general, PCs are much more reliable than they used to be.
Considering eBay auction fees, a flooded market of cheap computers, and shipping costs, it would be very difficult to make a success of selling low-end or mid-range computers on eBay.
Look for an angle. Does your community have a source for custom computers? Does it have a mobile PC repair business, or is it limited to expensive shops?
So, two things. Know your market well and know what services are or are not already available to your community.
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As far as I know, you can't ship a whole PC media rate.
I got to a magnet school for computers and I dont have a job >.<
any other way to make a profit out of building/reparing computers?
Considering eBay auction fees, a flooded market of cheap computers, and shipping costs, it would be very difficult to make a success of selling low-end or mid-range computers on eBay.
Look for an angle. Does your community have a source for custom computers? Does it have a mobile PC repair business, or is it limited to expensive shops?
So, two things. Know your market well and know what services are or are not already available to your community.