bagellad
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Laptops are a hard one... But I don't see any reason not to do custom builds and gaming computers. You can make a few hundred dollars with the right price selections.
Selling computers - is it worth it?
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If all I do is give them some basic consulting over the phone or in the office and they go buy their own pc, I charge $25-$32. If I consult, purchase the computer for them and do a basic out of box setup I charge $75. What you'll find is, if you order/setup the pc for them you will likely get more to bill for more $ because they will ask for a data transfer, installing Office etc. They will often have you order Office, Quickbooks etc for them too and you can find a deal on the software and charge them a retail price for it, again making a profit. Plus you'll find if you do all this for people, they seem to have a real loyalty for you and keep coming back. It's a real short term AND long term money maker for me.
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I think selling computers is definitely worth it. How often do you have a repair that costs more than what your customer is willing to spend? If you have a piece of cost effective hardware just sitting there, begging to be purchased, you can walk the customer to your display, and explain their options. Warranty the unit for 60 or 90 days, whatever you feel comfortable with. Offer an additional warranty period that is valued at whatever your cost on the machine is. This way if the machine bites the dust, you've made your profit, and the extended warranty paid for the replacement.
I don't have my own shop, i work out of a home office, but a large chunk of my business is wholesale refurb computers to computer shops. I have a few clients with extremely small shops that purchase maybe 40 units a month and make a killing. It's definitely worth it, if you get a good price and execute properly.
I don't have my own shop, i work out of a home office, but a large chunk of my business is wholesale refurb computers to computer shops. I have a few clients with extremely small shops that purchase maybe 40 units a month and make a killing. It's definitely worth it, if you get a good price and execute properly.
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