Selling Computers Online

[MyFartSoTart]

I would really like to start building custom computers and selling them online. Does anyone have experience in this and is there any money to be made? Where would be the best place to sell them online? Also, is it better to sell budget computers or expensive computers?

[komar]

Without saying anything about where you live /area, this for me is a troll post.

Yes, there is money to be made in this. No, it's not as easy money making way as you may think it is.

[lieder1987]

Unless you can start placing massive orders from a supplier the cost to profit margin would be soooo small it wouldn't even be worth it.

 

[Sandro Linux]

Make expensive computers to start with and then try to make some cheaper ones

[MyFartSoTart]

3 hours ago, komar said:

Without saying anything about where you live /area, this for me is a troll post.

Yes, there is money to be made in this. No, it's not as easy money making way as you may think it is.

I live in Eastern North Carolina. Thank you all for you’re responses, just wanted some second opinions.

[Ravendarat]

The market is WAY to tough for someone to make any real money doing this unless you have the talents to make one off modded cases and what not to make the systems super unique. My suggestion is to not try building computers to sell and post them online, only build a computer for a client you already have in place

[MyFartSoTart]

4 hours ago, Ravendarat said:

The market is WAY to tough for someone to make any real money doing this unless you have the talents to make one off modded cases and what not to make the systems super unique. My suggestion is to not try building computers to sell and post them online, only build a computer for a client you already have in place

That makes sense. I actually recently built a pc for my dad for an emulation machine, with a custom built open air wooden case. (I didn’t get paid, just experience)

[Joseph K]

1 hour ago, MyFartSoTart said:

That makes sense. I actually recently built a pc for my dad for an emulation machine, with a custom built open air wooden case. (I didn’t get paid, just experience)

LOL

[dizmo]

As an actual business? Nope. Don't even bother. As a side job that you try to keep under the radar? Maybe, but your best bet is doing it locally.

Though, with the way things are right now, if you happen to be within driving distance of a Microcenter you might be able to get away with it. Shopping with them can net you pretty deep discounts, and a lot of the stuff isn't available online so you'd have that as a benefit as well.

 

If you have to ship it you're adding significant amounts of overhead to your business, as well as a lot more risk. Not only do you have shipping to account for (which you can pass off onto the customer, and pad slightly, but still) you also have packing materials. Then there's market. If someone isn't willing to put together their own PC, they likely want any issues that come up to be dealt with by you as well. How will you accomplish that? What if a hardware piece is dead and you have to warranty it? How will you get the PC back, replace the part, and back to the customer without completely blowing any profit you made out of the water and over the moon?

 

You'll actually likely make more money buying PCs, stripping them down and selling them part by part as a "hobby."

 

5 hours ago, Ravendarat said:

The market is WAY to tough for someone to make any real money doing this unless you have the talents to make one off modded cases and what not to make the systems super unique. My suggestion is to not try building computers to sell and post them online, only build a computer for a client you already have in place

Eh you can, it just depends on a few aspects, like if he lives near a Microcenter or not, if he'll offer a warranty, and how much profit he hopes to make.