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So I going to try out a little business of building PCs and selling them on Ebay. This is what i'm going to try. I'm going to list parts of a build and explain why I chose them. Then if someone buys the build I will order the components as soon as the pay. Tell them to wait 1-2 weeks for shipping, Then build it and ship it off. Do you think this will work? If you do I have a purposed build I would like checked out to see what you think.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($88.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Micro Center) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($349.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.75 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1320.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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It might work but personally I wouldn't buy it unless it had pictures when I paid for it.

 

Also its going to be pretty hard to get all those parts for that price in 1-2 weeks.

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I don't see why it wouldn't work, i have had similar ideas. But the issue would probably be whether people would order or not. Make sure you post some pics of build that you have completed or just advertise as a pc builder and have them come to you telling you how much money they have and what the pc will be used for. 

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It might work but personally I wouldn't buy it unless it had pictures when I paid for it.

 

Also its going to be pretty hard to get all those parts for that price in 1-2 weeks.

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will you offer some kind of support or warranty? Someone on the Forum here got issues with their Tax office for offering costume builds on ebay.

 

 

Like guy above said. You need quality pictures of finished builds. Just don't use images from net.

 

also this! THIS!!! If I see a used gpu and they use a picture of google, it is already a reason for me to not even contact them. 

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