Want to make money building and selling gaming pcs for people.

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Yieldsign27

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What should I do? Create an ad on CL and have people contact me to build a system for them. Or build systems and try to sell them on CL or ebay?
 
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As others said - very hard t do it for (real) profit.

If you want to put an add up on CL for $50 to advise on computer purchases or $100 above parts cost to assemble - you will end up with huge headaches from specific people who either will need 3 days of handholding (giving you a few $/hour) or the few that develop issues and will take spare parts/time/etc to fix (when possible) while the owners are mad at you because they paid you and there are issues.
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Onus

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I thought about doing this maybe 6-7 years ago, then I checked out my "competition" on eBay. Keep in mind that most people are uneducated about computers and components; they buy on price. I could not in clear conscience even think about selling computers with Logisys, Raidmax, or Diablotek PSU-shaped objects in them, nor claim that a GT640 or HD6450 makes a machine a "gamer;" and I wasn't going to use a pirated OS or not include it. So, I built the lowest cost system using parts I'd consider using myself, and got no bids over my break-even reserve. I ended up giving it to my niece. It's had one video card upgrade, but it is still running today.
 
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menetlaus

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As others said - very hard t do it for (real) profit.

If you want to put an add up on CL for $50 to advise on computer purchases or $100 above parts cost to assemble - you will end up with huge headaches from specific people who either will need 3 days of handholding (giving you a few $/hour) or the few that develop issues and will take spare parts/time/etc to fix (when possible) while the owners are mad at you because they paid you and there are issues.
 
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bryonhowley

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^ Agree with out going really cheap on components, something I am not willing to do, It is really hard to convince some one that does not already know why they should buy your higher priced rig. I tried it for a short time and like Onus above me it did not work out as I planned. I ended up giving it to my best friends kids as a Christmas gift.

The problem is the average person looking of a PC does not understand the first thing about quality items and cheap items. They will see the word "Gaming" and pick the cheapest system every time. So in the end trying to build a good solid gaming rig and making a profit also is almost impossible. I have sold a few but that was to friends that understood quality components but did not have the tech know how to build them themselves. Still did not make much after all they where friends so in the end I broke even.
 
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