How much would you buy this custom pc with new parts for?
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timeconsumer
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Someone looking to buy a prebuilt system would probably just go for something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883102103 and at least get a 1 year warranty on it.
timeconsumer
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Also, are you going to be selling this out of your house? Because when that power supply blows up they might come knocking. If not, how much of a legitimate enterprise could you run selling PCs out of the trunk of your car in a shady parking lot deal?
If you really think about this your profit per hour isn't that great. You're spending time researching components, assembling the box, installing windows, possibly troubleshooting the system, maybe even doing an RMA, posting in on Craigslist, answering phone calls and emails, arranging a time, going to the sale, etc. By the time this is all said and done how much time went into this? Could you have made the same amount of money by getting a second job delivering pizzas?
If you really think about this your profit per hour isn't that great. You're spending time researching components, assembling the box, installing windows, possibly troubleshooting the system, maybe even doing an RMA, posting in on Craigslist, answering phone calls and emails, arranging a time, going to the sale, etc. By the time this is all said and done how much time went into this? Could you have made the same amount of money by getting a second job delivering pizzas?
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I used to deliver pizzas. $100/night on the weekend, $50 weekday/night blows away trying to build and sell PC's on craigslist.
Of course, you might get robbed, which is why I quit doing that long ago.
Of course, people have been robbed during craigslist sales.
timeconsumer
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Pretty much what i was getting at. You also get lots of free pizza!
Also you might get beat up when some guy figures out you ripped him off.
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