Buying Bulk

[Minibiker]

Hi all

As a little job on the side/Hobby I'm thinking of buying a few older PC's as a bulk buy and fixing them up to make a bit of a profit, There are a couple of reasons why I'm thinking about doing this,

1. Bit of a hobby for me to do in spare time
2. May make a bit of extra cash selling them individually once up and running with newer software etc
3. Gets me more Hands on with working with PC's

Just thought id post this here to get your opinions, Shall I spend some spare cash on this or is it not worth the hassle

Cheers

 

[Minibiker]

Have you done the sums on this? How much time is each one going to take up vs. the profit from the final sale.

I haven't really thought about time just thought about buying around 4 units and fixing them up whenever I have spare time, Not something I'm in a rush to do..

Are you going to offer any future support when selling on as it'll just end up a nightmare with the types of individuals buying knocked together PC's.

Only thing I could offer people would be support and if any future issues I could fix it, I'm new to this but I really want a good future for my little family and maybe one day have my own business like my parents do

 

[Minibiker]

This question comes up a lot and for me it really isn't worth it. I always believe my money and time would be best off invested in equipment which I could use to gain qualifications and experience to further my career. Could this apply to you at all?
What do you do at the minute? are you looking to move into IT if your not already.

These older machines your buying could end up having any kind of problem that either you will have to deal with and fix or the next owner is going to blame you for, by updating with the latest software I assume you mean you will do this legally and purchase Win 10 keys etc which immediately will swallow up any profits your hoping to make.

Unfortunately, the market is pretty much sewn up so your chances of making any real living and future out of a scheme like this is very slim.
By all means if this is something that you can afford to do and want to buy 3/4 to start with then give it a go and see how you get on but I certainly wouldn't want too.

I am currently studying Comptia A+ and looking to become a IT engineer or something along those lines, I currently work in DPD warehouse so nothing special and 7 years has been to long now in this job... I will take most peoples advice which seems to stay away from this idea of mine...