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vaulsey

vaulsey

vaulsey

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Hey guys im 17 and wondering if any of you guys build computers then sell it on for a profit and if you do what is your profit margin and how would you go about starting :D:confused::confused:
 
yeah i worked in computer store for 2 weeks and they are making a ton of money from installations and labour but they dont build compters, as you need a license to do so, i was thinking then there may be quite big market around the area for something like this as something on the side for me.
 
for example if i built a computer for £250 and it played the latest game and sold it for 300£ i would do it for fun and little bit of money. while im at school etc
 
semi-pro waster said:
I'm curious - who regulates the computer building industry and makes a license a requirement?

As most have said you can build computers fairly easily and if you're just doing it as a hobby/for pocket change then that's fine. It's not something I would really recommend as anything more than that - it's also worth remembering that in building the computer you will almost certainly become technical support for these people from then on which can last well beyond the point where you've made any profit on the deal at all.

If I was going to build computers again I'd probably just do so for friends, charge them a reasonable amount (or as I used to do leave it up to them) and then once I'd exhausted that market stop - the returns for trying to expand simply weren't worth the additional effort.
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i think what your saying is right just build for friends and see what i get ^^
 
The Halk said:
You need to answer the questions from my above post first. And if you still think it's possible work out how much someone could buy it off the shelf for, say from Dell for example, and then work out how much you could do it for. Allowing for you to test it, the time to build it and the extra postage costs.

I reckon your postage costs will be £20 easily, plus you need to find a courier that will send it for you insured.

I can think of dozens of problems. You haven't given this any thought really.

You need to do a lot of thinking.
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most of the time nowadays dells don't play high spec games... in high detail.
 
The Craig said:
Its not really going to go far. If your mate already wants a computer anyway, say you'll make it for 20 quid if he buys the parts (although then you're taking on the responsibility if you break it of paying it/ broken friendship etc). As above, not worth it. Not a great entrepreneurial idea ;D.
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what if it was the other way round? ibought built then he paid me in cash?
 
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