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Old 15th Apr 2008, 14:48
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does anyone have some tips for this? just like as a hobby seller for now how can i get people to buy the computers at first without any feedback? what are the best kinds of computers to sell on ebay? like internet or gaming pcs what are some good things to put in the add? Thanks for the help!
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Old 15th Apr 2008, 15:06
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Tried it personally, it's very competitive and next to no margin, unless you buy in huge numbers or import from the far east.

And then there is the fraud.
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Old 15th Apr 2008, 16:43
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so does that mean that i should do it??
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Old 15th Apr 2008, 17:12
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No, unless you have bags of money, quite the opposite.

Learn how to fix them, there is more money in repairs than sales and it's a much easier market to get into.
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Old 15th Apr 2008, 17:52
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how can i get into repairs?
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Old 15th Apr 2008, 18:09
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i aready know how to repair them
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Old 15th Apr 2008, 19:53
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Dave is 100% spot on, I've tried to sell my self built pc's and i personally didn't sell a single one on eBay , all mine were sold to friends, family etc but even then that was frustrating and long, i found that average pc's sell best on eBay as gamers tend to build there own, but now i repair the odd machine here and install the odd os there for a small fee
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Old 15th Apr 2008, 22:30
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Quote:
Originally Posted by computeruler View Post
i aready know how to repair them
then your already half way there
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Old 16th Apr 2008, 01:37
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Put flyer's through doors. It works and is how I started.

If you're a nice person and do a good job 99% of people would rather use you than a big company.

Which is the complete opposite when it comes to selling new machines for warranty backup reasons.
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Old 16th Apr 2008, 04:21
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see if dave will give ya a job *nudge nudge*
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