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ponyo

Lifer
Feb 14, 2002
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Newegg and like will be your cheapest computer parts wholesaler. Margins on computer parts are razor thin and you're not going to do better unless you're Dell, HP, etc.

It's impossible for you to beat Dell, Walmart, and HP sale prices on new computers. Don't even think about competing with them. There is no profit in hardware sales. Real money is in support.

If you want to make money, start a computer repair / service business. Fix people's existing computers and charge for parts and labor. Fix viruses, spyware, etc.
 

tylerdustin2008

Diamond Member
Apr 16, 2006
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Originally posted by: Naustica
Newegg and like will be your cheapest computer parts wholesaler. Margins on computer parts are razor thin and you're not going to do better unless you're Dell, HP, etc.

It's impossible for you to beat Dell, Walmart, and HP sale prices on new computers. Don't even think about competing with them. There is no profit in hardware sales. Real money is in support.

If you want to make money, start a computer repair / service business. Fix people's existing computers and charge for parts and labor. Fix viruses, spyware, etc.

Exactly.

But i will need to get replacement parts. And I would like to do this cheaply. Charge a cheap rate, make them happy and they will refer us to their friends and family. I'm not all about making the money, yes thats nice. But provide a great servie for cheap, once you get well known then mark up the prices a bit.

EDIT: Naustica What a lovely car!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

waggy

No Lifer
Dec 14, 2000
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Originally posted by: tylerdustin2008
Originally posted by: Naustica
Newegg and like will be your cheapest computer parts wholesaler. Margins on computer parts are razor thin and you're not going to do better unless you're Dell, HP, etc.

It's impossible for you to beat Dell, Walmart, and HP sale prices on new computers. Don't even think about competing with them. There is no profit in hardware sales. Real money is in support.

If you want to make money, start a computer repair / service business. Fix people's existing computers and charge for parts and labor. Fix viruses, spyware, etc.

Exactly.

But i will need to get replacement parts. And I would like to do this cheaply. Charge a cheap rate, make them happy and they will refer us to their friends and family. I'm not all about making the money, yes thats nice. But provide a great servie for cheap, once you get well known then mark up the prices a bit.

EDIT: Naustica What a lovely car!!!!!!!!!!!!

hahahah "I'm not all about making the money" yeah thats good.

at elast now you thinking repair/service instead of new. You might have a chance with that. it won't be hard to beat geek squads price's (though you won't take business away). just going to have a hard time convincing people to go to you over them.

Originally posted by: tylerdustin2008
Yes software is legal, I'm not that stupid. Rent is free untill we starting makeing good money. And then it is split 70/30, we get 70, he gets 30. I am not trying to prove anything here, nor am i trying to argue. So please post if you are going to help with my original post.

Thanks.

Tyler

so once you go 70/30 then what? you are not going to be makeing much to begine with. Many of us have done this for a living (i know a few here own/owned computer business's) and are giving you some good advice.

you have NO business plan, No knowlege of what the area needs and are slightly nieve.

 

jlee

Lifer
Sep 12, 2001
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Originally posted by: tylerdustin2008
Originally posted by: Naustica
Newegg and like will be your cheapest computer parts wholesaler. Margins on computer parts are razor thin and you're not going to do better unless you're Dell, HP, etc.

It's impossible for you to beat Dell, Walmart, and HP sale prices on new computers. Don't even think about competing with them. There is no profit in hardware sales. Real money is in support.

If you want to make money, start a computer repair / service business. Fix people's existing computers and charge for parts and labor. Fix viruses, spyware, etc.

Exactly.

But i will need to get replacement parts. And I would like to do this cheaply. Charge a cheap rate, make them happy and they will refer us to their friends and family. I'm not all about making the money, yes thats nice. But provide a great servie for cheap, once you get well known then mark up the prices a bit.

EDIT: Naustica What a lovely car!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not to rain on the parade, but if you're not all about making money, this may not be the wisest venture. If you're going to up your prices as soon as you're well known, you're just going to piss a lot of people off...
 

tylerdustin2008

Diamond Member
Apr 16, 2006
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Ok be a bunch of assholes to me. I asked simple question, i wanted a simple answer. Guess that is to hard to do, what has this world come to?
 

Ns1

No Lifer
Jun 17, 2001
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Originally posted by: tylerdustin2008
Ok be a bunch of assholes to me. I asked simple question, i wanted a simple answer. Guess that is to hard to do, what has this world come to?

we gave you a simple answer and you didn't like it.

the world is a harsh place, welcome to reality.