What You NEED to Know About Flipping PCs
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- Опубликовано: 16 апр 2024
- What You NEED to Know About Flipping PCs
So many people make videos about flipping computers for profit, but what you need to understand is things are different in other places around the world like USA compared to UK. The UK used market is way overpriced.
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You may not be able to make money building and then reselling PCs but by building your own PC you might save yourself some money by never having to buy a new PC again.
That's a fair point
There are lot of sellers that dont understand their value, once you clean it and properly balance the build.
I will NEVER buy a premade PC ever again we bought everything in 2020 slapped it together and NEVER looked back..i installed 10 pro on it and wanted to try out 11 turned on the TPM so now iam running that. when they release WIN 11 lite edition later this year ill be installing that on the PC.
I used to flip computers back in the day, and then I realised it's times to move on...
Its not for everyone.
I like how some flippers say that RGB is what attracts buyers but if your PC components are crap what good is RGB!?
RGB helps sell the PC, but like you said, people need to read the description of the ad
I usually flip laptops, with the profit I pay for my vacation, once a year.
Nothing fancy, but still on 4k range.
IT Technician is my daily job.
Do you repair them? What type of repairs do you do?
thanks Britec, lots of good information there great video need to get my flipflops on after that one. As you said need to do a lot of research to get good deals, and to make some kind of profit! You have given me really good tips on what to look for so hopefully I can flip this one I'm building and have enough profit to take time and look for a cheap deal.
Glad it was helpful!
It is not possible to make $500 a pop build PC's in the UK because the UK uses the pound instead of the Dollar. You might be able to make 100 pounds but that's a lot of weight to try and lose.
Also the UK is a joke with a Rat as primeminister and scum in government
Right on Brian the prices on used are insane and the low ballers on FB will offer pennies on the equipmentm,great truth video!
Thanks
To be fair Brian, I'm running an old optiplex 990. I5 - 2400, 12 gb ram, GTX 1050 graphics card. Had it since late 2019 I think, works fine, does everything I need it to, that includes gaming. They're not bad machines for outdated, former office machines. I don't endorse scamming in any way fyi, just adding that in there lol. They're probably good for the say gamer who's systems blown up, not got much money and needs a temp replacement perhaps but for me it works fine as a main system. Each to his own though.
If it works for you mate, then good.
I might start making PCs for a living someday. This video will be helpful for it.
Thanks
Yes well Brian out here in Australia prices of components like the UK are obscenely priced especially for CPU's and GPU's. Motherboards, cases, SSD's, CPU coolers are just affordable on the whole as are some other addon's for example fans although it does depend on what quality one you want or need. As for used stuff myself would steer well clear of them unless I knew the owner personally and could depend on their honesty. Frankly nothing beats building from scratch with new equipment from a reputable seller. The thing that I hate is buying some components only to find the price is in US dollars that stinks!! Now I have used a company in Melbourne for many years for components and they offer that customising feature and like you say it can be so much cheaper to do that.
Thanks for sharing
Could you make a video about MEMS technology? It's the biggest development in sound reproduction in a century.
Those prices are insane. I wouldn’t bother either lol. Prices are great in the us
True that!
Custom.building is also.a good idea as you can make your personal computer future proof when making upgrades
Only build to order, that way you don't waste money.
In Germany it is the same. Second hand pc parts are too expensive for what you get. I watch these videos from us creators that are building cheap pc and I wonder how they can get the use stuff for the price they say. They must spend hours on eBay to find the prices they need. That’s ok if you make money with content but not if you want to make money with pc flipping. One has to consider the time spent to finish a pc that you want to sell.
Used parts are going up as the windows 10 EOL approaches, into an otherwise saturated market. I flipped my last WIN 11 compliant P.C. the other day and have no plans to reacquire more used parts...I wish everyone well in this atmosphere.
Like you said, lots of people doing it.
Here in Florida, just a couple of years ago, there was a guy who sold absolute garbage computers, I mean rubbish for exorbitant prices at a local flea market. He would set up a system and the technologically ignorant would be wowed and dazzled by media playing on it. He even put the specs right out on a paper taped to the side of it, so they couldn't claim he misled them. To give an idea he was selling Pentium 4 computers with low capacity IDE drives, integrated graphics, and Windows XP for more than $300 . People with little or no knowledge put a lot of misplaced trust in sellers and it is a widespread problem not just online. The guy at the flea market I am told had been there for a decade doing the same con and was doing a bustling business. I saw quite a few gray-haired people browsing his wares with interest.
Lot of scammers around
Vintage PC market?
I'm just gonna buy the non windows 11 CPUs and put Linux on them. Should be cheap and powerful then.
That is OK if your doing that.
Along with the cost of parts, how much is your time worth? All that time specing, building, posting, and shipping ain't free.
exactly
I'm in the U.S. and the ads I see are
pro flippers with a seemingly endless pipeline of cheap parts
people with no clue/delusional what this stuff is actually worth
People upgrade there old pc and then want to sell there old stuff at a high price to cover the cost of the upgrade most of the time.
I did get an Rx6800 for £340 when i was building my pc a good find.
There's one pc I've seen on eBay £500+5.84pp Pc with I7 4790k, 16 gb ram, 240 ssd, 1 TB hdd. No graphic card or windows.
£500+5.84pp Pc with I7 4790k, 16 gb ram, 240 ssd, 1 TB hdd is to much money
These days, every PC seems to be a 'Gaming PC', and noobs think they'll get a top of the range PC for cheap. In fact, if you want a fast PC, without any hidden issues, better buy a new one; at least you'll have warranty on it. Look for a reliable seller and low prices, and you might get a good deal. If all you plan to do is email and RUclips, you don't NEED a fast PC. And, if so, you could settle for an older model, and forget about Windows 11 - just go for Linux, and save a LOT of money.
I've been trying to sell a LG UltraGear Gaming Monitor 38GL950G-B for £500 and I think it is cheap but I'm struggling to get rid of it. I might just keep it and use it at work instead.
Monitors are hard to sell for good money. That is half price for you're monitor, how old is it?
@@Britec09 Just over 2 years, I upgraded to a AW3423DWF and just want to sell the LG. Refurbs on Ebay are quite a lot more so I'm not letting it go for less than £500,. I'd rather keep it than sell it for less than what it's worth
@@Britec09 It's just over 2 years old, I upgraded to a AW3423DWF, I kinda happy about it but sometimes not, so letting it go for less than it's worth is not really on the table
Not worth it stupid prices and even old consoles like og xbox you see posts where someone has just been scammed 2tb worth of games modded pay pal ect I have no interest for it these days
Scam UK
You can add 50€ building fee.
You do this 10x times, it becomes 500€.
That's too low.
If you calculate the time used for hardware /software you will be on 4-5 hour mark, if you install the os and software also, to test it, drivers and os updates.
You get 10-11-12€ per hour, minus electricity costs.
Put at least 80-100€ margin, then you spend your time right.
My 2 cents.
@@yoshy2628 Not rely if you like doing the job.
🤩🤩
Thanks
id bargan with the buyer and negotiate
Facebook you might able to
@@Britec09 not really emails r best or on craigslist
flipping expensive....lol
lol like it
The price of graphics cards scares the life out of me these days. 😱
Silly prices
Not possible to do Anywhere, let alone the UK. Only those who are ripping people off would make that much per flip. Before the scam'demic it was close to that but since... theres no way. $100-200 profit Max and thats of you scored dirt cheap parts. Its just not worth it these days. I find flipping Components easier, you may make less per flip, if you will, but Volume of sales will be the key. The market here in my part of Canada is saturated with systems that are Beyond over priced... I see the same systems for sale over Months and never sell. If its longer than 6 months its never gong to sell and will soon be Old and lose its value Fast. Its a hard graft these days and caused me to not be bothered anymore. Ill do Builds for a Fee now and/or do upgrades for customers. That way I get my Hourly Plus a few bob on the item.
No need to swear Brian!
Swear? what you on about.
@@Britec09 using the word flipping it was humor Brian don't like American termonology
GOOD
Cheers.