I've tried for the past few months to get rid of my extra imac with no luck whatsoever. the guy who sold them to me musta been thinking I was a sucker for paying $25 for the pair when I can't even practically give them away now. I have found more luck with dumpster diving and then re-selling the PC's that I find there. You'd be suprised at the nice amount of business. Heck... tomorrow i'll be making $60 with only 15 minutes of my time. One guy wants a laptop for parts, because I can't verify if it works or not, and another guy wants an old systemboard that my school was going to throw out, and he's paying $20 for it. your best business would be to do scrap recycling. You take in people's old computers, charge them about $5 per system (Or pay them $1 per system) and then take the scrap cases (Which weigh a heckuva lot) to the scrapyard for bulk, and then try selling the leftovers to someone, or even just recycling them.
On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 10:50 PM, Bill Chapman <[email protected]> wrote: > JM wrote: > "I actually called some local mac repair shops here regarding repairing of > vintage macs I had and they laughed at me, literally" > > Yep, those young punks don't have any respect... a few years ago I told my > nephew that my computer at that time (a Quadra 610) had a clock speed of > 25MHz and he asked me if I was sure about that, as if I didn't understand > computers... he uses a pc... wtf does he know. > In that vein; when I first went online, in 1997, I had talked to 4 separate > 'techies' from my ISP, young guys, but at the end of all that I wound up > having to figure out the tech myself before I could get hooked up properly. > > I agree with you re about trying to get rich... wealth, to me, is being > blessed with passion for what you do, and not worrying about how much money > you'll make. > > BC > > > > > John Musbach wrote: >> >> On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 1:38 AM, Robert Pangrazio <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> I don't know if there is a big enough profit margin. Most manufactures >>> want >>> about a 50 percent margin of profit. The G4's I've seen for sale go for >>> about 200 - 250. So if you spend more than 125 on parts and labor, your >>> losing money. While I love the idea of people refurbing these machines, >>> as I >>> think Macs are great machines, I just don't think you are going to get >>> rich >>> fixing them. But then again, I can be wrong. >>> >> >> Who cares about being rich? If he has a passion for what he's doing, >> all he needs to do is charge enough to break even counting the costs >> of utilities and whatever wage he has assigned himself. I myself have >> been fantasizing for quite some time about making deals with companies >> like Apple such that I am able to obtain schematics and other >> currently confidential information on past EOL mac models so that I >> could actually manufacture them again in small quantities depending on >> demand. Then eventually build up to reverse engineering or getting in >> contact with those in the know with regards to EOL mac accessory cards >> such as PDS and SCSI ethernet adapters and video cards and >> manufacturing those anew in small quantities depending on demand, just >> enough to break even because the joy of seeing these things coming >> into active circulation would be enough for me. Doing this would also >> allow for minor improvements on the manufacturing process of these >> products, such as using solid state capacitors right from the start. >> But for now all it is is a dream, maybe someday... :) Good luck with >> your venture OP, it definitely isn't a sector you'll get rich in but >> if you plan right you should be able to break even at least, if not >> make a small profit. At the same time, you might consider looking at >> compact mac and other vintage mac repair manuals and practicing >> repairing those too because if you can offer to repair those you'll >> likely be the only one in town doing so and that will help expand your >> potential niche market. (I actually called some local mac repair shops >> here regarding repairing of vintage macs I had and they laughed at me, >> literally) >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a > group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist > -- -Proudly Sent from a Windows PC -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
