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Hey guys. I've decided to start up a small PC selling business and I've only built up one machine just to see how it goes. I want to know if you think my price is justified for this computer that I built. It's a Mid range gaming PC. Nothing amazing.

Intel C2D 2.66Ghz
4Gb DDR2 800 Kingmax RAM
500Gb Samsung SATA2 HDD
ATI Sapphire 4670 VGA/HDMI/DVI Onboard Graphics card
Gigabyte Superb 460W PSU
MSI G31M3-FV2
Gigabyte GZ-X4(1x 120mm exhaust fan)
Samsung SATA 2 DVD/CD Writer
Windows 7 loaded

I'm asking R5999(That's with labor etc)

Makro is asking R5999 for a

Pentium D E2160
1Gb RAM
320Gb SATA 2 HDD
DVD/CD Writer
Windows Vista HP.

Seeing that made me think that I could get a bit more for my built PC. What do you guys think? Is my price reasonable?:confused:

Thanks for any advice.
 
I built the following for R5200 for a friend - didn't make much - R500 for my time / labour etc. So it depends on your margin - i'd rather sell 20 machines at 500 than 5 at 1000 profit.

The market is competitive - for 6k i'd expect a screen even if a 15".

Regards,
J

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Case+Keyboard+Mouse+Power Supply
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GZ-M1-320W Gigabyte® M1 Chassis - mATX Tower 4-In-1 Solutions:
Micro-ATX Black Chassis, 90mm Rear Fan, Keyboard, Optical Mouse + 320W
PSU

--
Motherboard
--
GA-G41M-ES2L GIGABYTE® G41 & ICH7 Express Chipset - Socket LGA775,
1333MHz FSB, Celeron (D & Dual Core), Pentium Dual Core & Core 2
Series
1x PCI Express x16, 1x PCI Express x1, 2x PCI Slots, 2x DDR2-800
(Dual Channel), 4x SATA2, 1x ATA100, 8x USB 2.0 (4 By Cable)
Intel GMA X4500 Graphics, Realtek Gigabit LAN, 5.1 Channel HD
Audio (7.1 By Cable), Gigabyte SMART & SAFE Technology, Vista Premium
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CPU
--
BX80571E7400 INT Intel® Core™ 2 Duo® E7400 -2.80GHZ, 3MB Cache,
1066Mhz Front side Bus, Dual-Core Execute Disable Bit,
Intel EM64T, Enhanced Intel Speed Step technology, 45NM

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RAM
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DNHMAU2GC8FERA7 MEM 2048MB, 800Mhz, DDR2 240-Pin Memory Module - HYNIX
DNHMAU2GC8FERA7 MEM 2048MB, 800Mhz, DDR2 240-Pin Memory Module - HYNIX

Total = 4GB

--
DVD WRITER
--

GH22NS30 CDR LG +/- DVD Writer, 22X +R, 16X +R(DL), 8X +RW, 48x CD-R -
S-ATA Dual Layer - Retail

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HDD
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HD502HI SHD SAMSUNG SATA2 500GB 5400RPM 16MB HDD

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Monitor
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VA1928WM MSL VIEWSONIC 19" WIDE TFT LCD

Tsugaru said:
Hey guys. I've decided to start up a small PC selling business and I've only built up one machine just to see how it goes. I want to know if you think my price is justified for this computer that I built. It's a Mid range gaming PC. Nothing amazing.

Intel C2D 2.66Ghz
4Gb DDR2 800 Kingmax RAM
500Gb Samsung SATA2 HDD
ATI Sapphire 4670 VGA/HDMI/DVI Onboard Graphics card
Gigabyte Superb 460W PSU
MSI G31M3-FV2
Gigabyte GZ-X4(1x 120mm exhaust fan)
Samsung SATA 2 DVD/CD Writer
Windows 7 loaded

I'm asking R5999(That's with labor etc)

Makro is asking R5999 for a

Pentium D E2160
1Gb RAM
320Gb SATA 2 HDD
DVD/CD Writer
Windows Vista HP.

Seeing that made me think that I could get a bit more for my built PC. What do you guys think? Is my price reasonable?:confused:

Thanks for any advice.
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Tsugaru said:
Hey guys. I've decided to start up a small PC selling business and I've only built up one machine just to see how it goes. I want to know if you think my price is justified for this computer that I built. It's a Mid range gaming PC. Nothing amazing.

Intel C2D 2.66Ghz
4Gb DDR2 800 Kingmax RAM
500Gb Samsung SATA2 HDD
ATI Sapphire 4670 VGA/HDMI/DVI Onboard Graphics card
Gigabyte Superb 460W PSU
MSI G31M3-FV2
Gigabyte GZ-X4(1x 120mm exhaust fan)
Samsung SATA 2 DVD/CD Writer
Windows 7 loaded

I'm asking R5999(That's with labor etc)

Makro is asking R5999 for a

Pentium D E2160
1Gb RAM
320Gb SATA 2 HDD
DVD/CD Writer
Windows Vista HP.

Seeing that made me think that I could get a bit more for my built PC. What do you guys think? Is my price reasonable?:confused:

Thanks for any advice.
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It's going to be hard for you to start that in Durban with pczone around, I'm just giving my honest opinion :)
 
One rule I always follow...
-Never EVER compare your prices to Makro, IC, Game etc.
They are always overcharging and online retailers are 99.9% of the time cheaper!
 
jsheed_sa said:
I built the following for R5200 for a friend - didn't make much - R500 for my time / labour etc. So it depends on your margin - i'd rather sell 20 machines at 500 than 5 at 1000 profit.

The market is competitive - for 6k i'd expect a screen even if a 15".

Regards,
J

--
Case+Keyboard+Mouse+Power Supply
--
GZ-M1-320W Gigabyte® M1 Chassis - mATX Tower 4-In-1 Solutions:
Micro-ATX Black Chassis, 90mm Rear Fan, Keyboard, Optical Mouse + 320W
PSU

--
Motherboard
--
GA-G41M-ES2L GIGABYTE® G41 & ICH7 Express Chipset - Socket LGA775,
1333MHz FSB, Celeron (D & Dual Core), Pentium Dual Core & Core 2
Series
1x PCI Express x16, 1x PCI Express x1, 2x PCI Slots, 2x DDR2-800
(Dual Channel), 4x SATA2, 1x ATA100, 8x USB 2.0 (4 By Cable)
Intel GMA X4500 Graphics, Realtek Gigabit LAN, 5.1 Channel HD
Audio (7.1 By Cable), Gigabyte SMART & SAFE Technology, Vista Premium
--
CPU
--
BX80571E7400 INT Intel® Core™ 2 Duo® E7400 -2.80GHZ, 3MB Cache,
1066Mhz Front side Bus, Dual-Core Execute Disable Bit,
Intel EM64T, Enhanced Intel Speed Step technology, 45NM

--
RAM
--

DNHMAU2GC8FERA7 MEM 2048MB, 800Mhz, DDR2 240-Pin Memory Module - HYNIX
DNHMAU2GC8FERA7 MEM 2048MB, 800Mhz, DDR2 240-Pin Memory Module - HYNIX

Total = 4GB

--
DVD WRITER
--

GH22NS30 CDR LG +/- DVD Writer, 22X +R, 16X +R(DL), 8X +RW, 48x CD-R -
S-ATA Dual Layer - Retail

--
HDD
--

HD502HI SHD SAMSUNG SATA2 500GB 5400RPM 16MB HDD

--
Monitor
--

VA1928WM MSL VIEWSONIC 19" WIDE TFT LCD
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Thanks for the info, I did notice that the one you made doesn't have a graphics card? Maybe I'm just not looking properly or don't see it? :rolleyes:

It's going to be hard for you to start that in Durban with pczone around, I'm just giving my honest opinion
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Heh heh sorry, let me rephrase this. I meant I'll sell online on say Gumtree or BidOrBuy.:p But I see your point.

One rule I always follow...
-Never EVER compare your prices to Makro, IC, Game etc.
They are always overcharging and online retailers are 99.9% of the time cheaper!
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Thanks, I thought that myself. ;)


So R6k for the machine is asking too much?
 
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Ok then, I really actually only built this PC out of bordem.

How much do you think I should sell it for?
 
Not really sure.... I dont deal too much in the Full Tower Trade!
 
Ok. Well I'll leave it on BidorBuy at R6000 for a bit and see how it goes.

The only thing I don't like about selling online is the shipping charges. Then the buyer has to cash in more.
 
How can you compare a Windows licenced machine to yours with a windows 7 RC?
Drop R1k off Makro's one and compare again.
Hope you're clear about that in your advertising on B/B.
 
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