Things to watch out for when buying bulk laptops ??

I Have a chance to buy Dell Latitude d630 laptops x24
for 800$ They come with chargers and with HDs i was wondering if there's any potential on ebay for older workplace laptop machines such as this the company that is selling them to me is a very big refurb/ewaste company. I know this guy knows the scrap prices better then i do considering hes a large company, He has ALOT of this stuff. Do you think there's any potential for making money off a company like this on ebay? I see lots of 10 going for 600+ USD + What should i watch out for also?



PS they boot to atleast bios most are working

2gigs ram duo cores

D630s have overheating problems, I would be very careful with this. They seem to sell pretty good still on ebay though. Depending on what operating system they came with you might be able to to make a decent profit.

Edit: I would be questioning why a refurb company is trying to unload them all, rather than refurbish them.

I read ebay and my ears perk up lol. Yes you might be able to make some money on them or other machines you receive from them.

Thx for info guys! This guy is more of a ewaste guy but sells some pallets as of laptop and desktop he does not break anything down

$800 is really high $20each as is maybe but even then its high

Hmm okay thanks ill have to think carefully and decide

you would make money off the screens alone

How so..

I could have sworn that I replied to a thread just like this last night!

If you're trying to resell them, you're in a tough spot. You'll either need to become a Microsoft Registered Refurbisher to receive licenses at a lower price, or you can spend $100 for a retail license, and wipe out all profits, or you can sell them without an OS.

You can sell to a buyer on here, and maybe make a little.

Since you're in Canada, I don't know what shipping would cost, nor do know how our prices correspond to the Canadian dollar.

My advice is to spend time with a spreadsheet. Pour over the numbers, and see what's realistic. That's not a guarantee by any means, but it'll help your odds a lot.

Originally Posted by mikeinreco

How about this.........We buy the material for you.......Then research who and where to sell it.............We then collect the profits and just turn them directly over to you...........I scour this site as well as several others each and every day for buyers, materials, ideas, etc.......I suggest you do the same if you wish to be successful......I am not rich nor do I have a large operation with heavy machinery, forklifts, warehouses etc but a decent living can be made off this stuff if you do the legwork........I am an individual working out of his garage but I have low overhead and am able to easily make more doing this than flipping burgers.......Get off the net and get out there.......Make some mistakes............I bought 100's if not 1000's of computers before I even considered trying to put one back together........I can build practically any desktop out there and that is within two years...........Laptops are not my specialty but if they boot I can make them work, upgrade, etc............Oh well moral of the story is do your own research, send messages to buyers (YES THEY WILL ANSWER) and as the old commercial said "JUST DO IT"

I think that's a bit harsh. Guy is simply asking what people's opinion here on the opportunity is. I hardly think slamming the dude for posting up questions here on the forum is warranted.

That said, my humble opinion is that they're WAY overpriced. Do a search on Ebay for sold D630's and you'll see non-working one's sell for around $20 a pop. I would base my pricing around that(that they're non-working). I would offer probably $400 tops.

Originally Posted by JustInTime

I think that's a bit harsh. Guy is simply asking what people's opinion here on the opportunity is. I hardly think slamming the dude for posting up questions here on the forum is warranted.

No doubt... He needs to give up his lead because he has asked some questions... That's ridiculous.

Originally Posted by mikeinreco

In the words of Justin Timberlake "CRY ME A RIVER"

Kinda sounded like that was what was going on....

Thing is, if every time someone, somewhere, asked a question on the internet and the typical smartass response was a simple "go search google", the interwebz would be nothing but those responses.

I think his question was a perfectly reasonable one, unlike some of the shorter, "how do I scrap" or "how do I refine" crap that's often posted. He simply wanted to know if the price for a certain lot computers was a good one. It wasn't. It didn't require a snarky response telling him to quit pestering us with his questions. Why bother even responding then if that's all you're going to contribute the thread? Hell, even steering him towards where or how to begin to search for the value of those laptops(like ebay sold items) would be a better way to contribute to a conversation...