Question about paying for computers

Don't count on those laptops working. I'm sure that PTS pays for laptops similarly to the way I do- an amount for a fully working complete unit, and dockages for missing parts or damage. Don't base what you'll make on the complete, fully working number. Make sure that you're covered if those machines are all failures. Then, any More than Scrap Value profit is the icing on the cake instead of what you're depending on to break even.

Also, for anyone reading this, I'll be the canary in the coal mine: Core 2 Duo laptops are losing their value pretty quickly. My estimate is that by Q3 of this year, most of them will be scrap machines.