@kevinwinterbottom8900

2 years ago

Hey Kyle, long time vieweer, first time commenter. I side hustle alot in the used PC flipping marked, and i would say your biggest mistake is not knowing your marked - Your listing was written as it was to a PC enthusiast that knows what kind of PC hardware they should be looking for, but that is not your target audience. You want to sell to a first time buyer (a young kid or parent), someone who does not know what a i7 8700k or a GTX 1080 is - but someone who wants to play Fortnite. So target to them - i'm not saying you should not disclose the hardware you are selling, but tell the potential buyer in "normal human words" what they are buying. - And remember to use words they know like RGB, game titles, Nvidia brand name, but don't dwell on Ram clock speeds and other technical information - They are only to be added as a side note. Something like: Hey there, i'm selling my super nice RGB graming PC rig, because i was lucky enough to get my hands on a sweet new upgraded rig. This is the perfect starter PC for anyone who wants to game Fortnite, Minecraft, League of Legends, Counter Strike. It can pull any game in mid to high detail in full HD, and most esports titles on high and even in better resolution. (So here i told them why i am selling it (it's not because its broke, but i got a new PC upgrade to releave any doubts) and what they can use it for. As a parent their kid is saying "Mom, get me a PC that can play Fortnite with Ninja on", they don't say, get me a 8700k with lots of Ram and GTX grafics card, because 95% of the people looking to a cheap PC don't know what they are, and won't spend the time researching it) That being said after you have told them what i can, it's ok to confuse them a little - tell them about cores, graphics etc - you have already ticked the boxes (Can it do what i need?, is the price right?, and does it look good?) This PC costs 2500 dollars from new when i bought it, it has 6 intel cores wioth 12 threads, Nvidia GTX 1080 a graphics card that still holds up to day. (now you can copy paste your preivous listing showing the specs (this will make sure you appeal to the PC enthusiasts also) - You don't want to aliante them, but they are only 5% of your market. That being said, NEVER spend money on PC parts, it's a black hole, and you will never get that money back. You can clean the PC, take stuff out of it, and make it look nice, but never add anything from new, because it's a sunk cost. What ever you take out you can save, and thats ok to add to another flip later on, because it didn't cost you anything (i have boxes of extra fans, and other stuff that i can use) I make around 5k USD a year as a side hustle / hobby on buying and selling PC's, and i mostly buy from people like you in the video, who does not know how to market the PC, have bad discriptions or in some cases bad pictures. I don't waste my time on anything i can't make a minimum of 300-500USD on - it's not worth spending 5 hours to make a 100 bucks right? Then you might as well go get a real job. You can't force finding a good deal though, you have to keep your eyes open at all times, have cash ready - wait for a bargain to come along, and be ready to strike fast - as in "Hey, can i buy your PC today for X amount (always a little less then they are asking) if i pick it up today and pay cash" EVERY seller values a quick deal and in 9 out of 10 instances give you a discount for a quick deal. And every dollar saved is a dollar earned! Best of luck on your next flip - hope it's not as big of a flop that this was! Kevin (Long time fan of Lyle)

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