In order to be profitable you will need to either pull the laptops out of the garbage or get a really good deal.
Most of the time, the profit margin is too thin to be viable. I used to get laptops for $10 to $20 at Goodwill, but they would need $50 to $100 worth of parts and only sell for $100 to $200. After labor, parts, etc. You would be lucky to break even.
I would spend more time looking for some good repairable laptops at a decent price, then actually selling them. Maybe if I had a store and people brought me laptops to buy, it could be profitable… But its extremely thin margins.
In order to be profitable you will need to either pull the laptops out of the garbage or get a really good deal. Most of the time, the profit margin is too thin to be viable. I used to get laptops for $10 to $20 at Goodwill, but they would need $50 to $100 worth of parts and only sell for $100 to $200. After labor, parts, etc. You would be lucky to break even. I would spend more time looking for some good repairable laptops at a decent price, then actually selling them. Maybe if I had a store and people brought me laptops to buy, it could be profitable… But its extremely thin margins.