Ebay business?

chaz_042688 · 28-04-08

I want to open a computer business on ebay eventually. I'm a computer engineering student in college and I'm always looking for a way to earn extra money. I love building computers so I thought maybe I could build computers and sell on ebay for a small profit 75 to 100 dollars per computer. I know this idea is far from new and many people do this but is there a way I can get a steady secondary income off of this? Does this sound feasible? I am sure I can do about 10 computers a week so thats probably 3000 a month in profit if I get steady customers. Any tips or ideas?Is there a way I can buy parts cheaper from newegg or tigerdirect with some kind of deal?If I were to do this, how do I obtain any tax or licensure?if it gets successful I can do 10 computers a week but I'd start off with 1 then 2 ect. until I can build enough money to fund further computers

HeatherC · 28-04-08

Here is the best way to get a tax ID. This is how I got mine.http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=102767,00.html

Flip4891 · 28-04-08

anything sells on ebay, but shipping is another story, find a way to not lose profit on that and you should be fine.

AnswersI9285 · 28-04-08

If you are building PCs you will need wholesale stock and even then I dont think you can sell them for less than best buy. You'd probably do better selling PC using a wholesaler or drop shipper.