How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days

offline master · 04-26-2012, 08:45 PM

The problem for me is that I feel personally I don't know/understand enough about the insides of computers to be able to do this easily. If someone made a WSO with a case study showing the basic steps a little more laid out, I think this could be done really easily. I will look more into this, thanks Martin.

I was wondering what you look for when inspecting the computers before purchasing?

MartinBuckley · 04-27-2012, 07:18 PM

offline master,

Anything that you need to learn about computer you can learn by doing a google search or by watching YouTube videos.

What I'm doing with laptops is not hard to do and I'm not a computer geek.

When I buy my laptops from the computer recycling center, I don't have to worry about getting bad laptops, as they check and guarantee they are in working order, other than the fact that they have been wiped clean and an OS and drivers will need to be installed to make them functioning, so the only thing I have to do is pick the laptops that are in the best condition.

I hope this helps,

Martin

Quote:

Originally Posted by offline master

The problem for me is that I feel personally I don't know/understand enough about the insides of computers to be able to do this easily. If someone made a WSO with a case study showing the basic steps a little more laid out, I think this could be done really easily. I will look more into this, thanks Martin.

I was wondering what you look for when inspecting the computers before purchasing?

wesb · 04-27-2012, 07:54 PM

I use to do this a few years back. You can place a ad on cl or your local classified ad paper (penny saver type of paper) offering cash for used laptops. Check eBay or amazon for the going price and then offer half to the seller of the laptop. Most owners of laptops are not eBay sellers and are just happy to get rid of the laptop for some extra money in their pockets. I found that the owners/seller already considered the laptops old or bought a new one.

If you know how to repair laptops you can buy them off eBay, fix them and sell them on cl or back on eBay. Also, you can join freecycle and offer to recycle old laptops/computers. "Wanted old & unwanted laptops" . I am a A+ Certified so it was easy for me. I remember buying two laptops off eBay for around 50 - 70 dollars and reselling them on cl for around 150-200 apiece. I don't remember the exact price.

This is a good money maker if you are into computers.

I forgot to mention that you can contact small business in your area and see if they have old laptops they want to get rid of. Or pawnshops for that matter. Just remember before you buy the laptop to check the going prices on eBay or Amazon for that brand of laptop. Some of the laptops may still have Windows installed and may not need much work at all.

Lastly, clean the laptops with magic eraser and clean the screen with a screen cleaner from walmart or some place like that. You want to make the laptops look good when the end buyer comes to check them out. You may even want to install open office and some type of free anti-virus software. Just to make your offer stand out. Mention to the end buyer all of the features of the laptops and make sure they are internet ready. That's all I can think of right now.

arenabacklink1 · 04-27-2012, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MartinBuckley

I was just wondering if anyone has implimented this idea or come up with a twist to it and made any money with it yet?

Please share you ideas or results here.

Thanks,

Martin

Wwowowwwwoow Awesome

MartinBuckley · 04-28-2012, 11:13 AM

wesb,

There have been a few people who have made a comment that they would like a more detailed report or ebook about how to make money with laptops and computers, so maybe you should create that product and sell it here as a WSO, just something for you to think about if your interested.

All the best,

Martin

Quote:

Originally Posted by wesb

I use to do this a few years back. You can place a ad on cl or your local classified ad paper (penny saver type of paper) offering cash for used laptops. Check eBay or amazon for the going price and then offer half to the seller of the laptop. Most owners of laptops are not eBay sellers and are just happy to get rid of the laptop for some extra money in their pockets. I found that the owners/seller already considered the laptops old or bought a new one.

If you know how to repair laptops you can buy them off eBay, fix them and sell them on cl or back on eBay. Also, you can join freecycle and offer to recycle old laptops/computers. "Wanted old & unwanted laptops" . I am a A+ Certified so it was easy for me. I remember buying two laptops off eBay for around 50 - 70 dollars and reselling them on cl for around 150-200 apiece. I don't remember the exact price.

This is a good money maker if you are into computers.

I forgot to mention that you can contact small business in your area and see if they have old laptops they want to get rid of. Or pawnshops for that matter. Just remember before you buy the laptop to check the going prices on eBay or Amazon for that brand of laptop. Some of the laptops may still have Windows installed and may not need much work at all.

Lastly, clean the laptops with magic eraser and clean the screen with a screen cleaner from walmart or some place like that. You want to make the laptops look good when the end buyer comes to check them out. You may even want to install open office and some type of free anti-virus software. Just to make your offer stand out. Mention to the end buyer all of the features of the laptops and make sure they are internet ready. That's all I can think of right now.

wesb · 04-28-2012, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MartinBuckley

wesb,

There have been a few people who have made a comment that they would like a more detailed report or ebook about how to make money with laptops and computers, so maybe you should create that product and sell it here as a WSO, just something for you to think about if your interested.

All the best,

Martin

Thanks Martin,

That's a good ideal. I'll run through my notes and see what I can do. Any suggestions please send me a message. Thanks again.

Jerome Wesb

swd123 · 04-29-2012, 04:03 PM

would be interesting to find out if I can do this in the uk (all about getting the machines)

agkfl · 04-30-2012, 06:51 AM

This run is totaly doable, Ive done this several times. To add to OP's original post, the CD dosn't have to be OEM, just make sure you have a copy of each version of XP handy not to run into issues with COA keys on the laptops.

Keep 6 CD's handy

Xp Home SP 1, 2, 3,
XP Pro SP 1, 2,3

Downloaded Versions of Windows work, just match it up to the keys on the bottom.

cbean · 04-30-2012, 08:11 AM

Yes, I agree with the OP....there is absolutely nothing wrong with re-installing Win XP on these machine as long as you use a Win XP CD from the same manufacturer....I manage several centres with a lot of computers and use any CD from the manufacturers...they are not machine specific but manufacturer specific....plus the Serial Numbers are usually stuck somewhere on the machines....

Eg: A Dell machine CD will not work properly with an HP machine.....mostly because of Bios and Recovery partition issues....

The poster "agkfl" above is spot on....however you only need SP 3 for each imho......the last Win XP SP.

Cheers

ketset · 04-30-2012, 08:29 AM

I like it - if I had $500! Great idea though and would work well even without a Windows OP, I would be looking at Ubuntu and knock them out even cheaper and sell faster.

wesb · 04-30-2012, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swd123

would be interesting to find out if I can do this in the uk (all about getting the machines)

I believe this can be done anywhere, as long it’s a free market system and you have the discipline, desire and determination to succeed. This is a simple business.

wesb · 04-30-2012, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ketset

I like it - if I had $500! Great idea though and would work well even without a Windows OP, I would be looking at Ubuntu and knock them out even cheaper and sell faster.

It's possible to start with less money. Just start with one laptop and keep rolling your money over & over until you reach the $500 mark.

wesb · 04-30-2012, 08:43 AM

I agree with both cbean & agkfl. I did the same thing when I was doing this business.

MartinBuckley · 04-30-2012, 06:30 PM

ketset,

You can start small with just one laptop and scale things by reinvesting what you make from the sale of your first laptop and buying 2 laptops the second time and just keep building things up.

All the best,

Martin

Quote:

Originally Posted by ketset

I like it - if I had $500! Great idea though and would work well even without a Windows OP, I would be looking at Ubuntu and knock them out even cheaper and sell faster.

RedShifted · 04-30-2012, 07:34 PM

This reminds me of about 10 years ago when I use to go to At&t where my brother worked and we would jump into the dumpsters to scrounge for laptops and other electronics like it was a gold rush (which in a way it was).

His boss knew we did this and jokes about it today. Although I'm not recommending anyone does this. At least ask them at the front desk if anything. There was one day we walked out of those dumpsters and everything we listed on ebay sold for $3 grand. At&t is a HUGE and I say HUGE business. Their offices alone are enormous. These people throw away things you would never imagine. I'm talking near brand new pcs and laptops I've found in their dumpsters, printers, scanners, fax, phones, all sorts of crazy stuff. They're probably throwing away mac book pros as we speak.

WARNING! Like I said do NOT do this unless you get permission to do so. We never asked but we didn't have to ask as my brother worked in management (still is) just now he's higher up the chain (don't ask how lol). A lot of people don't really put this together but seriously next time you drive by an At&t building just take in how LARGE the offices really are. They are actually forced to throw away a lot of very valuable equipment because they work for some major businesses like Toys R Us, Kodak, etc. Once their equipment is more than 2 years old it all gets trashed (I could be wrong but I'm like 90% sure he said 2 years). My brother also told me they will throw away electronics for other, much more stupid reasons. If they get infected with a bad virus, and a couple of other things I don't remember.

But if you can get permission to get into At&ts dumpsters, you will absolutely find valuable electronics the majority of the time (edit: I really shouldn't say that, as this was 10 years ago that we consistently did this, and I can not say how different things are now. Definitely worth looking into).

-Red

MartinBuckley · 05-01-2012, 02:05 PM

Red,

I think it's law now for companies that all unwanted computer products be recycled or donated and that they can't just be put in the trash or they can be fined, but this might not apply to all states yet, so it's still worth looking into.

All the best,

Martin

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedShifted

This reminds me of about 10 years ago when I use to go to At&t where my brother worked and we would jump into the dumpsters to scrounge for laptops and other electronics like it was a gold rush (which in a way it was).

His boss knew we did this and jokes about it today. Although I'm not recommending anyone does this. At least ask them at the front desk if anything. There was one day we walked out of those dumpsters and everything we listed on ebay sold for $3 grand. At&t is a HUGE and I say HUGE business. Their offices alone are enormous. These people throw away things you would never imagine. I'm talking near brand new pcs and laptops I've found in their dumpsters, printers, scanners, fax, phones, all sorts of crazy stuff. They're probably throwing away mac book pros as we speak.

WARNING! Like I said do NOT do this unless you get permission to do so. We never asked but we didn't have to ask as my brother worked in management (still is) just now he's higher up the chain (don't ask how lol). A lot of people don't really put this together but seriously next time you drive by an At&t building just take in how LARGE the offices really are. They are actually forced to throw away a lot of very valuable equipment because they work for some major businesses like Toys R Us, Kodak, etc. Once their equipment is more than 2 years old it all gets trashed (I could be wrong but I'm like 90% sure he said 2 years). My brother also told me they will throw away electronics for other, much more stupid reasons. If they get infected with a bad virus, and a couple of other things I don't remember.

But if you can get permission to get into At&ts dumpsters, you will absolutely find valuable electronics the majority of the time (edit: I really shouldn't say that, as this was 10 years ago that we consistently did this, and I can not say how different things are now. Definitely worth looking into).

-Red

Tiffany Carter · 05-06-2012, 01:34 PM

Wow very interesting ideas.

ClarkKent · 05-06-2012, 08:12 PM

If you're having trouble finding recycling centers in your area you can also try looking for "off-lease workstations".

They're generally old office computers that are refurbished the same way and shipped out as new.

Only buy dual cores. Nothing under 1-2GB of memory.
HD's are fairly cheap if you want to replace them.

I've thought about doing this before - I'm also A+ certified - the firm I used to work for had a recycling center. I'm not sure if the buy/sell margins are large enough for me to put the time into it though.

I wouldn't recommend doing this unless you aren't VERY computer literate. Driver installs are generally easy for techs - finding the drivers for older units can be a pain for regular/power users though.

Also, knowing enough to do your own in house diagnostics on the refurb units you're recieving would definitely be a plus as well. Usually the recycling places blow them out, turn them on, and then call that their "certified" refurbished.

MartinBuckley · 05-07-2012, 06:25 PM

Ok, so today around 10 am I had to go to my local computer recycling center to get a hard drive for my personal laptop and while I was there I decided I would buy 2 used, wiped clean IBM R51 laptops, with DVD, CD-RW, WIFI, 1 GB Memory, etc. I was able to work out a deal and get them for $60 each, so $120 for both.

So, when I got home I looked on Craigslist in my area to see what other IBM R51 sell for and found a few sellers selling them for between $100-$160, so I decided I would sell mine for $120, that way I can double my money.

I then spent about 2 hours and installed Windows XP OS and all needed drivers on each of the laptops and checked to make sure WIFI worked and did a quick check over to make sure everything else seemed to work.

Then around 1 pm I took a few pictures of the laptop and posted a few different ads on Craigslist to sell them.

Long story short I sold both laptops by 6:30 pm, made a profit of $120 and have a 4 other people who are going to buy a IBM R51 laptop from me in the next few days, once I go back to the computer recycling center and buy them and get them ready for sale.

I just wanted to share that if you do take action that money can be made with this idea, this is not what I normally do to make money, but I wanted to do something different today and this is what I decided to do and it was actually fun.

All the best,

Martin

MartinBuckley · 05-11-2012, 07:58 PM

I wanted to provide another update and let everyone know who is following this that I was able to sell 3 more laptops to the 4 people who where leads from the first ad I placed on craigslist, so long story short I made a $300 profit in a weeks time, working less than 8 hours.

All the best,

Martin

MartinBuckley · 06-21-2012, 08:46 PM

Today around 11 am I bought off craigslist a Apple PowerBook G4 for $80 and a Toshiba c655 laptop for $75 and both were in good working order, they just needed to be cleaned up and tweaked a little to run better and I then re-listed them for sale and to make a long story short I sold both of them by around 8 pm for a profit of $205, so that made my day a little nicer

All the best,

Martin

rogerbrookss · 06-21-2012, 11:38 PM

That is an interesting thread. It looks like Martin is beaten here ... I just want to commend his ideas and creativity. I generally do not enter this forum, because I like the online world a better place, but his title is the main forum and I click on it.

Luuk Terhorst · 06-22-2012, 05:37 AM

Thanks for sharing this Martin, just shows there are LOADS of ways to make money.

MartinBuckley · 06-27-2012, 03:24 PM

Roger,

Thanks entering the offline forum to read my post and thanks for
the kind words.

All the best,

Martin

Quote:

Originally Posted by rogerbrookss

That is an interesting thread. It looks like Martin is beaten here ... I just want to commend his ideas and creativity. I generally do not enter this forum, because I like the online world a better place, but his title is the main forum and I click on it.

ooMARSoo · 06-27-2012, 04:29 PM

Fundamentally, never look a gift horse in the mouth.

...which is a strange saying since most of us have never been given a horse as a gift in our entire lives...

...but the point is that picking apart what is actually a wonderful gift isn't wise. What is wise is taking this idea and using your own creativity to do something unique (perhaps similar, perhaps not) and hopefully you can be inspired to find your own success.

Wonderful work. Turning over tech like this can give you some quick capital, and it can even be the beginning of a real business. It took me almost two years to finally get the simple concept of taking something lower quality but still valuable, improving its quality and then selling it intelligently for a profit. I applaud you helping others. That comes back to you in many, many, many great ways.

bubbashrimp · 06-28-2012, 12:09 AM

Hi Martin,

I'm new to the forum but hope you will disregard any neg comments and continue to offer your ideas.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MartinBuckley

The idea i'm about to share is one that I have done and a friend of mine does on a regular basis.

I'm going to share this idea in a nutshell to keep it simple and to the point.

This idea will require you to need the following:

1) A Windows XP OS systems install CD
2) Internet Access
3) A Cell Phone
3) A Computer Recycling Store
4) $500 (which will be doubled to $1,000 in two days)

Now, what you are going to do is simply go to the computer recycling store and make a deal to buy 8 wiped clean, but working laptops, such as a IBM thinkpads R51 for $50-$60 a piece, so with $500 you will be able to buy 8 laptops and cover taxes.

Now what you are going to do is install the Windows XP OS on each laptop, which will make the laptops function, but they will be just basic bare bone working laptops, nothing fancy.

Then what you are going to do is use Craigslist and sell each laptop by creating a for sale ad in the computer section and sell them for just $99 or $120 each which will double your money depending on weather you paid $50 or $60 for each laptop.

Then you simply wait for people to call or email you wanting to buy a laptop and at the price of just $99 to $120 you will get plenty of calls and emails and should have no problem selling all 8 laptops in a day or two.

My friend has sold as many as 14 laptops in one day and averages selling 6 laptops a day, so I know for fact this money making idea is gold and works.

To your success,

Martin

MartinBuckley · 07-01-2012, 01:04 PM

bubbashrimp,

I'm thinked skined and I don't let the negative comments of a few bother me. I will continue to share my money making ideas here for free, as I know there are many here who do appreciate reading them.

All the best,

Martin

Quote:

Originally Posted by bubbashrimp

Hi Martin,

I'm new to the forum but hope you will disregard any neg comments and continue to offer your ideas.

theory expert · 07-01-2012, 07:09 PM

Is your guy in brooklyn?

MartinBuckley · 07-02-2012, 01:58 PM

theory expert,

I'm sorry I'm not sure what your asking? so can you please elaborate more.

Thanks,

Martin

Quote:

Originally Posted by theory expert

Is your guy in brooklyn?

theory expert · 07-02-2012, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MartinBuckley

theory expert,

I'm sorry I'm not sure what your asking? so can you please elaborate more.

Thanks,

Martin

Your friend who sells 8 computers a day is he in brooklyn.

MartinBuckley · 07-03-2012, 06:18 PM

No, sorry my friend who sells computers is based in Rochester, NY.

All the best,

Martin

Quote:

Originally Posted by theory expert

Your friend who sells 8 computers a day is he in brooklyn.

MartinBuckley · 07-11-2012, 08:58 PM

I was just wondering if any one has implimented this money making idea and if so can you please share your results or tips?

Thanks,

Martin

llacour · 07-12-2012, 06:29 PM

Awesome post Martin.Good things come back to those who are selfless enough to share.Thanx a million for idea.

c.t.coburn · 07-14-2012, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MartinBuckley

I was just wondering if any one has implimented this money making idea and if so can you please share your results or tips?

Thanks,

Martin

bought a netbook for $200 bucks (brand new & retailed for $500) used for approx a year and sold it , with NO ads or effort , for ... ?? $200 bucks, so I got to use it for a year (and I really needed it) for free.

got motivated, cleaned up a gateway laptop(??!!) and sold it at the same coffee shop for $90 bucks & a cup of coffee.

my main job is with a national bank and they sell "cleaned" computers to the employees, got a nice one for $150, took it to my part time job at a grocery store and sold it for $200 (could have asked for more.)

so, yes, there is a market for used laptops.

thanks for the info Martin on reloading the software, computer recycling, etc. and the other tips. this idea is REAL and will be adding $$$ to MY pocket.

MartinBuckley · 07-14-2012, 12:41 PM

c.t.coburn,

Thank you very much for sharing your story and for making the point that making money selling used laptops is possible and profitable.

I wish you much more success,

Martin

Quote:

Originally Posted by c.t.coburn

bought a netbook for $200 bucks (brand new & retailed for $500) used for approx a year and sold it , with NO ads or effort , for ... ?? $200 bucks, so I got to use it for a year (and I really needed it) for free.

got motivated, cleaned up a gateway laptop(??!!) and sold it at the same coffee shop for $90 bucks & a cup of coffee.

my main job is with a national bank and they sell "cleaned" computers to the employees, got a nice one for $150, took it to my part time job at a grocery store and sold it for $200 (could have asked for more.)

so, yes, there is a market for used laptops.

thanks for the info Martin on reloading the software, computer recycling, etc. and the other tips. this idea is REAL and will be adding $$$ to MY pocket.

juno · 07-16-2012, 10:22 AM

Really liked your pizza card profits system. Ordered a copy and yet to receive it.

MartinBuckley · 07-16-2012, 03:25 PM

Please send me the name and email address you used with paypal to order my pizza card profits course and i will check to see what happend, please email me at:

ThePizzaCard@aol.com

Thanks,

Martin

Quote:

Originally Posted by juno

Really liked your pizza card profits system. Ordered a copy and yet to receive it.

Madridista · 07-17-2012, 01:16 AM

Martin has good idea

MartinBuckley · 07-18-2012, 08:18 AM

kabir5800,

My used laptop idea is not a made up or untested idea. I actually make money with it on a regular basis, so it is a practical and real life money making idea that will work for anyone who does impliment it and takes action on it. I make more money selling used laptops working only a few hours, 1-2 days a week than some people make working a full-time for a week, so this idea is not created from my imagination, but from me doing it.

All the best,

Martin

Quote:

Originally Posted by kabir5800

This is interesting but tell me about it practically which i can apply practically and increase it .Real life and imagination is not the same thing .So please advice which is really true
thanks

MartinBuckley · 07-23-2012, 02:22 PM

Hi Warriors,

On Saturday I worked out a deal and bought 2 Dell D600 laptops from a seller on Craigslist for $65 each and then went in and updated each of them to Windows 7 and installed anti-virus and did all the Window update and cleaned them up with some wipes and re-listed them on craigslist for $120 each and sold one Sunday for $120 and sold the second one this afternoon for $100, so ended up making a profit of $110 for a few hours work.

Making money buying and selling used laptops is so easy and very profitable, so give it a try and see what happens and post back here with your results.

To your success,

Martin

Cecil Dee · 07-23-2012, 03:25 PM

Sounds like a potential winner, very clever idea.

MartinBuckley · 07-25-2012, 02:31 PM

I just wanted to point out that this idea can also be implimented with other popular electronics, such as the: iPod Touch, iPhone, MP4 Video/Music Players, etc.

I personally focus on laptops, but I have purchased a few iPod Touches off Craigslist from people who really needed some money and were selling them dirt cheap. I remember buying one for just $40 and was able to turn around and sell it for $100, so point being there are many great deals on Craigslist that can be bought and re-sold on Craigslist for a nice profit.

All the best,

Martin

MartinBuckley · 07-26-2012, 02:46 PM

That's what the Warrior Forum is all about people helping people to succeed.

I truly enjoy helping other and sharing my money making ideas here and hearing what other have to say and the twist they can add to my ideas to make them even better.

All the best,

Martin

Quote:

Originally Posted by llacour

Awesome post Martin.Good things come back to those who are selfless enough to share.Thanx a million for idea.

Andrew Davis · 07-26-2012, 07:43 PM

Hey Martin, very nice ideas! Thanks for sharing.

I probably won't do this idea myself, because I'm busy with several other businesses of my own, but I would be happy to teach this to a friend or family who is trying to make a start in business.

I just have one question: Do you offer any Warranty or Guarantee to your customers?

If not, do they ever ask or complain about the fact that there is no Warranty?

Thanks and best regards!

MartinBuckley · 07-27-2012, 03:47 PM

Andrew,

Yes, I offer a 14-30 day warranty on the laptops I sell, but not a cash back guarantee, only that if they get a virus or software issues, etc. I will fix it.

All the best,

Martin

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew Davis

Hey Martin, very nice ideas! Thanks for sharing.

I probably won't do this idea myself, because I'm busy with several other businesses of my own, but I would be happy to teach this to a friend or family who is trying to make a start in business.

I just have one question: Do you offer any Warranty or Guarantee to your customers?

If not, do they ever ask or complain about the fact that there is no Warranty?

Thanks and best regards!

Jon Martin · 07-28-2012, 09:44 AM

I have a techy friend who "flips" laptops and makes a killing. He goes on craigslist / other classifieds and purchases broken laptops, fixes them, and sells them on eBay for a huge mark-up. I guess it's relevant to this thread considering it's the same concept. If people have computer recycling stores near them, I'd suggest giving this a try. It's proven to be profitable.

Thanks for sharing this!

Andrew Davis · 07-28-2012, 09:39 PM

That's a pretty good idea you've got there for your Warranty offer.
Thanks for letting me know!

Virus/Software issues are usually not very hard to fix, and it's not likely that they would run into that in the first 30 days.

That's a good and safe substitute offer compared to a Cash-back Guarantee, which would be more risky for you, especially since these computers are not 100% brand new.

Best wishes!
-Andrew

Quote:

Originally Posted by MartinBuckley

Andrew,

Yes, I offer a 14-30 day warranty on the laptops I sell, but not a cash back guarantee, only that if they get a virus or software issues, etc. I will fix it.

All the best,

Martin

c.t.coburn · 07-29-2012, 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alanis Morissette

I have a techy friend who "flips" laptops and makes a killing. He goes on craigslist / other classifieds and purchases broken laptops, fixes them, and sells them on eBay for a huge mark-up. I guess it's relevant to this thread considering it's the same concept. If people have computer recycling stores near them, I'd suggest giving this a try. It's proven to be profitable.

Thanks for sharing this!

glad you posted about this! I just mentioned to a "techie" friend of mine that I had sold all my old computers and bought one from my employers' recycling program and was now out of inventory (lol).

he's in Austin ( home of Dell, etc.) said he goes to the Goodwill store there which gets TONS of great stuff but now he's switched up a bit and buys ONLY broken stuff (or tries to get it free off Craigslist or Freecycle).

he's telling me to focus on laptops and playstations (and xbox) but stay away from phones (said when they're broke , sometimes they're BROKE and the parts are not as cheap or common.) said the repairs on laptops and game players are pretty easy to do, manuals or simple instructions are available online (and on youtube.)

sorry, didn't mean to hijack your thread Martin!!

FrankWellington · 07-29-2012, 03:02 PM

Thanks for the great information.

Freedom66K · 07-31-2012, 05:31 PM

Martin,

I'm looking into this (I've done similar things with other types of electronics and made a killing).

What would you suggest as far as suppliers go? Nothing in my area that I can find, any online distributors I should check out?

04-26-2012, 08:45 PM	#51
offline master Active Warrior Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 50 Thanks: 10 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days The problem for me is that I feel personally I don't know/understand enough about the insides of computers to be able to do this easily. If someone made a WSO with a case study showing the basic steps a little more laid out, I think this could be done really easily. I will look more into this, thanks Martin. I was wondering what you look for when inspecting the computers before purchasing?

04-27-2012, 07:54 PM	#53
wesb Active Warrior Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 94 Thanks: 73 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days I use to do this a few years back. You can place a ad on cl or your local classified ad paper (penny saver type of paper) offering cash for used laptops. Check eBay or amazon for the going price and then offer half to the seller of the laptop. Most owners of laptops are not eBay sellers and are just happy to get rid of the laptop for some extra money in their pockets. I found that the owners/seller already considered the laptops old or bought a new one. If you know how to repair laptops you can buy them off eBay, fix them and sell them on cl or back on eBay. Also, you can join freecycle and offer to recycle old laptops/computers. "Wanted old & unwanted laptops" . I am a A+ Certified so it was easy for me. I remember buying two laptops off eBay for around 50 - 70 dollars and reselling them on cl for around 150-200 apiece. I don't remember the exact price. This is a good money maker if you are into computers. I forgot to mention that you can contact small business in your area and see if they have old laptops they want to get rid of. Or pawnshops for that matter. Just remember before you buy the laptop to check the going prices on eBay or Amazon for that brand of laptop. Some of the laptops may still have Windows installed and may not need much work at all. Lastly, clean the laptops with magic eraser and clean the screen with a screen cleaner from walmart or some place like that. You want to make the laptops look good when the end buyer comes to check them out. You may even want to install open office and some type of free anti-virus software. Just to make your offer stand out. Mention to the end buyer all of the features of the laptops and make sure they are internet ready. That's all I can think of right now.

04-29-2012, 04:03 PM	#57
swd123 Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 94 Thanks: 44 Thanked 22 Times in 11 Posts	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days would be interesting to find out if I can do this in the uk (all about getting the machines)

04-30-2012, 06:51 AM	#58
agkfl Active Warrior Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 42 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days This run is totaly doable, Ive done this several times. To add to OP's original post, the CD dosn't have to be OEM, just make sure you have a copy of each version of XP handy not to run into issues with COA keys on the laptops. Keep 6 CD's handy Xp Home SP 1, 2, 3, XP Pro SP 1, 2,3 Downloaded Versions of Windows work, just match it up to the keys on the bottom.

04-30-2012, 08:11 AM	#59
cbean Artist 'N IM War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Caribbean Posts: 204 Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts Contact Info	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days Yes, I agree with the OP....there is absolutely nothing wrong with re-installing Win XP on these machine as long as you use a Win XP CD from the same manufacturer....I manage several centres with a lot of computers and use any CD from the manufacturers...they are not machine specific but manufacturer specific....plus the Serial Numbers are usually stuck somewhere on the machines.... Eg: A Dell machine CD will not work properly with an HP machine.....mostly because of Bios and Recovery partition issues.... The poster "agkfl" above is spot on....however you only need SP 3 for each imho......the last Win XP SP. Cheers
	Google Page 1 Websites...all the hard-work already done - Great for Adsense & Affiliate Marketing

04-30-2012, 08:29 AM	#60
ketset toxicbitch.com Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: London, UK Posts: 104 Thanks: 7 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days I like it - if I had $500! Great idea though and would work well even without a Windows OP, I would be looking at Ubuntu and knock them out even cheaper and sell faster.
	*GLEN LEXITON - GAY EROTICA AND DREAMMAKER*

04-30-2012, 08:43 AM	#63
wesb Active Warrior Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 94 Thanks: 73 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days I agree with both cbean & agkfl. I did the same thing when I was doing this business.

04-30-2012, 07:34 PM	#65
RedShifted Sell or Die Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Central NJ Posts: 1,986 Thanks: 668 Thanked 1,245 Times in 610 Posts	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days This reminds me of about 10 years ago when I use to go to At&t where my brother worked and we would jump into the dumpsters to scrounge for laptops and other electronics like it was a gold rush (which in a way it was). His boss knew we did this and jokes about it today. Although I'm not recommending anyone does this. At least ask them at the front desk if anything. There was one day we walked out of those dumpsters and everything we listed on ebay sold for $3 grand. At&t is a HUGE and I say HUGE business. Their offices alone are enormous. These people throw away things you would never imagine. I'm talking near brand new pcs and laptops I've found in their dumpsters, printers, scanners, fax, phones, all sorts of crazy stuff. They're probably throwing away mac book pros as we speak. WARNING! Like I said do NOT do this unless you get permission to do so. We never asked but we didn't have to ask as my brother worked in management (still is) just now he's higher up the chain (don't ask how lol). A lot of people don't really put this together but seriously next time you drive by an At&t building just take in how LARGE the offices really are. They are actually forced to throw away a lot of very valuable equipment because they work for some major businesses like Toys R Us, Kodak, etc. Once their equipment is more than 2 years old it all gets trashed (I could be wrong but I'm like 90% sure he said 2 years). My brother also told me they will throw away electronics for other, much more stupid reasons. If they get infected with a bad virus, and a couple of other things I don't remember. But if you can get permission to get into At&ts dumpsters, you will absolutely find valuable electronics the majority of the time (edit: I really shouldn't say that, as this was 10 years ago that we consistently did this, and I can not say how different things are now. Definitely worth looking into). -Red

05-06-2012, 01:34 PM	#67
Tiffany Carter Banned War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: United States Posts: 117 Thanks: 4 Thanked 81 Times in 23 Posts Contact Info	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days Wow very interesting ideas.

05-06-2012, 08:12 PM	#68
ClarkKent Active Warrior Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 62 Thanks: 7 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days If you're having trouble finding recycling centers in your area you can also try looking for "off-lease workstations". They're generally old office computers that are refurbished the same way and shipped out as new. Only buy dual cores. Nothing under 1-2GB of memory. HD's are fairly cheap if you want to replace them. I've thought about doing this before - I'm also A+ certified - the firm I used to work for had a recycling center. I'm not sure if the buy/sell margins are large enough for me to put the time into it though. I wouldn't recommend doing this unless you aren't VERY computer literate. Driver installs are generally easy for techs - finding the drivers for older units can be a pain for regular/power users though. Also, knowing enough to do your own in house diagnostics on the refurb units you're recieving would definitely be a plus as well. Usually the recycling places blow them out, turn them on, and then call that their "certified" refurbished.

05-07-2012, 06:25 PM	#69
MartinBuckley www.NicheBizIdeas.com War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,091 Thanks: 176 Thanked 636 Times in 174 Posts	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days Ok, so today around 10 am I had to go to my local computer recycling center to get a hard drive for my personal laptop and while I was there I decided I would buy 2 used, wiped clean IBM R51 laptops, with DVD, CD-RW, WIFI, 1 GB Memory, etc. I was able to work out a deal and get them for $60 each, so $120 for both. So, when I got home I looked on Craigslist in my area to see what other IBM R51 sell for and found a few sellers selling them for between $100-$160, so I decided I would sell mine for $120, that way I can double my money. I then spent about 2 hours and installed Windows XP OS and all needed drivers on each of the laptops and checked to make sure WIFI worked and did a quick check over to make sure everything else seemed to work. Then around 1 pm I took a few pictures of the laptop and posted a few different ads on Craigslist to sell them. Long story short I sold both laptops by 6:30 pm, made a profit of $120 and have a 4 other people who are going to buy a IBM R51 laptop from me in the next few days, once I go back to the computer recycling center and buy them and get them ready for sale. I just wanted to share that if you do take action that money can be made with this idea, this is not what I normally do to make money, but I wanted to do something different today and this is what I decided to do and it was actually fun. All the best, Martin
	Turn $5 Into $100 Per Day On Twitter, Facebook And Craigslist ==> Lean How I Make $150 A Day Giving Away FREE Pizza In My Local Area FREE Money Making Ideas, eBooks and Reports

05-11-2012, 07:58 PM	#70
MartinBuckley www.NicheBizIdeas.com War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,091 Thanks: 176 Thanked 636 Times in 174 Posts	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days I wanted to provide another update and let everyone know who is following this that I was able to sell 3 more laptops to the 4 people who where leads from the first ad I placed on craigslist, so long story short I made a $300 profit in a weeks time, working less than 8 hours. All the best, Martin
	Turn $5 Into $100 Per Day On Twitter, Facebook And Craigslist ==> Lean How I Make $150 A Day Giving Away FREE Pizza In My Local Area FREE Money Making Ideas, eBooks and Reports

06-21-2012, 08:46 PM	#71
MartinBuckley www.NicheBizIdeas.com War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,091 Thanks: 176 Thanked 636 Times in 174 Posts	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days Today around 11 am I bought off craigslist a Apple PowerBook G4 for $80 and a Toshiba c655 laptop for $75 and both were in good working order, they just needed to be cleaned up and tweaked a little to run better and I then re-listed them for sale and to make a long story short I sold both of them by around 8 pm for a profit of $205, so that made my day a little nicer All the best, Martin
	Turn $5 Into $100 Per Day On Twitter, Facebook And Craigslist ==> Lean How I Make $150 A Day Giving Away FREE Pizza In My Local Area FREE Money Making Ideas, eBooks and Reports

06-21-2012, 11:38 PM	#72
rogerbrookss Warrior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days That is an interesting thread. It looks like Martin is beaten here ... I just want to commend his ideas and creativity. I generally do not enter this forum, because I like the online world a better place, but his title is the main forum and I click on it.
	When Is Rakhi 2012

06-22-2012, 05:37 AM	#73
Luuk Terhorst kickin it War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: London Posts: 59 Thanks: 9 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days Thanks for sharing this Martin, just shows there are LOADS of ways to make money.

06-27-2012, 04:29 PM	#75
ooMARSoo WARRIOR! Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Social Networking	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days Fundamentally, never look a gift horse in the mouth. ...which is a strange saying since most of us have never been given a horse as a gift in our entire lives... ...but the point is that picking apart what is actually a wonderful gift isn't wise. What is wise is taking this idea and using your own creativity to do something unique (perhaps similar, perhaps not) and hopefully you can be inspired to find your own success. Wonderful work. Turning over tech like this can give you some quick capital, and it can even be the beginning of a real business. It took me almost two years to finally get the simple concept of taking something lower quality but still valuable, improving its quality and then selling it intelligently for a profit. I applaud you helping others. That comes back to you in many, many, many great ways.
	Keep an Eye on Me. I'm about to do an impression of a rocket. The real question is: am I going to fly off to the stars of success or am I more like a Bottle Rocket - the kind that just fizzles and pops at the end? ;-)

07-01-2012, 07:09 PM	#78
theory expert Banned Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Where I sleep Posts: 1,339 Thanks: 1,430 Thanked 223 Times in 189 Posts Contact Info	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days Is your guy in brooklyn?

07-11-2012, 08:58 PM	#82
MartinBuckley www.NicheBizIdeas.com War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,091 Thanks: 176 Thanked 636 Times in 174 Posts	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days I was just wondering if any one has implimented this money making idea and if so can you please share your results or tips? Thanks, Martin
	Turn $5 Into $100 Per Day On Twitter, Facebook And Craigslist ==> Lean How I Make $150 A Day Giving Away FREE Pizza In My Local Area FREE Money Making Ideas, eBooks and Reports

07-12-2012, 06:29 PM	#83
llacour success warrior Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days Awesome post Martin.Good things come back to those who are selfless enough to share.Thanx a million for idea.

07-16-2012, 10:22 AM	#86
juno Warrior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days Really liked your pizza card profits system. Ordered a copy and yet to receive it.

07-17-2012, 01:16 AM	#88
Madridista Warrior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days Martin has good idea

07-23-2012, 02:22 PM	#90
MartinBuckley www.NicheBizIdeas.com War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,091 Thanks: 176 Thanked 636 Times in 174 Posts	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days Hi Warriors, On Saturday I worked out a deal and bought 2 Dell D600 laptops from a seller on Craigslist for $65 each and then went in and updated each of them to Windows 7 and installed anti-virus and did all the Window update and cleaned them up with some wipes and re-listed them on craigslist for $120 each and sold one Sunday for $120 and sold the second one this afternoon for $100, so ended up making a profit of $110 for a few hours work. Making money buying and selling used laptops is so easy and very profitable, so give it a try and see what happens and post back here with your results. To your success, Martin
	Turn $5 Into $100 Per Day On Twitter, Facebook And Craigslist ==> Lean How I Make $150 A Day Giving Away FREE Pizza In My Local Area FREE Money Making Ideas, eBooks and Reports

07-23-2012, 03:25 PM	#91
Cecil Dee Great Wizard Guru Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 62 Thanks: 6 Thanked 34 Times in 30 Posts	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days Sounds like a potential winner, very clever idea.
	Look, Nothing to click!

07-25-2012, 02:31 PM	#92
MartinBuckley www.NicheBizIdeas.com War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,091 Thanks: 176 Thanked 636 Times in 174 Posts	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days I just wanted to point out that this idea can also be implimented with other popular electronics, such as the: iPod Touch, iPhone, MP4 Video/Music Players, etc. I personally focus on laptops, but I have purchased a few iPod Touches off Craigslist from people who really needed some money and were selling them dirt cheap. I remember buying one for just $40 and was able to turn around and sell it for $100, so point being there are many great deals on Craigslist that can be bought and re-sold on Craigslist for a nice profit. All the best, Martin
	Turn $5 Into $100 Per Day On Twitter, Facebook And Craigslist ==> Lean How I Make $150 A Day Giving Away FREE Pizza In My Local Area FREE Money Making Ideas, eBooks and Reports

07-26-2012, 07:43 PM	#94
Andrew Davis CEO and Entrepreneur War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Caribbean Posts: 320 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 245 Thanked 95 Times in 43 Posts Social Networking	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days Hey Martin, very nice ideas! Thanks for sharing. I probably won't do this idea myself, because I'm busy with several other businesses of my own, but I would be happy to teach this to a friend or family who is trying to make a start in business. I just have one question: Do you offer any Warranty or Guarantee to your customers? If not, do they ever ask or complain about the fact that there is no Warranty? Thanks and best regards!
	Only $20! - >> Get your own PROFESSIONAL Facebook Timeline Cover << - Best Price - Best Quality (We are the #1 Facebook Cover Design Team in the WORLD!) ★ Check out our Easy Strategy to earning $2159 / Month! ★

07-28-2012, 09:44 AM	#96
Jon Martin HUNGRY Warrior! Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: CANADA! Posts: 405 Thanks: 219 Thanked 79 Times in 64 Posts Contact Info	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days I have a techy friend who "flips" laptops and makes a killing. He goes on craigslist / other classifieds and purchases broken laptops, fixes them, and sells them on eBay for a huge mark-up. I guess it's relevant to this thread considering it's the same concept. If people have computer recycling stores near them, I'd suggest giving this a try. It's proven to be profitable. Thanks for sharing this!
	18 YEARS YOUNG \| OFFLINE MARKETER "It is better to be exhausted from success than rested from failure."

07-29-2012, 03:02 PM	#99
FrankWellington Active Warrior Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 55 Thanks: 28 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days Thanks for the great information.

07-31-2012, 05:31 PM	#100
Freedom66K Banned War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 72 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Re: How To Turn $500 into $1,000 In Two Days Martin, I'm looking into this (I've done similar things with other types of electronics and made a killing). What would you suggest as far as suppliers go? Nothing in my area that I can find, any online distributors I should check out?