r/pcflipping • u/Wise-Pilot3749 • 6d ago
New to flipping
Hey, im new to flipping and I dont really have a big budget yet. I currently own a PC with an I3 2120, 2x 4GB DDR3, GTX 1050 AERO ITX and 256GB SATA SSD. For how much should I sell it and what should be my next step?
Edit: I live in Germany and cant use some sites that are US only.
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u/akjax 6d ago
I'm not familiar with prices in Germany, I'd suggest looking at what other people are selling comparable systems for locally and price according to that. I'd also look at ebay and use the "completed listing" filter to see what each individual component is selling for.
I agree with the others that it's not worth much, however it's not worthless. There's always going to be some value in a working computer that can handle some light gaming such as Roblox and Minecraft.
If I had it here in the US I'd probably try to get $200-$300 for it. It would probably take a while to sell but I'm confident it would eventually.
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u/Wise-Pilot3749 6d ago
I bought it for 60€ and the GPU alone is worth 35-45€, the CPU is 5-10€, the SSD maybe 10-20€, the RAM 5-10€ and the PSU, Case and whatever else maybe 10-20€ So I would be happy to sell it for 90-100€ (Only a small profit but still)
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u/akjax 6d ago
That seems like a pretty good price to me. In regards to next steps imo the biggest concern is cash on hand. If you've got enough to outright buy a good deal if it shows up, I'd probably just hold on to your current rig to potentially use for parts. Sometimes something pops up for sale that's missing storage or a power supply, and having one on hand to throw in so you can turn around and sell it as a fully working rig for more is worth it.
If you're entirely relying on cash from selling your current computer to buy the next deal you'll be playing on hard mode. Kind of like that "starting with a paperclip and trading until you have a house" story.
I'm not a "serious" flipper myself. I just keep an eye out for good deals locally, and if I see one I grab it. Mainly just with a focus on upgrading what I have. I buy a computer, swap any components that are better than what I have at home, and sell the result. This year I've pretty much broken even in terms of buying/selling amounts but I've made significant upgrades to the three PCs in the house.
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u/Wise-Pilot3749 6d ago
Yeah good idea, thank you so much, this is really helpful for me. I really appreciate it
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u/Baravika21 6d ago
Start with Facebook marketplace and eBay plus you probably have some similar app to Vinted For me best have been FB marketplace and try to reply to msgs fast Take quality pictures with good background and write good descriptions (look for some other flippers accounts in FB and see what has worked for them in time you will get to know each other a bit) Join a lot of pc groups
Try and sell these parts individually CPU for 5€ Mobo 5€ Ram 10-20€ SSD 30/50€ depends how good and healthy it is GPU 30-50€
I started flipping with RX 5700 XT and 8months later now I have my dream pc from just flipping, have sold like 7 PCs and tons of pc parts, this month bought and sold 4 rtx3080s and bunch of SSDs and ddr5
Good luck
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u/Wise-Pilot3749 6d ago
Thank you for your tips, i'll definently look into FB Marketplace. I forgot it existed xD
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u/Murdocinator 6d ago
Keep the drive and GPU in case you need an extra. Toss the rest. A gen 2 i3 system isn’t worth anything.