Trying to flip a $200 gaming pc for profit
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- čas přidán 9. 03. 2024
- I set myself out a challenge to flip a gaming pc for profit but with a slight challenge, I had a to build a used gaming pc with only a $200 budget and flip it
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This guy is so chill in his videos he legit just gave free advice to messengers and was hella generous to that kid. I feel bad that he didn't reach his goal, but atleast he made a banger video.
Dude I love these kinds of videos Elijah keep it up❤️
love to watch your vids cant wait for the next one
this is the first tech youtuber that i really enjoy watching flippig pcs. thats a good ahh cut too. also gl on ur vacation
Thanks man
If ur interested in seeing pc flipping u should check out The PC Rehab
$70 for all that is a steal
bro fr. i can't even sell what i built and i am even aiming for a $0 profit.
@@PrimedTales 💀💀
@@PrimedTalesits cuz people are ridiculous... the real issue is your market just doesn't support it... if you don't have a micro center or large pc parts store in your area it is a pretty big indicator that pc are not a strong market there
Keep up the good work
The challenge is crazy! Great job man, I just started I have a few builds. It’s been slow go on selling this year.
Dope video bro. I didn’t know they were so cheap to make, def gonna stick around and learn a thing or two about building pcs from u. Subbed 🤝
Thank you my man. Hope you enjoy the videos 🤝🏼
That 10400f deal was pretty good. I’ve been picking those
Up for 40-60 dollars each
W baby!!
Fun video. Hopefully it’s sold then up get back.
Fresh cut man. Enjoy your vacation.
that sucks it hasnt sold bro but keep your head up! Still some great content and a cool challenge!
7:36 it's amazing how good of a deals you can find there :) you can't even find 1050 TI for $50 in my area, not in a working condition at least.
I bought a 1070 for $40 lol
I just listed on Ebay a new MSI 1050 Ti in OB with all port covers CD, manual etc. Never used only for testing for $79 + shipping. I don't do FB marketplace because I'm out in the sticks 50 miles from nearest town. Selling online which is all I can to source parts and buy them really sux and cuts into profit because of shipping.
people sell 1060 6gb versions for 50 in my area :D
I live in a town of 109 people and can find the same great deals
such a fire series you have going on here bro
Fr
Planning on doing a $400 flip next!
A budget rgb fan case is the Montech X3 Mesh. I think you can make pretty nice builds with it!
11:35 you said what😂😂
Nah that's crazy, but he ain't wrong tho
I think what you should do is split the good parts from the older parts. Try and build a budget banger with the i5-4460 and 1050 ti in the free case and sell that for 200. Than redo the challenge with the 10400f and the GTX 980 in the RGB case.
yeah waste of a new case for that i5-4460 build
thats a pretty good idea, maybe I can do a follow up video. Would that be something you would watch?
keep uploading your so fire
Old hardware is hard to sale. If it were me: I would sell it for around 250-300$ because the platform is completely dead (AM4 is still not dead is my eyes). Still for 200$ the pc, that you built, can still handle gaming in 1080p on low/medium settings, but for a flip: I don't see it making much profit. Overall great video and I wish you best of luck in future flips.
200-300 is the price
I've been building pc's for friends and family using new parts from Amazon and newegg primarily using cheap parts like the 550 motherboard r5 3600 or 5600, arc GPUs or the ryzen 6600, 7600 whatever they requested! Surprisingly I made a decent profit! I just love building and learning new things! I love your channel keep up the grind my friend!
I agree with you on the psu's being expensive
Solid vid bro
6:45 alright ladies with gentle hands 💀💀
that case actually looks so good
Been buying and selling computers since 2022. One thing I'll tell you now is that people are cheap. They WILL NOT hesitate to buy a $20-$40 Desktop/Laptop that I list for parts. On the other hand, a nicely cleaned midspec laptop will stay listed for weeks on end until I end up having to relist it as an auction or cut the original price by 50%. Sometimes you really have to cut your losses on certain items. Popular/Known gaming pcs will grab more attention than custom built ones. Made Roughly $75 in profit flipping an abused Acer Nitro 5 that's seen better days. That thing was gone within a few days of listing it on eBay.
really depends on location. in my town they only buy custom gaming pcs and will not buy some name brand crap because they know the parts and value. they will try to undercut you. just ignore and let it sit you can dumb down the price here and there but dont undercut what you put into it. it will take time but if you are in no rush you can make good profit
So I can start my channel?
yes
Yeah make a video dont give up
Go, go, go! You can achieve if you believe!
Nope u cant😊
Sir, don’t give up like I do every once in a while. I had one video pop off but have gotten no ideas as I constantly look for ideas I might have to change my content up. Just don’t do what I did and make daily uploads for something like what I did, soccer edits. If you are extremely passionate about what you make videos on then you WILL become successful kind of like my most popular video I made. I achieved a pretty nice view count on it and I edited some funny soccer clips and a new edit every few seconds. I assume you probably don’t want to do soccer edits but that’s what I found worked for me on some videos. Bottom line is just do what you like and eventually you will get to be a great content creator. I just know it. Good luck bro on your journey and I’ll subscribe to you to watch your journey.
Cheers,
Brunelle46
W video bro!
@Elijahs Lab I’m in the same boat my guy, I did a pretty clean $550 Ryzen 5 5500 + RTX 3060 Build on my channel.. annddd sadly it’s been like 2 weeks now.. and haven’t quite had any real leads yet. Although 1 or 2 have messaged me today that seem legit, we shall see. I think the hesitation on buying has something to do with tax time. But best of luck to that PC Flip in this episode.
I'm new at building and flipping but had noticed sales were hotter before Christmas. They lag abit before school starts. Tax time I would think would be good as people get those returns coming. The flow of sales seems similar to when I worked in an auto repair shop. Good luck to you man.
@@Alpha-ms9nj UPDATE: I just sold the High End PC literally 10 minutes ago!!! I’m so happy, I was starting to lose hope after 2 weeks of the post just sitting there! Making an update YT Short to my channel as we speak!
@@RyesTechWorld- Hey that's great! Keep the videos coming, looking forward to your next project. BTW, did you sell it with the I4 4th gen cpu?
@@Alpha-ms9nj if you’re talking about the HP ProDesk PC Flip mini-series, then yes I sold all 4 of those. But with I upgraded each PC to a i7-4770 (4 core, 8 thread processor)
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this video is fire
Man was choking in the pick up
Good luck my guy, it's hard to sell PCs these days.
All in all not bad for what you did, the IO shield missing is a deal breaker for me.
I love your videos
Every youtuber that does a budget gaming pc build like this always uses the same games to test it out. I like 2077 and GTA 5 but the others are crap to me. New subscriber here. That sucks you weren't able to sell it. I plan on selling my Alienware aurora r6 after I get me a new pc from no compromise gaming. I bought one off their site before like years back and it lasted like 6 years. I hope the new one I get lasts a lot longer then that. I need to clean the thing thought I never clean the pc it just sits there for years.
that 10400 & 1050ti deal for $20 each is robbery. that is so damn crazy.
good god it is a miracle, Elijah actually got a haircut
noticed that i find more deals on mobile than i do when browsing on pc
You should put some heat sinks on your ram to make it look a lil better
W - never built a comp; but enjoy the content
you should try the montech air 100 idk if u already did but it’s great
I wish i could find these deals in my country / area. :')
Selling a PC with such an old i5 is nearly impossible where i live, only if you go at around 200$ .
If this PC had an i7 or Xeon inside, i would sell better for sure, but the budget is not there to upgrade it. 🙂
I thinkl I still have my USMC sweatshirt in my seabag stored in the garage lol
Big Fat W!!
You win some, you lose some.
Hello elijah! What fps tracker do u use? Keep up the great work!
Msi afterburner!
@@ElijahsLab thank you man
yes the video come
i hope he benchmark minecraft
Just wondering how do you get started on this and getting cheap parts.
Offerup, Mercari (sometimes), craigslist, facebook marketplace.. look up the parts, see if there's wiggle room - negotiate.
DAMN for 70 bucks that realy damn worth it that seller is very generous
🙂 keep in mind ur also competing with all the prebuilts on microcenter, newegg, amazon, costco, plus rite now a bunch of bills mite be due: mortgage, rent, registration, city stick, insurance, groceries, fuel, spring and summer steam sale
rent money baby
A Xeon 1270 v3 will make this build significantly better in terms of performance 4c/8t and well worth the $22 ask.. Glws and enjoyed the video!
From my past 2 flips I can guarantee even though Xeon's offer better price to performance for most cases, people steer away unless it's an i3/5/7/9 consumer CPU.
@@midrezgaming I advertise as an i7 4770 equivalent 🤷♂️ but yes advertising can be tricky lol
Watching ur ads so you can get that ad revenue 🙏🔥
Big ups, thank you
I just listed on Ebay a new MSI 1050 Ti in OB with all port covers CD, manual etc. Never used only for testing for $79 + shipping. I don't do FB marketplace because I'm out in the sticks 50 miles from nearest town. Selling online which is all I can to source parts and buy them really sux and cuts into profit because of shipping.
Spent $280 on my first flip and you still got better performance lol
what screen recorder do you use?
Cam link and obs, any recommendations for better equipment?
Fun but tough challenge. Have you tried changing the title of the PC on the listing? I find the more you advertise things like "Fortnite, COD, Gaming PC!" the more interest you'll get from parents. idk best of luck to you tho!
I think what went wrong was that you went with ddr3. Even the most ill-informed customer would steer away from ddr3. That i5 10400 build on the other hand would have sold easily if you found a decent priced mobo to pair with it.
I enjoy you building basic PCs rather than Linus building a complex PC
how do i show that fps and 1% low thing in the left corner?
Msi afterburner. Free software
You know, it’s a good day when he uploads.
How do you drive around so much? Aren't the fuel costs high?
The i5 is killing you there in listing for the price. If you gotta make $100 profit, $300 firm might be the play. Good luck dude 👍
ay i need that case bro!
It’s in the video description!
thx!!@@ElijahsLab
i could not find it@@ElijahsLab
I would have tried to sell it with the old case and the 1050ti for a decent price with a 50 to $100 profit. Then, Build something else with the 10400f and the 980.
banger vid
WHO realized he said Lady’s with gentle hands?
tf that looks like my hometown
who is gonna pay for the transport ? gasoline prices?
You win some you lose some.
Enjoy the content!
where is the io shield
I had the same thing with a used zotac RTX 2060 6:25
that deal is so crazy it looked scripted lmao
I’m trying so hard I posted extra PC parts on Facebook marketplace. It’s been a week no offers at all what do I do
I've been there I know how you feel, alot of ppl upgraded during christmas.....but now ppl will be gettin tax returns! Don't give up you will sell them!
i started flipping i got a gpu and cpu its a ryzen 5 1600af and an rx 480 i got them for 90 usd was it a good deal?
Not the worst deal
i got a msi 1070 ti titanium brand new with ryzen 7 1700 for 150$ yesterday
okay-ish deal
Its fine-ish
Rent is only $300! can I move in?
No ioshield 😭
With that i5 there ist No way someone pays more than 250 max, Just because of the Look though.
$20 for a i5 10400f got me screaming
i feel like 4th gen i5 system for $3xx is a really tough (impossible) sell in 2024
I sell them for 250 max
America is crazy with the amount of items sold at a ridiculous price u can easily build a GOOD pc for 400 if u get deals
That would make an interesting video, $400 all used gaming pc
maybe its a mistake to list it from the same place you bought the parts to build it from? plus people often pay more for individual parts than a complete system. personally i would do facebook market place but sell it on ebay.
that fortnite kid tryna gear up against all the rich kids LOL that's crazy
*Market is mad right now, I've not sold anything last 2 weeks!*
if your selling on facebook there's a chance that other people can't see your cover photo properly bc fb likes to randomize and shuffle photo positions so then people aren't clicking on your listing
It sure has been super slow, atleast the deals have been decent. Can stock up on inventory, tax refunds will hit everyone soon
Rent is due soon? It's already the 10th of the month. Are you talking about next month's rent? 😂
This vid was recorded A WHILE ago, this video took forever, from sourcing the parts to waiting for the pc to not sale 😂
Smelling like a set up but nice video 🎉
Where's aliexpress?
getting such 1% lows is horrible
How I wish i had a 200$ gaming pc 😞😔
w vid
U should have listed it to 300 dollars , 390 for that is crazy 😅
Anyone know a good build for 700-750$ all white?
bread
W vid
could have used the free case and spent the case money on a 4th gen i7 😉
yo
hello
The parts are just too dated. You can get an xbox series s for $150 and play any new game at decent fps. It craps on any pc with old components. So, unfortunately, it's gonna be hard to get rid of it for anything above 250.
900 series nvidias just aren't good for anything nowdays. Maybe some esports like cs or valorant
Now sell it
My recent flip was better way better value - Xeon 2670v3 RX590 nvme 512 ssd, evga 750 g3, 16gb ddr4 (cost 220 ~ sold at 330)
W