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I've only been doing this for about a week or so, but I've started buying complete gaming PCs and breaking them down to sell the parts separately.

The idea came from seeing someone in one of these subreddits claiming they were making around £50k profit a month doing it, which obviously sounded pretty crazy, but it made me curious enough to test it.

The first PC I bought actually worked out well, so I can definitely see how there could be money in it if you buy at the right price.

The part I'm still unsure about is the risk. You're tying up a decent amount of money in one machine, and if a GPU, CPU or motherboard turns out to have an issue, it could wipe out most of the profit pretty quickly.

For something like this where I might only make around £100/£200 after breaking it down, I'd probably pass.

Would you bother at that sort of margin, or would you want a much bigger buffer before buying?

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Only started trying this about a week or so ago.

I saw someone on here mention that they were making serious money buying complete gaming PCs, stripping them down and selling the parts individually, so I thought I'd test it myself.

Bought one a few days ago and it actually worked out pretty well, which got me looking at more of them.

This one is £995 and, based on what the individual parts seem to be selling for, I reckon there's roughly £100–£150 in it before taking into account all the time, postage, returns, etc.

It's got:

- Ryzen 7 7800X3D

- RTX 5060 8GB

- MSI B850 Gaming Plus WiFi

- 32GB DDR5

- 500GB WD Black NVMe

- 1TB Samsung 870 Evo

- Gigabyte 650W PSU

- Pure Base 501 case

- Thermalright 360 AIO

- 5 fans

For only around £100/£200 profit I'd probably leave this one personally. Feels like there needs to be a decent safety margin because one faulty component could wipe the profit out completely.

For anyone who actually does this regularly, what sort of margin do you want before buying the whole PC?

£200? £300+?

And do you find it's actually worth the hassle compared with just flipping the PC complete?

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Here's how I find stock to sell on eBay

Get asked this a lot so thought I'd write it up properly. My sourcing is pretty simple and it's all local, no car boots, no wholesale, no bin diving.

Where I look

Facebook Marketplace and Vinted, every single day. That's it. Between those two you've got most of the country selling stuff they don't want anymore, usually priced to get rid of rather than priced to make money.

Marketplace is better for the bigger and heavier stuff and collection only listings. Vinted gets overlooked for electronics because everyone thinks it's just clothes, but people list tech on there all the time and there's way less competition watching it.

What I go for

Mostly electronics. Phones, consoles, tablets, VHS players, that kind of thing. Phones are easily the best performer for me, they sell fastest and the margins are the most predictable.

Worth saying though, none of this is specific to electronics. The exact same approach works for whatever you actually know well. Tools, furniture, trainers, cameras, whatever. Knowing your niche is what lets you spot the underpriced stuff in seconds, so pick something you already understand rather than chasing what someone else is flipping.

My rules on profit

This is the bit that keeps me from wasting time and fuel:

If it's in my town, I want £50 profit minimum.

If it's up to an hour away, I want £100 profit minimum.

Anything that doesn't clear those numbers I just leave. Sounds strict but it stops you driving 40 minutes for a £20 flip, which is where a lot of people burn out. Your time and petrol are a real cost even though it doesn't feel like it at the time.

Checking for deals

You can absolutely do this manually. Refresh Marketplace and Vinted every hour, dig through the categories, search misspellings. It works, plenty of people do it that way.

I'd just rather automate it. I've got alerts set up so I get pinged when something lists at the price I'm looking for, and then I message straight away. On a good week that turns into 5+ items worth going for. The main advantage isn't finding more stuff, it's being first to message. Good deals get 20 messages in an hour, and the person who replies within a few minutes with cash and a pickup time usually gets it.

How it actually goes

Best week I've had was 7 phones, all over £100 profit each. Within 72 hours I'd sold half of them and the rest went by the end of the week. That's not every week, but phones move like that when they're priced right and the listing is decent.

Quick heads up on phones since it comes up constantly: check the IMEI before you pay, make sure it's not blacklisted or still on finance, and watch them sign out of iCloud or their Google account in front of you. A locked phone is a paperweight and it'll wipe out the profit from your last three flips.

The point of all this is it's not complicated. Check two apps daily, know your numbers, be quick to reply, don't chase deals that don't clear your minimum. If you're paying attention it's a decent little earner.

Happy to answer anything in the comments.

So I have instant alerts setup on facebook marketplace & vinted currently and these have been enough to make a fairly good income from but I'm always looking to expand. Has anyone tried OfferUp to eBay before? I've never used the site myself.

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Picked up this deal £100 profit atleast. Anyone else flipping phones?

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I saw this video of someone flipping phones and made me wonder could this not work for cars? Is anyone right now flipping from facebook marketplace?

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Flips like this happen all the time on Facebook. (yes you have to handle physical items yourself) The demand is there the people selling cheap electronics seems to be a daily occurrence. Just make sure you're testing them or seeing them working first. This is much easier than dropshipping from AliExpress etc..

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Hey Folks! So I've been flipping FB Marketplace to eBay for a while but I'm wondering if anyone is doing it from Marketplace to Amazon?

I've had huge success lately with marketplace if you get in quick enough you can get some great deals. The main thing is setup an alert system so you dont miss out. This week alone I've made £500 profit just on phones.

But in the UK I don't understand if I can sell phones on Amazon maybe its just a US thing? Could someone shed some light on this please. I've not seen used phones on Amazon UK but I see refurbished units.

Thanks