OT: Business Startup

[John Albee]

I plan on selling through another person who is already well established so
I need not worry about large purchasing right now. I'm more interested in
finding an audience who would be interested.

John

> From: John Mosier <jmosier@excelco.com>
> Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 17:18:27 -0700
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: OT: Business Startup
> 
> John:
> 
> Another source is that of liquidators who buy from bankruptcies and other
> stressed situations.  I do not know this market, but I know there is great
> opportunity if you can find a way to buy at the right time.
> 
> I am looking to buy a few items that we need internally.  As a VAR,
> I would not buy anything that I intend to resell.  We are specifically
> interested
> in flat panel monitors, a few (3-4) laptop PCs (ideally with docking stations)
> for use by our techs and systems support people.  I am also looking to buy
> a low-end RS 6000 AIX Server with modern version of AIX. Also, small
> computer projector (with MANY Lumens) to support presentations and
> training.
> 
> There are also opportunities associated with items that support a specific
> culture:  I made a good profit a few years ago (Try 1986) when I bought a
> truck load of HP-150 touch screen PCs that were not popular with the public
> but which were in great demand among users of HP mainframes.
> 
> At 03:49 PM 9/16/00 , you wrote:
>> I plan on starting up a business within the next few weeks of electronics
>> liquidation(mostly computer systems and components).  I thought I would ask
>> all of you since I believe a large part of this list would be interested.
>> My main questions are:
>> 
>> What items would be most appealing?  separate items?(such as hard drives,
>> video cards, etc) or whole systems?(names like dell and compaq)
>> 
>> Does it bother you that the items are usually from one of the following
>> sources... 1. Customer Return, 2. Lost Freight, 3. Scratch and Dent, 4.
>> Missing Documentation or Parts, or 5) Surplus / Overstock. Quality of
>> merchandise can range from brand new to absolute junk (parts only).  When I
>> got my new system by this way it was a return that the company said had a
>> bad video card.  I opened the case and pushed the card fully into the slot
>> and it has been working like a charm ever since.
> 
> Don't count on much of this.  If items look good cosmetically and like they
> can be fixed easily, items will also tend to cost more when you buy them.
> 
>> Also, how apt would you be to look through liquidation before going to a
>> place like frys?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> John Albee
>> 
>> 
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