hi every1, im new to this, im not sure how much help i can get, but i hope i can get help from u. so um....ok im gonna start a computer store, and i found my supplier , but im not sure wut exactly i should buy? i know about computers and notebooks and stuff, but can u tell me like some small things that people would buy? like from 10 to 100 bucks? anything that u think people would buy or need is good, like i dont know um....speaker?keyboard? so yea.....im just waiting for ur answers. tanx a lot for ur help
2007-01-21 12:41:08 · 15 answers · asked by theundertakerisbest 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Generally the market lies for stuff like PC Cards, Bluetooth stuff, USB Stuff in general i.e. Keyboards, Mice and You know small addon stuff. Its a good thing you posted because this is one way of market research and the other way is to visit another PC store and find out whats selling fast. Those little addons for iPods and iPods in general sell very fast, i know a place where they Hung out a board saying "iPods Available" then the next moment it changed to "iPods Not Available". Speakers that are affordable and good quality are very good. What brands of Laptops do you plan to sell? Y dont you give apple computers a shot because they are selling like crazy because now they can run windows and the various addons that are coming very soon will allow all games and software to Run in Apple OSX itself without windows.
2007-01-21 12:52:33 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know 10% of businesses fail for being ill-prepared. You have no business plan, and very little knowledge of the computer industry. Really this question should be posted in the Business and Finance section.
It's not what you sell but how you sell it. You can not only think about the products. You must also think about product support. If you sell someone a computer and it breaks or they are unhappy, how are you going to make ammends.
You should really take some business classes and business writing.
If you do not have a written business plan, there's no point in trying to decide what to sell.
2007-01-21 21:41:13 · answer #2 · answered by Shawn H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your just starting out get a 80gig drive to have on hand. Power Supply. 60 gig laptop drive. Most of your customer will be adverage Joes I'm assuming so don't buy expensive parts. Buy most everything after customers computer is in store. I know you said you have a supplier but find the nearest supplier.
Our store is located in Michigan and are supplier is in Chicago and we recieve our orders most time next day Fed Ex gound.
2007-01-21 22:02:06 · answer #3 · answered by Yieba 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't Sell Hard Drives Because According To The Dips hit Above Me(inoa05) He Says They Do Nothing For System Performance So A 20 Year Old Hard Drive Is Just As Good As A New One...According To Him...I Know, What A Joke.....
2007-01-21 23:00:34 · answer #4 · answered by Frenchy 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Take a walk through Best Buy and Circuit City. Look at their stock. If they have a lot of a given item you can be sure it is a big seller.
2007-01-21 20:44:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on your area. Alot of places don't sell PSU, memory, you could trade out working parts too . Give people a little off a purchase if they have something to give. Say if the are buying a 512mb PC3200 stick from you you could give them a few $ off for their 128mb or 256mb stick if they did not need it anymore. Thanks
2007-01-21 20:45:46 · answer #6 · answered by computer_surplus2005 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stock it with rare printer carts, so people will come to you instead of ordering it online. stock stuff thats neat that nobody else has. like that rubber keyboard that you can rinse under the sink. USB drive always sell, memory cards too. if you can, archos units, cuz i know its almost impossible for me to find anyone with anything like that in stock
2007-01-21 20:45:55 · answer #7 · answered by Bob7k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u might start by visiting a computer store
u will see they all have one thing in common
computer accessories
this rule is the same for:
car biz - car parts
hair salon - hair products
2007-01-21 20:45:56 · answer #8 · answered by tutorisland 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
CD\DVD media
RAM
External HDD's
Mouse & keyboards...
2007-01-21 22:13:44 · answer #9 · answered by INOA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmmmmm printer ink. cheap computer desks. chairs.
if u get good salespeople it helps.
2007-01-21 20:45:38 · answer #10 · answered by msladygirl2007 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋