On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 1:38 AM, Robert Pangrazio <rpangra...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't know if there is a big enough profit margin. Most manufactures want > about a 50 percent margin of profit. The G4's I've seen for sale go for > about 200 - 250. So if you spend more than 125 on parts and labor, your > losing money. While I love the idea of people refurbing these machines, as I > think Macs are great machines, I just don't think you are going to get rich > fixing them. But then again, I can be wrong.
Who cares about being rich? If he has a passion for what he's doing, all he needs to do is charge enough to break even counting the costs of utilities and whatever wage he has assigned himself. I myself have been fantasizing for quite some time about making deals with companies like Apple such that I am able to obtain schematics and other currently confidential information on past EOL mac models so that I could actually manufacture them again in small quantities depending on demand. Then eventually build up to reverse engineering or getting in contact with those in the know with regards to EOL mac accessory cards such as PDS and SCSI ethernet adapters and video cards and manufacturing those anew in small quantities depending on demand, just enough to break even because the joy of seeing these things coming into active circulation would be enough for me. Doing this would also allow for minor improvements on the manufacturing process of these products, such as using solid state capacitors right from the start. But for now all it is is a dream, maybe someday... :) Good luck with your venture OP, it definitely isn't a sector you'll get rich in but if you plan right you should be able to break even at least, if not make a small profit. At the same time, you might consider looking at compact mac and other vintage mac repair manuals and practicing repairing those too because if you can offer to repair those you'll likely be the only one in town doing so and that will help expand your potential niche market. (I actually called some local mac repair shops here regarding repairing of vintage macs I had and they laughed at me, literally) -- Best Regards, John Musbach -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist