JM wrote:
"I actually called some local mac repair shops here regarding repairing
of vintage macs I had and they laughed at me, literally"
Yep, those young punks don't have any respect... a few years ago I told
my nephew that my computer at that time (a Quadra 610) had a clock speed
of 25MHz and he asked me if I was sure about that, as if I didn't
understand computers... he uses a pc... wtf does he know.
In that vein; when I first went online, in 1997, I had talked to 4
separate 'techies' from my ISP, young guys, but at the end of all that I
wound up having to figure out the tech myself before I could get hooked
up properly.
I agree with you re about trying to get rich... wealth, to me, is being
blessed with passion for what you do, and not worrying about how much
money you'll make.
BC
John Musbach wrote:
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)
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