OS on a system your selling?

swatson · 1st September 2002, 9:31 PM

Just a quick question i have a few boxs comeing in soon very cheapily and i plan to sell them again at a rather nice profit

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Any way im wondering what to do here, i dont like the idea of loading an OS on there that i dont own/cant give them the real thing.

Would the adverage user take a system with linux or not?
What does a genuine win98 License/copy cost?
What does a genuine windows XP license/copy cost?
Could i use OEM Licenses because im selling a system aswell?
Can i buy OEM license with out a ABN?

I mean i would like to do it by the book i am probably going to be making quite a tidy profit margin so im just wondering which path to take. Little advice.

Thanks
Steve

SpeedFreak · 1st September 2002, 9:41 PM

winxp and win98 are the same price

you can get OEM xp home for like $100 but u have to buy it from teh guy you are getting the comps from. AFAIK.

winXP home off-the-shelf is $400 or so for the rull retail copy

cheers

swatson · 1st September 2002, 10:09 PM

Im sure i can do a dodgy and convince one of the 100 stores in my area to sell me OEM copys if i buy about 10 or 20 of them and 10 or 20 modems at the same time.

Thanks for that.

funkychild · 2nd September 2002, 1:10 AM

Check the licensing carefully too. There may be some clause which says an OEM license is non-transferrable (which may contravene consumer legislation and may hold up in court anyway, but...) so that may be one more thing to worry about.

swatson · 2nd September 2002, 5:50 PM

i did some reaserch and it turns out adding an OS doesnt add the price of the OS or aynthing onto the price so the boxs will be sold formated and ready for what ever the purchaser wants to do.

Thanks for the advice

SpeedFreak · 2nd September 2002, 5:54 PM

buy you sure that isn't illegal??

if you do a 'dodgy' with the software outlet to secure some OEM copies of windows then it is definitely illegal technically even more illegal considering you're going to sell the machines that you put the OS's on

think carefully about what to do

cheers
SpeedFreak

zzzzz · 2nd September 2002, 5:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by swatson
Thanks for the advice

Make sure the buyer knows that they are getting a naked PC, without an operating system. If you're selling to a newbie, it's not nice to sell them a non-functional computer.

1st September 2002, 9:31 PM	#1
swatson Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne (3145) Posts: 2,673	OS on a system your selling? Just a quick question i have a few boxs comeing in soon very cheapily and i plan to sell them again at a rather nice profit . Any way im wondering what to do here, i dont like the idea of loading an OS on there that i dont own/cant give them the real thing. Would the adverage user take a system with linux or not? What does a genuine win98 License/copy cost? What does a genuine windows XP license/copy cost? Could i use OEM Licenses because im selling a system aswell? Can i buy OEM license with out a ABN? I mean i would like to do it by the book i am probably going to be making quite a tidy profit margin so im just wondering which path to take. Little advice. Thanks Steve

1st September 2002, 9:41 PM	#2
SpeedFreak Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: London, UK \| OCAU's Euro corrispondant! Posts: 1,393	winxp and win98 are the same price you can get OEM xp home for like $100 but u have to buy it from teh guy you are getting the comps from. AFAIK. winXP home off-the-shelf is $400 or so for the rull retail copy cheers __________________ Lian Li Owners Club Member #67 \| -=Lian Li Pics =- MSN: c_johnson2001@hotmail.com ICQ: 135551572 >> BlueShift: XP1600+ w/ Spire FalconRock II, Epox 8KHA+, 384mb DDR266, 10GB + 40GB HDD's, 10/100NIC, X-Micro GF4 ti4200 128mb ViVO, GameTheater XP 7.1, Logitech Z-340 Speakers, Antec SmartPower 350w PSU w/ dual fans, Samsung 765MB flatscreen monitor, Lian Li PC60USB, Logitech Elite Keyboard, M$ Intellimouse v3.0, DVD, ZIP100, Windows XP build 2600xsp1 (SP-1) Recommended Traders: calyx, PipeBom, Maz, Gibboz, BEX (the best), Dynamix, Holden__V8, Wylf

2nd September 2002, 1:10 AM	#4
funkychild Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney, AU Posts: 678	Check the licensing carefully too. There may be some clause which says an OEM license is non-transferrable (which may contravene consumer legislation and may hold up in court anyway, but...) so that may be one more thing to worry about. __________________ Assumption is the mother of all fuckups.

2nd September 2002, 5:54 PM	#6
SpeedFreak Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: London, UK \| OCAU's Euro corrispondant! Posts: 1,393	buy you sure that isn't illegal?? if you do a 'dodgy' with the software outlet to secure some OEM copies of windows then it is definitely illegal technically even more illegal considering you're going to sell the machines that you put the OS's on think carefully about what to do cheers SpeedFreak __________________ Lian Li Owners Club Member #67 \| -=Lian Li Pics =- MSN: c_johnson2001@hotmail.com ICQ: 135551572 >> BlueShift: XP1600+ w/ Spire FalconRock II, Epox 8KHA+, 384mb DDR266, 10GB + 40GB HDD's, 10/100NIC, X-Micro GF4 ti4200 128mb ViVO, GameTheater XP 7.1, Logitech Z-340 Speakers, Antec SmartPower 350w PSU w/ dual fans, Samsung 765MB flatscreen monitor, Lian Li PC60USB, Logitech Elite Keyboard, M$ Intellimouse v3.0, DVD, ZIP100, Windows XP build 2600xsp1 (SP-1) Recommended Traders: calyx, PipeBom, Maz, Gibboz, BEX (the best), Dynamix, Holden__V8, Wylf

1st September 2002, 10:09 PM	#3
swatson Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne (3145) Posts: 2,673	Im sure i can do a dodgy and convince one of the 100 stores in my area to sell me OEM copys if i buy about 10 or 20 of them and 10 or 20 modems at the same time. Thanks for that.

2nd September 2002, 5:50 PM	#5
swatson Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne (3145) Posts: 2,673	i did some reaserch and it turns out adding an OS doesnt add the price of the OS or aynthing onto the price so the boxs will be sold formated and ready for what ever the purchaser wants to do. Thanks for the advice