I have been buying and selling computers for years. I buy from Governtment institutions: city, county and federal (Armed Forces), businesses, and schools. I usually buy in lots or pallets. I then refurbished the computers and resell them both online and offline. That is the easy part, the hardest part is buying such items on Ebay. Should you buy a pallet of computers outside of your state and spend hundreds to have it freight to you only to find out that it is not worth it, absolutely not (Liquidation.com buyers BEWARE- Don't do it). No matter how great the pictures look, do not fall for it. You should buy such items local and ask the seller if he would allow you to inspect the items. If they say no, tha's fine use your best judgement. You should know what you can and cannot fix and how much it would cost you to perform the necessary repairs. More importantly if you are reselling, how much will you resell them for. Do your homework: search the web for prices to see how much they are charging. The average price of an item particularly computers stay the same across the board. Keep your options opened and remember now there are cities and counties selling their items on Ebay or they may hire a third party to do so. Most institutions upgrade their PC anywhere from 2 to 4 years. Remember with computers the technology has not changed much and it doesn't change very fast. You should take advantage of this opportunity. Be opened to giving, don't be greedy and do not ruin a low performance computer by taking out parts when you can refurbished it with FREE O/S and give it to charity. Some of the FREE OSs are Linux, GOs, NetBSD, and more - do a search for Free OS. You can promote your business by giving to charity or write it as a charitable contribution on your business tax return. I realize this would be a book by the time I am done. For this reason I'll call this one Guide Step 1. Step 2 will be coming out soon.