Making a custom computer and selling it

[Roberts02]

My son wants to build a computer as a hobby, but he would need to sell it to build a second one. He plans to spend $600. My questions are:
Are these parts he chose compatible?
Can he actually sell this for $600 or more on ebay?
What operating systems should he put on there?

Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-01 RED LED Black ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
MSI 970A-G46 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 6 x SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
CORSAIR CXM series CX600M 600W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC CORSAIR
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model BLS2KIT4G3D1609DS1S00
AMD FX-6300 Vishera 6-Core 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W FD6300WMHKBOX Desktop Processor
SAPPHIRE 100366-2L Radeon R7 260X 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card

Thanks for your help.

 

[scaniatruckfan]

Not worth doing that. He can build this and keep it: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JG3tyc

 

[synphul]

I'd agree, it's very hard to recover what you spend on building a system by reselling it. Most warranties are for the original purchaser only so it would essentially put the buyer in the position of spending the same amount of money for a system with no warranty and no guarantee it was put together properly. Not saying your son wouldn't, but the buyer has no idea and it's a roll of the dice for them. Buying as an individual at full retail means hardly any room for markup vs an outfit or oem that buys in bulk at deeper discounts on parts.

Think of it like a new car, soon as you purchase it and drive it off the lot, it loses value.

 

[Deuce65]

1. Right, if you can get those parts for 600 dollars that means so can anyone. Why would anyone pay 600 dollars for used parts when they can get brand new parts for the same price?
2. Is your son (or more accurately, you) going to warranty the work done? There are people who will pay a small premium for already assembled systems but generally speaking, they are going to expect to have some control over what goes in the system, and they will expect a guarantee\warranty on the work.
3. You will lose about 15% off the top of whatever you can get for it anyway (ebay fees, paypal fees, shipping and insurance fees).

It's a nice idea that your son wants to get into this hobby, but I think it is a bit unrealistic to expect random strangers to fund it.

 

[Gam3r01]

10-15 years ago that would be a majory profitable business, however now everyone can build their own system. If someone is willing to spend money to buy a rig, they can invest about 2 hours into learning to build one themselves, in addition to all the points made above.