Super cheap budget builds for parents (ebay, old cpus, etc.) from scratch

[UKTone]

Hey guys I have seen videos or articles in the past that a person would buy most if not all of their cheap/budget build from ebay.

They mainly will be using them to watch netflix, hulu, youtube, etc.

Is buying something in bulk a good idea, like just sell the extras of whatever I get since some sites allow you to get things for a whole lot cheaper rate if you buy from here for example https://www.alibaba.com/showroom/bulk-ssd-hard-drives.html.

Thank you for all help.

 

[USAFRet]

Hey guys I have seen videos or articles in the past that a person would buy most if not all of their cheap/budget build from ebay.

They mainly will be using them to watch netflix, hulu, youtube, etc.

Is buying something in bulk a good idea, like just sell the extras of whatever I get since some sites allow you to get things for a whole lot cheaper rate if you buy from here for example https://www.alibaba.com/showroom/bulk-ssd-hard-drives.html.

Thank you for all help.

That is way too much work and risk for minimal gain.
You can get a low power system for 350 dollar/Euro/quid....
Including OS, peripherals, etc.

Buying in bulk then attempting to sell some to recoup your money is a real pain.
Then once you include a valid OS, you're way over invested in this.

Buying from offshore like that brings a significant risk of crap/counterfeit parts. With little recourse for warranty, etc.

Just buy them a regular PC at the store.

 

[UKTone]

I bought an i3 desktop from Nevatech Computer for 160. Yeah it'd been too much waiting and testing. Thanks.

I'm also trying to figure out which i should get roku, firestick, etc. And what service(s), hulu, netflix, etc.