Do you daydream of leaving behind all your day-to-day turf battles in corporate IT? Think the other side of the fence looks more green?
The recent post in Software By Rob outlines many obvious and not so obvious costs and expenses in starting your own software or consulting business.
After you consider these expenses and overhead, don’t forget you still have to take care of the customers AND scout new business prospects.
Expenses You Don’t Think of When Starting a Business | Software by Rob
Weekend Warrior
Business, Career
Browsing the used computers for sale on Craigslist this morning, I ran across an ad for a Mac laptop. The seller posted basic information about the computer’s specs in their ad, but does the seller really know what he/she is selling?
How do I know the asking price is realistic, based on the description the seller is providing?
How can I be sure that the computer advertised is the one that I’ll physically take delivery of?
If I was seriously going to pursue the purchase of this computer, this is the information I’d ask the seller for:
- Ask for a screen shot of the Apple Profiler’s Hardware Overview screen. I’m looking for the serial number underlined in this example screen shot.
- With the serial number in hand, visit this Apple link <http://support.apple.com/specs/> and provide the computer’s serial number information.
- This serial number search doesn’t display any personal information about the current owner or indicate warranty status for the hardware.
Now I have more information from which to make a more informed purchasing decision.
If you’re a seller of an Apple computer in the future, why not include this information when you post your ad?
Don’t forget to compare the Ebay or Craigslist prices to Apple’s Refurbished (full warranty) prices <http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/>
Macintosh
Apple, Classified, Craigslist, Ebay, Macintosh, Refurbished, Seler, Used
