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Re:FCC Reaches Settlement with TP-Link in Wi-Fi Router Inves... by utefan001 on Tuesday August 02, 2016 @11:55AM (#12210834)
I only entered the market by accident. There is not much of a barrier to entry. I bought 50 machines from a recycling company in Maryland for another project. My friend suggested putting pfsense on them and selling them on ebay to help get rid of them. Your lowest cost product is $299. I am sure you know this industry better than I do. Ping me offline if needed.
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Re:FCC Reaches Settlement with TP-Link in Wi-Fi Router Inves... by _RPM on Tuesday August 02, 2016 @12:57PM (#12211307)
Have you made a significant amount of money from this? What is your profit margin? This sounds like a good business.
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Re:FCC Reaches Settlement with TP-Link in Wi-Fi Router Inves... by utefan001 on Tuesday August 02, 2016 @02:02PM (#12211802)
No, we only sell ~4 machines per week. Profit margin at this price is thin. Maybe we need a better marketing campaign :) The machines without hard drives cost me $20 each. I got a bulk deal on hard drives and network cards. Once we sell all 50 machines, we don't plan on selling any more.
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