Should AJ Open Crazy AJ's?
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I still think that central Panama is an ideal place for this, although being farther north in Nicaragua I see a need here too. In Panama the needs are much more around "fixing" and "selling" computers. Up here it is much more around Internet cafes. He could run a business providing Internet, training and maybe hosting video game parties or something. Not nearly as much money to be made, but the cost of living is SO much lower.
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@scottalanmiller yup, buy some surplus pallets of computers and fix em up on the cheap to sell to the locals.
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@MattSpeller Import issues?
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@dafyre said:
@MattSpeller Import issues?
This was the main concern I had.. where was he going to get inventory from?
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@dafyre said:
@MattSpeller Import issues?
In Panama? You can literally get anything there. Literally, more than in the US for sure. It's the world's trading country. Anything you could ever want is available in Panama.
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if anyone know Portabello Row from Bedknobs and Brooksticks, that song is about Panama.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@dafyre said:
@MattSpeller Import issues?
In Panama? You can literally get anything there. Literally, more than in the US for sure. It's the world's trading country. Anything you could ever want is available in Panama.
I'll have to take your word for it...
If PC's can be had so easily there, then why isn't there already a shop setup to handle this for people?
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@dafyre said:
@MattSpeller Import issues?
In Panama? You can literally get anything there. Literally, more than in the US for sure. It's the world's trading country. Anything you could ever want is available in Panama.
I'll have to take your word for it...
If PC's can be had so easily there, then why isn't there already a shop setup to handle this for people?
No one who knows how to work on them.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@dafyre said:
@MattSpeller Import issues?
In Panama? You can literally get anything there. Literally, more than in the US for sure. It's the world's trading country. Anything you could ever want is available in Panama.
I'll have to take your word for it...
If PC's can be had so easily there, then why isn't there already a shop setup to handle this for people?
No one who knows how to work on them.
So you're saying I've got an in and a chance to corner the market?
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More or less. @Bob-Beatty and @pchiodo and I were discussing this while we were there, what a need there was for this stuff as we drove around and could not find any resources for this kind of stuff. There is a need and a gap.
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Like I've said somewhere, maybe not in this thread, you would need to handle end user computing device repair, sell peripherals and stuff (mice, keyboards, web cams, the basics) and the big one.... work on Android and iPhones.
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@scottalanmiller said:
More or less. @Bob-Beatty and @pchiodo and I were discussing this while we were there, what a need there was for this stuff as we drove around and could not find any resources for this kind of stuff. There is a need and a gap.
So, hypothetically, if I wanted to have enough capital to get my life setup there (as in live there) and actually open one of these places, what are we talking in terms of numbers?
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@thanksajdotcom said:
So, hypothetically, if I wanted to have enough capital to get my life setup there (as in live there) and actually open one of these places, what are we talking in terms of numbers?
Well to start... Nicaragua VERY little, Panama MUCH more.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Like I've said somewhere, maybe not in this thread, you would need to handle end user computing device repair, sell peripherals and stuff (mice, keyboards, web cams, the basics) and the big one.... work on Android and iPhones.
Yeah, the screen replacements on Android and iPhones is not something I've done. I also hate tiny work like that...my hands aren't so good at that...
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@scottalanmiller said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
So, hypothetically, if I wanted to have enough capital to get my life setup there (as in live there) and actually open one of these places, what are we talking in terms of numbers?
Well to start... Nicaragua VERY little, Panama MUCH more.
Ok, so if we started in Nicaragua, enough to live reasonably comfortably, open the store (all the fees associated with that) and to get a small inventory to start with....ideas?
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I don't have access to Panamanian numbers from here, but I know that you can live in Panama okay below $10K a year in the country. Not living large mind you, but you can live. So if you were bringing that in you'd be sustainable while you grew things.
Nicaragua you can literally get a hostel room for $5 a day. You could buy a house of your own for not too much. But much harder to make money.
Coming up with hard numbers is very hard. Coming up with a very specific target is key as the numbers could vary dramatically from place to place.
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@thanksajdotcom said:
Yeah, the screen replacements on Android and iPhones is not something I've done. I also hate tiny work like that...my hands aren't so good at that...
Well we know that you have to hire someone to open the shop for you in the mornings as it is so..... hire someone with tiny hands.
Screen replacement and similar fixes, selling cases and SD cards is huge business.
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yeah I was thinking hiring someone to do that would be a starter. Inventory on the glass would be the worst part though. easy to have a few thousand tied up in inventory.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
Yeah, the screen replacements on Android and iPhones is not something I've done. I also hate tiny work like that...my hands aren't so good at that...
Well we know that you have to hire someone to open the shop for you in the mornings as it is so..... hire someone with tiny hands.
Screen replacement and similar fixes, selling cases and SD cards is huge business.
Ok, you said it's the trade area of the world. However, isn't it basically a transfer point? How much can you actually get in the country?
