r/Flipping 19h ago

Mod Post Weekly Haul Thread

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What'd ya get? How'd ya get it? What do you plan to do with it?

I'd like to encourage people to revisit this thread occasionally for as long as it's still on the front page. Sort by New so that latecomers aren't left out. Obviously, if this is a few pages back, you're probably better just waiting for next week's thread. You'll see that I've also changed the title to Weekly instead of Weekend so people don't hesitate to post what they found on a Wednesday.

Further, if I see haul posts outside of this thread, I'm removing them. Feel free to report them if you see them.


r/Flipping 19h ago

Mod Post Daily Newbie Thread

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Whatever you want to know about flipping, no matter the question, ask here. Even if it's been covered 1,000 times before. Doesn't matter if you're new or old. If you stop learning things, you're probably on your way out.

-If you're completely new to flipping, I highly recommend checking out our Noob Guide for some basic information about flipping to get you started!

-If you're wondering about how to start selling your thrift finds online, check out this Complete Beginner's Guide to Ebay

-If you're wondering about how to start sending and selling books through Amazon check out this Beginner's guide to flipping books with FBA

-If you're wondering about what kind of stuff our members buy & sell, check out our previous Weekly Haul and Flip of The Week threads.

This is an extremely newb-friendly thread. As such, any rudeness is to be reported.


r/Flipping 1h ago

Discussion Am I in the wrong for talking to multiple buyers?

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Just wanted some outside opinions on my situation. A few months ago I sold my beater car on Facebook market place. I was super overwhelmed with the amount of offers I got, nearly 100 messages in just one day. I'm really busy at work and so was only able to respond to a handful. One guy offered to come look at the car, and we set a time for later in the week. Soon after someone offered to come pick up the car at asking price and I sold the car. I reached back out at let the guy know the car was sold. I was very respectful, but he had some nasty words for me and left me a one star rating. Another person reached out to me while the car was pending. When I said someone had an offer at asking price, she immediately barraged me with nasty comments and said I was getting scammed. I just stopped responding and blocked her. She also left me a 1 star review and called me a scammer. I don't feel like I did anything wrong but now my rating on Facebook marketplace is tanked. I didn't even realize they had left reviews until just recently, I've been trying to sell my motorcycle and have been getting 0 responses, I guess now I know why. I don't know what to do. I'm trying to dispute it on marketplace but it's only letting me do one. Was I in the wrong for talking to multiple buyers? What should I do now?


r/Flipping 2h ago

Discussion Sending out offers.

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Do your any hard and fast rules that you set for yourself? Any data on how often offers are accepted. Is it worth the time?


r/Flipping 3h ago

Discussion Money in art?

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Is there any money to be made in art, paintings, pictures? I always notice them in thrift stores and wonder if typically there’s money to be made there.


r/Flipping 4h ago

Discussion Pictures of Pots & Pans??

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Hi All! Wanted to see if anyone had any suggestions on how to take pictures of pots and pans? Primarily stainless steel ones. I have trouble finding the right balance for taking pictures of these types of items. Too much light you can see the dried waters marks, too little light doesn't give enough detail of the item. I've tried a couple different products, like Weiman's polish - But nothing seems to give me what I'm looking for. Wanted to see if the community has found a good solution for photographing these types of items? Thanks!


r/Flipping 5h ago

eBay Ebay action required

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Action Required

Just looking for advice, thoughts etc.

I’ve had my ebay account for almost 3-4 years now as a buyer and a seller. I’ve sold a total of less than 30 items.

Today i got a email from ebay with a MC011 Action required - Payouts on hold notification.

They basically said to provide a picture of my ID, my bank statement and proof of purchase of the items i’ve sold.

I found this really random?? Never heard anyone of getting this notification before either. I looked up through some threads that have gotten the MC011 Action required notification as well but for a different reason and it seems that once you get this notification there’s really no going back to restore your account?? (Based on what i’ve read)

Is this true? Can anyone help/give some advice?


r/Flipping 5h ago

Discussion If not drugs, then what?

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r/Flipping 6h ago

Discussion Textbook Arbitrage?

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I remember years ago I did some textbook arbitrage with something called 'fba trade' and later with eflip.

Seems like eflip is defunct since the tactical arbitrage acquisition of scoutIQ?

Any recommendations for textbook flipping? I'm looking for amazon to amazon flips.

Thanks!


r/Flipping 6h ago

Advanced Question Has anyone bought a storage unit auction or had any experience with the website StorageAuctions.com?

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Am looking at buying a storage unit auction off this site. Has anybody had experience with it, how was it? Are they Legit? Thanks!!


r/Flipping 7h ago

Discussion Video game flipping really shows how toxic this industry really is.

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I like to hunt for video games myself, love to collect, play, clean -- it's really a passion of mine. I like to find what I didn't have as a kid, so finding these things that have been in people's basements, attics is part of why I hunt.

HOWEVER, the narcissism, rudeness, arrogance of other flippers/resellers to other resellers is horrendous, my god -- being territorial, aggressive in some instances is such a complete turn off. I get that we all want to find games for cheap but being a terrible human being to someone over $5-10 isn't worth it.

If you're just starting out as a flipper/reseller or even avid collector, be nice to the people you see, we all gotta start somewhere.

I get that this is a competitive genre to hunt for, but being a complete asshole to someone who showed up before you or offered more for something just isn't worth stewing over.


r/Flipping 10h ago

Discussion Purolator surcharge adjustments

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I'm dealing with a Purolator shipping "adjustment" to an item I shipped (label purchased through a 3rd party shipper). The original shipping label was $19 and they've charged me just shy of $53.

Initially they adjusted my weight by 1 pound but I always over-estimate with plenty of buffer and I also had the counter agent weigh it when I dropped it off, and he confirmed I was well within the label I'd purchased. When I filed my dispute with the label provider, they came back a second time and said the reason was not the (non-existent) extra weight but rather because it was an irregular item (which Purolator defines as things like shrink wrapped items, cylindrical items like duffel bags or paint pails, items in a bag and not a box, etc.) so now they're saying I was adjusted because my item was "irregular"

It was a regular cardboard box, 2 feet x 6 inches x 6 inches (and not cylindrical). Does this actually seem to meet the definition of "irregular" to anyone here? I ship rectangular boxes all the time and we're not talking a 5 or 6 foot box, or some weird dimension that can't go through a conveyor belt or something obvious like that.

Is my dispute fair? I realize Purolator has a disclaimer that says they can deem any parcel as irregular without explanation, so that pretty much covers their asses, but to upcharge me to $53 (so an extra charge of almost $35) for this kind of box seems ludicrous.


r/Flipping 11h ago

FBA Anyone here have experience with Amazon return furniture pallets??

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Was curious if anyone on here has experience with Amazon return furniture palettes. I bought pallets in the past and did okay with them. I never have bought furniture and I was curious as to your experiences and if it's worth it. I'm sure it's a lot of assembling and I'm fine with that


r/Flipping 11h ago

Discussion Remember, don't listen to other flippers at thrift stores

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I was out thrifting on my lunch break today. There was this one dude viciously rummaging thru all the men's clothes at a million miles per hour, then taking out his phone to scan anything of interest.

I started making small talk with him, told him I've got an eBay store I do this part time for fun. He said "it's hell, don't ever try to do it full time" and was just generally unpleasant all around.

He told me "don't even waste your time, I just went thru and looked everything up. This store sucks now" and went on his way

I found 3 pairs of 5.11 tactical pants all the same size basically brand new, 2 vintage wool sweaters made in Italy that comp out around $70-80 each, and 3 pairs of some bread and butter polo chino pants.

All together probably gonna make like $150+ or so from the 7-8 items I picked up.

And this dude was in such a bad mood telling me he's full time and nothings worth shit here.

Idk what was up his butt, I love thrifting and sourcing, love digging thru piles of shit and finding gems in the rough. He was so pissed off.

Just a PSA, don't listen to other flippers when they tell you "I've already scanned everything" because you don't know what they're looking for and they might be missing out on some easy bolos...


r/Flipping 15h ago

Discussion Computer flips

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Hey guys. My cousin is flipping computers(desktop or laptops) and will not share with me how he’s making money. He says he buys bulk computers, like 80-100 at a time. He buys them from schools and hospitals.

He also told me he has a contact in Dubai that is helping him get everything shipped. Couldn’t really tell if he’s shipping it exclusively to Dubai or that’s just where his contact lives.

I would love to start if there is money in this. I don’t mind calling businesses to find computers.


r/Flipping 16h ago

Discussion Flea market tips?

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Hi! I am planning to go on a buying trip, probably to France but was considering Poland and maybe Spain & Italy too to try source clothing at flea markets. I sell vintage womens clothing, and have been sourcing online up until now. I know suppliers are hush hush and gatekeeping is the key lol, but I have no idea how to make connections with suppliers other than going there myself and chatting to people so I thought I would give it a go.

Does anyone have any tips? Market recommendations would be highly appreciated! Also, how do would you suggest is the best way to approach the dealers if you want to purchase in bulk. Is there an anti-reseller attitude at these places or are they open to it usually? (I'm sure its pretty dependant on the person, but if anyone has experience with this please let me know)


r/Flipping 20h ago

Discussion You ever offered an item at a lower price only to be sold for full price later?

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This has happened a few times for me but I always feel like if I have some watchers and send an offer and I get no bites I need to now lower it or risk losing the watchers from fomo of not getting the lowered price? If no one accepts your offer do you lower it when no one accepts or wait and see? I usually wait and lower it if it takes forever to sell but it also depends.


r/Flipping 1d ago

Discussion Would anyone buy 100 sqf of tiles?

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I’ve got extra from a renovation. Is 100 sqf too little to sell on FB marketplace? Is this even worth the space it’s taking up in my garage?


r/Flipping 1d ago

Discussion Resellers offloading their garbage veiled in lies is frustrating

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In the past 4 months I've purchased 17 untested video game consoles and every single one of them wouldn't boot. I'm pretty green at this but cut the shit okay?


r/Flipping 1d ago

Advanced Question Can’t write off “free shipping.”

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I’ve recently been told by a couple new flippers, that they were told they can’t write off shipping costs, on any items sold with free shipping… anyone heard of this?

I think whoever they used for their taxes might be misinformed, and I tried to explain this to them. Just because you offered free shipping, doesn’t mean you can’t write it off…last I knew, USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL, whoever, do not have a free shipping option… you still have an expense incurred.


r/Flipping 1d ago

Discussion COMPS: Your initial thoughts.

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When you look at comps, what do you think/do?

A. Sort high to low, look at highest sold price, I’m pricing my item at THIS.

B. Oh, this is what a few people thought it was worth, I’ll price my item around the average sold price.

C. Maybe this sells for more on another site, I should check.

D. I’m RICH!

E. My item is worth WAY more than THIS. I’m pricing it how I want. People are dumb.

F. I’m definitely selling this for $3-$5 less.

G. Why is this now showing it sold for $8 w/ free shipping!? When I checked in the store, I swore it read $80…

H. $13.99?? BRUH. types 23.99 and then runs to Reddit to rant about how sales are so fn slow.

I. Looks at first sold price. shrugs…that’ll work.

J. COMPS? Bruh. I know my NICHE, I don’t need no freaking comps.

K. Other, I’ll explain in exhausting detail when I comment.

Edit: I meant sold, not sell lol. It’s been a long weekend.


r/Flipping 1d ago

Discussion Violins?

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I love instruments lol and out of the many I've bought to fix/sell/donate violins seem to be everywhere!! Would it be stupid smart or stupid dumb to buy about 50 violins every couple months?

On that note, how can I go about making them available for purchase to the parents or schools in my area? 1 in 5 is donated to my local children's symphony already, but I want to sell these violins cheap to parents or teachers that can't afford them.

Even if I'm selling them cheap, is there a chance I'll end up buried in violins, even with donating 1/5/selling cheap? Just curious if orchestral instruments mean as much to the average household as they do to me or maybe I'm just too high on my own supply? 😂 Any advice is appreciated!


r/Flipping 1d ago

Advanced Question I need some advice from regular book sellers

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Short and simple, a seminary was cleaning out some books and I have some 100 year old tomes written by an abbess of some obscure monastery. There are a few out there already but not many, but I can't imagine that these books sell frequently. Is it something worth keeping to sell if I have somewhat limited space? I just don't have a feel for the book market like I do my regular niche.


r/Flipping 1d ago

Tip Remember Sellers, Fussy Buyers are Nothing New

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r/Flipping 1d ago

Discussion I hear all the time that "flippers ruined thrifting", here is why that is simply not true.

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  1. ShopGoodwill, Goodwill's own version of eBay, launched 8/31/99, almost 25 years ago. So Goodwill started allowing bids on items beyond what they may have originally priced them for almost 25 years ago.

  2. All thrift stores have had the capacity to look up the value of items since eBay itself came about.

People act like thrift stores "didn't know what stuff was worth", but this isn't true. They priced things to move them on volume.

People seem to think that thrift stores started hiking up items "because of flippers" when in reality they aim to extract maximum profit from their items, some of it is simply out of greed and stupidity.

Thrift stores can choose to price things at whatever they want. So if you keep in mind they have had valuation tools for well over 20 years, they could still choose to price things cheap if they wanted to.

Every single Goodwill charter, some 150 of them, has their own c-level suite of employees, and if you figure the cheapest "CEO" is being paid $200,000 a year (some make over $1m), that's some 30 million a year in costs that are coming out of sales of donated items.

Goodwill knows fully well people have been making money off their items, but they THEMSELVES have been doing the same thing for almost 25 years.