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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 1939872, member: 27832&quot;]I find that the best case for flipping is if it involves an obsession you&#039;re already trying to cope with. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I made great money on eBay for a while flipping lab equipment that I bought at a local university surplus store. I knew enough about the stuff to recognize it, and sometimes diagnose problems that were simple to fix. Eventually the store started trying to sell on eBay directly, but the folks making the listings didn&#039;t understand the equipment, and it didn&#039;t work out very well for them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did really well flipping RAM, too -- there was a long period where I could buy a certain type of obsolete RAM from a reputable dealer for $20-30, and reliably sell it on eBay for $60-90. Eventually word got out about the reputable dealer, and prices on eBay fell into line. Today, with Google to help find low prices, it would be pretty hard to repeat the performance.</p><p><br /></p><p>I feel like I could do fairly well flipping coins on eBay, but only at a low volume -- the sure-fire deals on the buying side are pretty scarce, and that limits me. So far, though, I&#039;ve been sort of spooked by the heavy weighting toward buyer protection at the cost of seller protection. I&#039;m at a lot more risk selling than I am when buying.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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