The Flip Files: Tortoise and Hairing My Way Through the Market

You can chase the hype or grind the margins—or, better yet, do both. From $100 in prospect profit to forgotten inserts and parallels, here’s how the flips have played out over the last couple of days.

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This is not buying or investment advice. I’m simply reporting the data I’m seeing. Please do your own research and make your own decisions. Just because cards have increased in value up to this point, it doesn’t mean they will continue to do so.

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Back to our regularly-scheduled small-win stacking program.

The big flips like this $500-profit Gibson always seem a bit surreal, and that’s because they are extreme and don’t happen often. While it’s great to grab $$$ from one sale, you’re always more likely to get to that number through multiple flips. That’s why I don’t just sit around waiting for the perfect spike—I sell when the market gives me a window, and I stack the obscure, overlooked stuff in between.

This week? One timely hype exit, one long-tail gem, and a reminder that there’s value at both ends of the race.