The Key to Flipping an $8 Purchase Into $800? Luck, Mostly.

Sometimes finding your next or first big flip is simply being in the right place at the right time. That said, you need to know where to look, and when to pounce when the opportunity is presented.

Turning a card you bought for a few bucks into a monster sale is possible.

Some of my best card flips include:

1998-99 Fleer Brilliants 24KT Gold #69TG Chauncey Billups #/24: bought for $7.95, sold for $800:

The back of the epic Chauncey Billups Fleer Brilliants 24KT Gold I flipped for $800

2021 Panini Prizm Draft Picks - Draft Picks Autographs Red Prizm #DPA-TLW Trevor Lawrence #/199: bought for $65, sold for $350.

(I even asked COMC if I could return it to the seller because I was sure it was a mistake, but the seller had to make the request, and never did.)

1998-99 Skybox Thunder - Noyz Boyz #2 NB Ray Allen: bought for $20, sold for $155.

2015 Panini Prizm Panini Rewards White Sparkle Prizm #7 John Elway: bought for $14.75, sold for $132.50.

1996-97 Fleer Ultra Scoring King #4 Michael Jordan: bought for $20, sold for $335.

(And there are more! There are also related sales fees, as there are with everything…some of which are shown here, some that aren’t. Either way, the slips remain!)

What do they all have in common?

Right place + right time + a little knowledge = great flip. Here is what I mean.