FLIPPERS In The Comic Book Hobby 

Flipping steaks from Walmart is OK otherwise it will only be cooked on one side

The $5 flippers will eventually realize the waste of time it really is. Getting rid of 20 long boxes? It's a lot of work. If you're gonna flip, flip big. Get into the original art. Think big. Buy big, sell big.

Never sold a book, I have traded for books I wanted. Dollar bins for me are fun, its like a diamond in the rough find. I do laugh watching some flippers on WhatNot, when the light goes out of their eyes when they figure out they are most likely losing money.

I am definently the guy who has 1.00 comics for sale on eBay. I got a collection very cheap so it’s easy to make a little money on every sale. I find it a lot of fun and I think it’s cool to get comics into collectors hands for the appropriate price on eBay. Just my position. Thanks for your videos.

What a hilarious take. Genius use of self deprecation...most flippers look like this...had me rollin', rockin' with WV too and that "chain" looks like he didn't have one, so he asked his wife to borrow one of her necklaces.

I think there is a distinction that needs to be made. Flipper = Brings value to the market by offering an item (comic) to a larger audience than than the original sales point, while also maintaining a profit. Can also be used to "fund the hobby", like so many of us do. Scalper = Buys all available stock (typically locally, see your NES example), and sells for an inflated price due to artificial scarcity created by their greed.

Flippin will always exist in our hobby, always has and always will. Some people are just addicted to flipping but it also helps the hobby.

I know recent Captain America books can barely sell for a buck.

I’ve always tried to make the hobby pay for itself. I’ve been guilty of just about all the shady behavior in the past but now I just preorder stuff to spec on. Aren’t we all just trying to distract ourselves from this miserable world? 😂

I have some tendencies toward the flip. I buy $5 comics to sell for $7, I wear a tilted, flat billed hat to bed dreaming of my profit per hour.

Personally, I'm a new comic book day flipper. If I can sell a modern book for above $20+ above retail I'll do it lol. Modern books are just for reading to me. I flip them to afford my Golden, silver, and modern books. I'm more irritated with people who get Golden-Bronze age books for the low and flip them, but I guess that's the pot calling the kettle black. Those books are collection books to me.

flipping has been part of the comic book collecting game since the 60s and 70s . theres long boxes of silver age stuff out there !!! That was funny on how flippers look ! I was looking at myself in the mirror

Flippers? I always thought they were called dealers and vendors. The concept of capitalism seems new to some people.

Most people flipping collectables have no understanding of what their time is worth. I use Ebay to prune my collection from time to time. These guys are lucky to be making $15 an hour. You are better getting a real job or get a skill where you can make $30 to $40. I own a business not in collectables where I make way more than $15 an hour :)

Thanks for the info I love comics and never stop buying from my era or trying to get the youngsters interested in developing a story

Todays world is NOT about collecting & reading but speculate before book hits shelves. Buy lcs stock & send to slab . One hopes book picks up "steam" long enough to sell through & rake in $$$. My $.02 from where I stand...

The outfit reveal has finally earned my subscription, I laughed out loud!! Love what you do sir!

Damn sticky I never knew I would be the subject of one of your videos ..I'm Definitely guilty of that....but the last time I did that after leaving the post office and eBay fees I felt like a dumb ass...great commentary for those that can do better we should...it really would help the community and prices

People buying from me and then selling said books happens all the time. You can’t police where the item goes next. I’m just glad I made my money back and then some. Recently I’ve definitely pulled back on my purchasing. I feel like I’m setting up at shows just to get rid of the back stock that I never sold hahaha

I'm not a flipper. I buy the stuff I want, and skip the rest.

While I have no issues with the HOBBY funding itself for those of us that actually collect books and have a genuine love of the medium, I can't stand the people that simply grab books for money and nothing else. I don't see buying a stack of books and selling the part you don't want or need as "flipping"....it's simply getting the books you need or want in one of several ways and getting some of your funds back as you're KEEPING a certain book/books,which is why you bought the lot. The ones that are simply in it to make 5-10 bucks a shot are literally only stepping in the way of actual collectors that have put in years and hundreds or thousands of dollars to amass a PC that was a goal for a very long time. If I spend a bunch of cash buying up ALL the new Jordans in my area day 1 or ahead of said day,only knowing the monetary value...does that make me a "sneaker head"? I think not. And I'd be chastised beyond belief. It's ridiculous to bump a segment of the population from being able to obtain what it is they work towards simply to turn a tiny profit.

You just reminded me it's time to flip my mattress. Hope to see you at Heroe's Con. We'll find some flippers.

Flippers have been around since the early 90s. It started with the Comic Book Trading cards, moved directly into comics, when comics weren't hot anymore they moved onto toys, the TCG Industry, beanie babies, Star Wars figures, Hot Wheels, particular video games etc. Eventually they moved back into comics regardless of whether it's floppies, graded books or even omnis. They are the bloodsuckers of hobbies.

They really did a number on PS5 release

I tend to flip books but not on that level. I'll buy an extra copy to eventually make a few extra bucks or to trade. If I find a key/minor key at a good price, even though I have a copy, I might buy it to either upgrade the one I have or just to resell/trade. However, I will never buy anything that I am not willing to hold on to or that I will regret buying just so I can flip it. So, to some extend, I do understand it. What I don't understand are the ones who will rob an LCS of all their copies or even preorder 50+ of the same book so they can retire early. People who do that almost always get burned. I've seen this happen so many times where they end up liquidating for half the price they paid.

I buy to flip …but the problem is i then don’t want to sell 😂

I am a collector mostly, not a seller, and when I sell something it doesn't hurt when I see it on a sales shelf or convention, because I made profit from it, and if the person who bought it, finds other who can buy for more, good for them. What I hate, tha i've seen, is tha when I put books on local public free pick up libraries, some people that knew i was doing it, take all those donated books (not one, almost every book) and resell them. Ive taken measures for that not happening, but thats a thing that gets me a little mad.

i may not always flip, but when i do, i flip big

I flip and take the proceeds to complete my amazing Spider-Man collection

Thanks for the entertaining content sticky goose!!

If you think its bad in comics try sports cards! 😂

StickyGoose is f'n amazing lol.... this dude is always bringing the best content.

I’ve only ever sold books of mine to eventually buy that same book but in a better grade, I’ve bought and sold 3 FF#49’s in order to now have a 6.0 FF#49 😂

Hey, I bought that Artgerm Wonder Woman slab lol!

00:00:05 Never knew Rick Grimes was a flipper! I remember Jake Paul purchased a $5 million Pokemon card during the pandemic which was all over the news.

Fund the hobby! Flipped some books here and there. Then reinvested it, the cycle, bro. But I ain't wasting my time with making $5 or $20!! More like over a $100 and up, lol

I have been collecting many items for many years. I have never sold one item. I don't understand flippers. I guess they're bored and have time to drive around endlessly. I'm not sure how people have time for that.

LOL waitin for Jerno to cry about this one since he basically got described to a T 😂😂😂

Money for nuthin’ and your chicks for free… I want my.. I want my.. I want my…Sticky Goose TeeeeVeeee

I recommend you let this hobby to fund itself to buy bigger and better books

People that use the term “PC” means they’re a flipper.

For second I thought that was you in the thumbnail. 😂

Dude sticky your becoming the comic RU-vid GOAT for me don’t listen to a single hater they are the same people who suck on comic Tom’s teet, anyone who came in the hobby in 2019 to 2021 with bad intentions and sketchy business practices SOOOO MANY OF THEM. A lot of them are losing money now and leaving back out the hobby and it’s hilarious 😂

I am a collector, but I do also sell from time to time because I don't have a huge house, warehouse, or other means as to store much more than I have. I do try to find books that I think others will like and I do want to be compensated a little bit for my efforts, so if I buy a little low and sell for a little bit of profit, I'm not going to feel guilty about it. There is also the cost of setting up at a show and nobody wants to set up and be in the negative after a show is finished; we want to walk out with a good bit of extra cash in our pockets. :) I don't generally try to flip a book for a great deal of profit, though, because I want to 1) give someone a good deal and 2) enjoy getting books to people who really want them. Great video though!

Its completely bs with these flippers scalpers for neca tmnt at Target I've been to five targets looking everyone is sold out but if I look on offer up in my area they're selling the same figures for up to 60 80 bucks when they're 35 in the store somebody's been going around just buying all of them up

I started busting out laughing when the video went to you. I had a feeling you were going to be dressed the role. LETS GOOOOOOOOO! haha

I love sportsball!

They look like sneaker heads...The sneaker culture is doomed and they are trying to cross to our Hobby.

This is the same guy that said the reholder scam was a lie. As soon as he said he never knew flipping existed until 2016, he proved he was another RU-vid rookie. The fact that he said "Buying up all the Ultimate Spiderman 1's" on NCBD shows how uniformed he is. Avg store would NEVER let 1 person buy up all the copies of the hottest book on release day. Even Midtown will set limits. Most people who order large preorder before Final cutoff and the books have nothing to do with the shelf books. People will listen to anybody nowadays.

I've sold a lot of books over the years and whatever a person does with a book i sell them is their business. So, what is the difference between a flipper and an investor?

I'm saying this in fun: Kind of hard to not say "Pot calling kettle..." when I'm looking at a wall of comic slabs in the back ground. That being said, flipping has always been around for everything. Back when I started in the 1990s, it was action figures, comics and cards. We called them scalpers because the big players would often have insiders they would pay to hold back the gold that they would then turn around and ask $$$'s for. Back then too, selling on eBay was new and also the fees were very little so buying something for $1 and flipping for $5 was doable. Anyone doing that today on eBay, as a flipper, would be losing money. Frankly it's a pointless flip. Those who make it a point to suck up everything, especially a free comic on comic day to flip later to make $$$, frankly is sad and does more to harm the hobby than anything.

Ive seen flipping since 1989 when we used to do comic shows. But Im sure its been around since comics were sold. Most of the flippers at the time where ages 15 to 23. People who are just starting out looking to add extra to the income. But dont fool yourself. Some of those guys would walk around and have a stack and sell maybe 20 to 30 books a day. They could make and extra $100 to $150 a day and for a 16 year old, thats not bad. Only drawback that I used to see is that the flipper always overgraded by at least a half grade. So the deal the buyer thought they were getting wasnt the big deal at all. AND after being screwed a few times, that buyer would avoid the flipper. But the flipper would move to another victim. I found the biggest problem are sport guys who dabble in comics. MOST dont know enough about the books and are better off staying in their sport expertise realm. Sometimes asking 10 times retail cause "Its Old" or cause "Its Mint". With the comic collector bring about reality in grading the book at a VG+4.5. Used to see that all the time.

😂😂😂 man I am loving your videos!

Flipping is in every hobby. To each his own. If I get a price I want to sell a book I could care less what someone else does. If you can snowball your flipping at a 20%-50% margin per transaction, you can build a big pile of cash down the line.

I like this guy. He doesn’t take himself too seriously.

Comedy Genius Sticky! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻though it’s done just with Comics!

Most common flip, buy for $5 and flip for $20-25. In addition, these book will likely get marked up by the store within 5 days. In addition, it doesn’t help with publisher increasing price more often than ever. So as an average Joe. What should you do? It’s really sad… more shops are closing because simply they don’t sell enough books and all the hot books get scalped. It’s a lose lose proposition for everyone.

Ive bought and sold books for a profit, but ive never worn a "sports ball shirt", over sized or otherwise. Am I a flipper?

I'm looking at Conan the Barbarian #1 8.5 on eBay 700.00 wondering if I should buy it for my Conan collection for my wall? I hate it when I run to get things and it's out it's only been out a few days. I just want to read it.

I've sold off a few portions of my collection over the years as my taste has changed and am no longer interested in certain titles anymore. Even doing that made me wonder if it's even worth it to make sure that they are in good condition, pictured well, write a full accurate description and then take the time to list them on eBay. A few almost meltdowns have occurred when I'm 3 long boxes deep into pricing and grading books with 3.5 more to go where I wonder what the point of anything is.

It's not what the hobby has become, yet modern culture in general. Never thought you would see people flipping toilet paper 😂

I enjoy the "hunt". And then I enjoy the flip! Let's go!

As soon as you sold your comic to someone, you are the flipper.

If you sell comic books anywhere but a store or convention scene you’re probably a flipper.

B rad from Malibu

Whatch out for the 1099k forms. Uncle Sam is coming for all of you.

You get what peole vote for

Bro you can complain all you want about having to pay resale. That’s the name of the game these days. I also found it funny that you talked down on resellers.

Is that Jorneo?!?!?

Flipping is just part of collecting... "It's been that way since we crawled out of the slime."

Knew of people flipping houses buying low but they had to spend more to sell it.

I don't know about this one. People have been flipping comic books and everything else since forever and it's not going to go away. I don't personally have a problem with it as I always expect that anything that is in high demand will have individuals that are going to be moving quickly stockpile and then flip. But again this is only done when there is a high demand for a given book. The best way to defeat it is either get a pull list at your LCS, order copies ahead of time from the LCS or a distributor, or just wait until the hype dies down and then buy the book on the cheap. This is a non issue for me.

What gets me are the flippers that chastise people for buying something for their personal collection. Most are comments like " Why did you buy that and your not going to get your money back."

flippers,are something like bloody scalpers

You literally described yourself.

I can’t bear to sell anything but I buy comics all the time.

Dirty Flippers! 🤣🤣

I didn't know there was a dress code.

putin says i hope all these flippers have been paying taxes.

I flip to fund the hobby. Trust me I give small LCS business purchasing there stock. I try to be reasonable pricing by checking ebay and other prices. The only I don't dress like those flippers. lol

Another name for flipping is capitalism.

Omg the Biden pix!!

I guess you sell all the books you buy in collections at a loss?

I wish I can flip lol.😂

Im Flipper the Dolphin 🐬

They look like that because they are armed

I honestly don't understand why you would be upset about somebody flipping a comic book that you had flipped to them. With the exception of maybe subscription copies, every comic book we own was bought from someone else, and every comic book we've sold was bought from someone else. There's literally no way to collect or sell comics without buying someone else's comics first. It's the nature of the hobby. Should the store I bought a comic from be mad when I sell it, or should the guy who sold you the slab first be mad at you for selling it to the other flipper? Of course not. I also don't understand your "small potatoes" accusation, considering that you sold a slab you bought for $55 for $80 (55 slabs for $3K rounds up to a $55 average per book). You made a $25 profit selling that slab, which is only $5 more than the other flipper made selling the same book. How is a $20 profit considered "small potatoes" but a $25 profit isn't?

Flippers.🐬

You should collect be in the retro video game scene!

I got to admit, this video confuses me. It starts off talking about how you flipped book. Then goes on talking about how flipping low is inconsequential. Afterwards saying not to do it. I think flipping has always been done. you talk about FOMO on a few books lately, if you look in the image starting day, EVERYONE was buying cause they didn't want to miss a big payday. Is it sad, sure, but it is the way of the world. I never sold a comic till I made my own. My son has gotten into the flip game, he has made so many connections, both buyers and seller. Gotta remember, flipping helps Stores and vendors, which are cornerstones of this industry. Just my opinion, causal collectors can always buy reprints/trades... I don't flippers hurt the industry. Just an opinion

I never sell can't be a flipper?

It's capitalism. Ya can't really be emotional about it I would think. It's not like selling a dog or cat, it's a slab or comic book. Most industries have aftermarkets for products. Comic book flipping has been around forever. Why do you think people watch channels like ComicTom101? I don't think it's a bad thing. If flippers use software bots to but up all the PS5's or similar bad human behavior, I definitely don't think that's cool. Too buy up supply and spike the prices on it after artificially creating a market shortage is actually illegal....price gouging. Tough case to prove though. Ask all the jackasses that were selling water and toilet paper during the Wuhan Flu goofiness.

Says the guy who gets things slabbed for no real reason. The Book is not a Key. It just gets slabbed and suddenly worth 20X the cover price.?

Lol😂

Are people really hurting??? I think they are just doing it for fun or to be a butt head.

You’re becoming more relevant in a bear market

I flip on eBay, go to garage sales, flea markets, etc, whatever I make, I buy more comics for me. Nothing wrong with that. Maybe your beef is not with flipping but more with the non-collectors that know jack squat about comics

"A sportsball shirt" 😂you mean a jersey?

This a weak commentary on that part of the industry. Comics are very different than PS5 and other retail items. If a customer wants a comic, they can almost all add it to a pull with as many copies that they would like. Comic issues can be somewhat guaranteed if you check the previews and know what is coming. Don't got time, tough luck and that is what the secondary market is for. Seems hypocritcal that you buy collections and sell anything. People are allowed to change their mind on owning. I've bought many comics I later decided I didn't really want anymore, sometimes immediatly after. Expecting someone who buys from you, only to keep that comic as a cherished PC forever is lunacy.

How much do you want to flip that 181 behide you lol