About r/Flipping
A place to discuss tactics and success stories of buying things for a low price and selling them for a higher one.
The community at a glance
r/Flipping is a Subreddit for Business Owners and Resellers with roughly 503K members. It has been around since 2013. It has a live chat communication style. It is the 4th largest community in the Reselling topic page and the 5th largest community in the Business topic page.
Roughly 76K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Looking For, Annoying, and Ebay. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention printer and scale.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a realtime chat
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2014: 15K members
- 2015: 17K members
- 2016: 16K members
- 2017: 27K members
- 2018: 33K members
- 2020: 79K members
- 2023: 99K members
- 2024: 81K members
- 2025: 88K members
- 2026: 44K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 5K members
- Oct: 5K members
- Nov: 6K members
- Dec: 9K members
- Jan: 6K members
- Feb: 5K members
- Mar: 6K members
- Apr: 6K members
- May: 5K members
- Jun: 5K members
- Jul: 6K members
- Aug: 2K members
Themes
- Solution Requests9 posts in the past month
- I'm getting tired of Catawiki. What platforms would you recommend for selling antiques in Europe?
- Flipping Office/Gaming desks on Facebook
- Books: EBay vs Amazon vs ???
#19Solution RequestsI'm getting tired of Catawiki. What platforms would you recommend for selling antiques in Europe? · Flipping Office/Gaming desks on Facebook · Books: EBay vs Amazon vs ??? - Advice Requests9 posts in the past month
- How true is it that old listings are not as visible to buyers on eBay?
- Shoutout to the Reddit experts who helped me rewrite my eBay scraper (it now rips at 15 req/sec). Also, why are current comp apps so expensive?
- Should I quit my government job to scale my eBay resale business?
#29Advice RequestsHow true is it that old listings are not as visible to buyers on eBay? · Shoutout to the Reddit experts who helped me rewrite my eBay scraper (it now rips at 15 req/sec). Also, why are current comp apps so expensive? · Should I quit my government job to scale my eBay resale business? - Pain & Anger2 posts in the past month
- How do you guys deal with the depressing thought of losing out on money whenever you're not sourcing?
- Has anyone else had a bad experience with Crosslist
#32Pain & AngerHow do you guys deal with the depressing thought of losing out on money whenever you're not sourcing? · Has anyone else had a bad experience with Crosslist - Ideas1 post in the past month
- Is this a good idea? Would it help make flipping faster and easier?
#41IdeasIs this a good idea? Would it help make flipping faster and easier?
Topics
- Looking For48 posts in the past month#148Looking For
- Annoying27 posts in the past month#227Annoying
- Ebay23 posts in the past month#323Ebay
- Worst16 posts in the past month#416Worst
- Selling13 posts in the past month#513Selling
Flair
- Discussion100 posts in the past month
- Do you think they'll get it?
- Staged Storage Locker?
- I was much more polite the first time.
#1100DiscussionDo you think they'll get it? · Staged Storage Locker? · I was much more polite the first time. - eBay21 posts in the past month
- eBay won't remove this ridiculous negative feedback
- INR advice
- How true is it that old listings are not as visible to buyers on eBay?
#221eBayeBay won't remove this ridiculous negative feedback · INR advice · How true is it that old listings are not as visible to buyers on eBay? - Mod Post19 posts in the past month
- Flip of the Week Thread
- Weekly Haul Thread
- Daily Newbie Thread
#319Mod PostFlip of the Week Thread · Weekly Haul Thread · Daily Newbie Thread - Advanced Question6 posts in the past month
- Massively scaling back? Purge? Dwindle down?
- Opening a single-member LLCs question?
- Item out of stock glitch. On a single quantity item.
#46Advanced QuestionMassively scaling back? Purge? Dwindle down? · Opening a single-member LLCs question? · Item out of stock glitch. On a single quantity item. - Fascinating Story5 posts in the past month
- Target is Slicing Open Pokémon Card Boxes Before They're Sold
- Picture me, an obviously gay man walking up to the thrift checkout with this and a load of vintage smut novels😶🌫️
- Ebay ads on Reddit shows me my own listing
#55Fascinating StoryTarget is Slicing Open Pokémon Card Boxes Before They're Sold · Picture me, an obviously gay man walking up to the thrift checkout with this and a load of vintage smut novels😶🌫️ · Ebay ads on Reddit shows me my own listing
Product recommendations
- printer2 posts in the past month
- What thermal printer do you recommend?
- What 4x6 label printer do you recommend? My Zebra LP2844 finally died after 15 years of service. I want to look at other brands before getting another one. What ya got?
#12printerWhat thermal printer do you recommend? · What 4x6 label printer do you recommend? My Zebra LP2844 finally died after 15 years of service. I want to look at other brands before getting another one. What ya got? - scale2 posts in the past month
- Anyone recommend me a large parcel scale upto 50kg I’m sick of going on my home scales hurts my back lol. So anyone know any decent ones that aren’t too ridiculous in price ? I probably only need 30kg but any recommendations be appreciated
- Can anyone recommend a good scale for larger 30+ pound pieces?
#22scaleAnyone recommend me a large parcel scale upto 50kg I’m sick of going on my home scales hurts my back lol. So anyone know any decent ones that aren’t too ridiculous in price ? I probably only need 30kg but any recommendations be appreciated · Can anyone recommend a good scale for larger 30+ pound pieces?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/Flipping for?
- Best for Business Owners and Resellers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with live chat.
- Is r/Flipping free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/Flipping have?
- Roughly 503K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/Flipping on?
- r/Flipping runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/Flipping cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/Flipping is organized under Business Owners, Resellers.
- How do I join r/Flipping?
- You can join r/Flipping by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Business communities like?
- A broad topic that covers everything from solo business owners to startup teams and larger operators. You will find communities on Discord, Reddit, and Slack focused on strategy, growth, operations, and the day-to-day grind of running something. Good for getting outside perspectives, finding collaborators, or just talking through problems with people who actually get it.
Monthly Stats
- 12
- Views /mo (+9%)
- 9
- Visitors /mo (0%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo (-100%)
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