Just curious if the "flipper" label applies to all chippers equally?
No
Do I get a pass if something happened in my personal life that makes me need to sell chips? And if it does, what markup am I allowed before I get tarred and feathered? Does that markup change based on how long I've been a chipper? How about if some of the chips I sold at presale prices were then immediately flipped? What does that say about the chipper?
Yes, you get a pass (no intent, no foul IMO). And the others who buy your chips with the intent of immediately flipping them at a higher price suck.
Chip karma, name calling, the pitchfork crew, ganging up on people and the ultra-secret Illuminati club of members trading chips below cost are all fucking ridiculous.
It's all bullshit clique behaviour - the same shit that started on big blue and contributed to many good people leaving.
We all know the Silks level type of flipper and they should be shunned (actually they should be banned but what the hell do I know)...but the average chipper who buys chips and maybe gets some extra to sell to offset the cost? Or buys a set and doesn't like it. Who cares - well, I guess we know who cares...
This
I got divorced last year and had to dump a pile of chips to pay for the lawyer fees and to not lose my house - chippers had no issue paying below market prices because I needed to move the chips...a bunch of which I saw flipped a couple months later for more money. What about those people? Is that ok? How long does the statute of limitations last there? How long in any sale?
I bought a pile of the Horseshoes hoping to build a big, multi-table set but realized I don't like the condition of the 5's and 25's (and hate the secondary 25 - 500) and now I'm dumping them. So I should sell them only at pre-sale prices or get ostracized? How about the fact that since I bought the chips I paid $700 in shipping and taxes? Can I factor that in? How about that my car was keyed and then all the tires slashed? Do I get sympathy then? What markup can I use? That's not even taking into consideration that my gf's car was also hit - and that her father is in the hospital with throat cancer (yeah, we have free health care but she has to drive 30 min each way to visit and pay for parking at $20/day). Is that a larger markup before the pitch forks come out?
All those above with their "private by invite only sales"...you going to sell them for EXACTLY what you paid for them? Or will it be for more?
Yes, and I have. But to clarify, I am not trying to say I will never profit off the sale of chips. If I want to get maximum ROI, I will list them in the classifieds or on eBay. If I am willing to sell chips at below market value, then it will most likely be behind the curtain.
I've been around this community for a long time and have bought and sold a fair amount of chips...some at a gain and some at a loss. I've also spread the love in other ways - usually by PM and quietly...I've helped with stamping, shipping, completing sets, and other kind acts but none of that matters if I sell chips at what the market has determined the price to be.
You have been around much longer than I have, and maybe its right, or maybe its wrong, but I think legacy counts for something. I have never even considered you a Silks type and don't feel any pitchforks have ever been pointed your way
Enjoy the moral superiority - I only wish we could all live up to it (or give a shit about something a little bit more important than what little timmy is selling his chips for).
Not trying to start a beef, but I was defiitely one of the "above", so thought I would respond. There are clearly much bigger things in life, and it sounds like you've been dealing with a number of them. I come to this forum for the Chip "talk", and sometimes get caught up in the other posts. I don't think a conversation on Flipping is necessarily out of context for this forum.
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