No holds barred here, say what you want.
Here's my reason for flipping these chips. I just paid a stupid amount for a big lot on eBay. So I started looking at things I could sell, to offset that cost. My natural feeling is not to be a chiproom flipper - it just tastes bad in my mouth. But then there's the reality that if I sell it to somebody for face value, and they turn around and flip it (or more likely, flip big pieces of it) I'll feel like an idiot.
So I really got to thinking about things. The reality is that I've been overpaying for everything lately, because the market has changed. If I continue to buy high, but sell low, I'm the sucker.
For whatever it's worth, I'm not becoming a full time flipper. I'm also looking at racks I could sell, that I bought here on PCF. I won't flip chips I bought from PCFers - that's where I draw the line. I still feel a sense of community here, and I don't want to give that up. It puts me in a funny position with those chips though - I don't really need to keep them, but I can't bring myself to sell them for what I paid, when they're worth almost double that. So I'm fine with keeping them. And I'm certainly not going to start buying up chiproom chips just to flip them - I'm not going to turn my hobby into a business. But no, given the all around condition of things, I don't have a problem with flipping a chiproom sample set.
Here's my reason for flipping these chips. I just paid a stupid amount for a big lot on eBay. So I started looking at things I could sell, to offset that cost. My natural feeling is not to be a chiproom flipper - it just tastes bad in my mouth. But then there's the reality that if I sell it to somebody for face value, and they turn around and flip it (or more likely, flip big pieces of it) I'll feel like an idiot.
So I really got to thinking about things. The reality is that I've been overpaying for everything lately, because the market has changed. If I continue to buy high, but sell low, I'm the sucker.
For whatever it's worth, I'm not becoming a full time flipper. I'm also looking at racks I could sell, that I bought here on PCF. I won't flip chips I bought from PCFers - that's where I draw the line. I still feel a sense of community here, and I don't want to give that up. It puts me in a funny position with those chips though - I don't really need to keep them, but I can't bring myself to sell them for what I paid, when they're worth almost double that. So I'm fine with keeping them. And I'm certainly not going to start buying up chiproom chips just to flip them - I'm not going to turn my hobby into a business. But no, given the all around condition of things, I don't have a problem with flipping a chiproom sample set.