Flip Topics
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Flip Topics
25 categories
Vehicles and mobility
Bicycles, mopeds, motorcycles, cars, trailers, e-bikes and e-scooters — paperwork, inspection and recovery costs included.
6 guides
Vacuum loses suction
Cordless, bagged and robot vacuums. A blockage and a dying motor look the same in a listing.
- Work required · Working item
- Cleaning or completing
- Work required · Repair candidate
- Basic · Under an hour
- Diagnostic uncertainty
- Medium
- Tools
- Household items
- Transport
- Ships by parcel
- Storage
- A shelf
- Entry budget
- £50–£250
- Price guidance
- No FlipGap price data — use the comparables method
Safety limits apply
Used furniture
Solid wood, flat-pack and premium office chairs. Hardware and fittings are one thing; structure, pests and old coatings another.
- Work required · Working item
- Cleaning or completing
- Work required · Repair candidate
- Basic · 1–3 hours
- Diagnostic uncertainty
- Medium
- Tools
- Basic hand tools
- Transport
- Needs a van or trailer
- Storage
- Garage or shed
- Entry budget
- £50–£250
- Price guidance
- No FlipGap price data — use the comparables method
Safety limits apply
Petrol lawnmowers, garden tools and pressure washers
Petrol mowers, garden tools and pressure washers. A starter cord or an O-ring — or a bent crankshaft and a cracked pump.
- Work required · Working item
- Routine maintenance
- Work required · Repair candidate
- Intermediate · 1–3 hours
- Diagnostic uncertainty
- Medium
- Tools
- Basic hand tools
- Transport
- Fits in a car
- Storage
- Garage or shed
- Entry budget
- £50–£250
- Price guidance
- No FlipGap price data — use the comparables method
Safety limits apply
Portable air conditioners
A missing exhaust hose or a dirty filter can be dealt with. Poor cooling, a stalled fan or a refrigerant fault cannot.
- Work required · Working item
- Cleaning or completing
- Work required · Repair candidate
- Basic · Under an hour
- Diagnostic uncertainty
- High
- Tools
- Household items
- Transport
- Fits in a car
- Storage
- Corner of a room
- Entry budget
- £50–£250
- Price guidance
- No FlipGap price data — use the comparables method
Safety limits apply
Scrap & Materials
Four ways to get value from one item. Pick the one that pays for your time.
3 guides
Trading Cards
Pokémon, Magic, sports cards — the most liquid collectibles on earth.
- Work required · Working item
- None
- Work required · Repair candidate
- No repair guidance published
- Transport
- Ships by parcel
- Storage
- A shelf
- Entry budget
- under £50
- Price guidance
- FlipGap price guide from observed listings
Cameras & Lenses
Glass holds value for decades — attics are full of it.
- Work required · Working item
- Cleaning or completing
- Work required · Repair candidate
- No repair guidance published
- Transport
- Ships by parcel
- Storage
- A shelf
- Entry budget
- £50–£250
- Price guidance
- FlipGap price guide from observed listings
Watches
The reference number is the price — most sellers never look it up.
- Work required · Working item
- None
- Work required · Repair candidate
- No repair guidance published
- Transport
- Ships by parcel
- Storage
- A shelf
- Entry budget
- £50–£250
- Price guidance
- FlipGap price guide from observed listings
LEGO
Retired sets appreciate like clockwork — and sellers price by the kilo.
- Work required · Working item
- Cleaning or completing
- Work required · Repair candidate
- No repair guidance published
- Transport
- Ships by parcel
- Storage
- A shelf
- Entry budget
- under £50
- Price guidance
- FlipGap price guide from observed listings
Retro Video Games
Cartridges have exact price tables — most sellers have never seen one.
- Work required · Working item
- Cleaning or completing
- Work required · Repair candidate
- Basic · Under an hour
- Diagnostic uncertainty
- High
- Tools
- Household items
- Transport
- Ships by parcel
- Storage
- A shelf
- Entry budget
- under £50
- Price guidance
- FlipGap price guide from observed listings
Game Consoles
From current-gen bargains to retro gold in the same attic box.
- Work required · Working item
- Cleaning or completing
- Work required · Repair candidate
- Basic · Under an hour
- Diagnostic uncertainty
- High
- Tools
- Household items
- Transport
- Ships by parcel
- Storage
- A shelf
- Entry budget
- £50–£250
- Price guidance
- FlipGap price guide from observed listings
Power Tools
Pro brands sell far below list price on the classifieds — check how much life is left before you pay.
- Work required · Working item
- Cleaning or completing
- Work required · Repair candidate
- Basic · Under an hour
- Diagnostic uncertainty
- Medium
- Tools
- Basic hand tools
- Transport
- Ships by parcel
- Storage
- A shelf
- Entry budget
- £50–£250
- Price guidance
- FlipGap price guide from observed listings
Safety limits apply
Music Gear & Synths
Instruments don't depreciate — owners just lose interest.
- Work required · Working item
- Cleaning or completing
- Work required · Repair candidate
- No repair guidance published
- Transport
- Fits in a car
- Storage
- A shelf
- Entry budget
- £50–£250
- Price guidance
- FlipGap price guide from observed listings
Smartphones
The highest-volume flip there is — margins are thin, turnover is instant.
- Work required · Working item
- None
- Work required · Repair candidate
- No repair guidance published
- Transport
- Ships by parcel
- Storage
- A shelf
- Entry budget
- £50–£250
- Price guidance
- FlipGap price guide from observed listings
Safety limits apply
Action Figures
Transformers, Star Wars, GI Joe — mixed toy lots hide four-figure characters.
- Work required · Working item
- Cleaning or completing
- Work required · Repair candidate
- No repair guidance published
- Transport
- Ships by parcel
- Storage
- A shelf
- Entry budget
- under £50
- Price guidance
- FlipGap price guide from observed listings
Vintage Audio & Hi-Fi
Heavy to ship, priced to move — local hi-fi is structurally underpriced.
- Work required · Working item
- Cleaning or completing
- Work required · Repair candidate
- Basic · Under an hour
- Diagnostic uncertainty
- Medium
- Tools
- Household items
- Transport
- Fits in a car
- Storage
- Corner of a room
- Entry budget
- £50–£250
- Price guidance
- FlipGap price guide from observed listings
Safety limits apply
Espresso Machines
Every city is full of abandoned lockdown coffee setups — model names price themselves.
- Work required · Working item
- Routine maintenance
- Work required · Repair candidate
- Basic · 1–3 hours
- Diagnostic uncertainty
- Medium
- Tools
- Basic hand tools
- Transport
- Fits in a car
- Storage
- A shelf
- Entry budget
- £50–£250
- Price guidance
- FlipGap price guide from observed listings
Safety limits apply
Sewing Machines
A Bernina listed at estate-sale prices sells for ten times that to people who know the number.
- Work required · Working item
- Routine maintenance
- Work required · Repair candidate
- Basic · Under an hour
- Diagnostic uncertainty
- Medium
- Tools
- Household items
- Transport
- Fits in a car
- Storage
- A shelf
- Entry budget
- £50–£250
- Price guidance
- FlipGap price guide from observed listings
Premium Strollers
Kids age out in two years — the stroller market restocks itself forever.
- Work required · Working item
- Cleaning or completing
- Work required · Repair candidate
- No repair guidance published
- Transport
- Fits in a car
- Storage
- Corner of a room
- Entry budget
- £250–£1,000
- Price guidance
- FlipGap price guide from observed listings
Safety limits apply
Fitness Equipment
January fills garages with resolutions — spring fills classifieds with barely-used iron.
- Work required · Working item
- Cleaning or completing
- Work required · Repair candidate
- Basic · Minutes
- Diagnostic uncertainty
- Low
- Tools
- Basic hand tools
- Transport
- Needs a van or trailer
- Storage
- Garage or shed
- Entry budget
- £50–£250
- Price guidance
- FlipGap price guide from observed listings
Safety limits apply
Model Trains
Estate collections priced by the box — while single locomotives carry three-digit catalog values.
- Work required · Working item
- Cleaning or completing
- Work required · Repair candidate
- No repair guidance published
- Transport
- Ships by parcel
- Storage
- A shelf
- Entry budget
- £50–£250
- Price guidance
- FlipGap price guide from observed listings
Guitars & Amps
The best-documented used market in all of gear — and sellers still price by feel.
- Work required · Working item
- Routine maintenance
- Work required · Repair candidate
- Basic · 1–3 hours
- Diagnostic uncertainty
- Low
- Tools
- Basic hand tools
- Transport
- Fits in a car
- Storage
- Corner of a room
- Entry budget
- £50–£250
- Price guidance
- FlipGap price guide from observed listings
Safety limits apply
RC & Drones
Hobby-grade RC holds value like tools — toy-grade holds value like toys.
- Work required · Working item
- None
- Work required · Repair candidate
- No repair guidance published
- Transport
- Ships by parcel
- Storage
- A shelf
- Entry budget
- £50–£250
- Price guidance
- FlipGap price guide from observed listings
Safety limits apply
Laptops
The highest-liquidity flip after phones — every spec is in the listing text.
- Work required · Working item
- Cleaning or completing
- Work required · Repair candidate
- Basic · Under an hour
- Diagnostic uncertainty
- Medium
- Tools
- Basic hand tools
- Transport
- Ships by parcel
- Storage
- A shelf
- Entry budget
- £250–£1,000
- Price guidance
- FlipGap price guide from observed listings
Safety limits apply