Can someone define the word "flipper" in the way it's used here on the forum? I've always assumed a flipper is someone who buys and sells knives either for a profit or just because they enjoy discovering new knives and need to sell one to buy one.
Am I missing something? Is there an added requirement in order to be classified as a flipper?
Also, what's your opinion about people who buy and sell knives frequently, are they bad for the forum?
Are they only bad for the forum if they try to turn a profit doing it?
What if they always sell the knives for less than what they bought them for, are they still a flipper and do people still frown on people who sell knives for less than what they paid?
How long do you have to own a knife, in order to not be considered a "flip?"
I haven't spent a lot of time socializing on the site. so I'm trying to learn the nuances of this crowd. For years I've met nothing but awesome, considerate, amazing people...but that was when I spent years only buying knives and rarely, if ever selling. Now that it's 3 years later and I want to change it up and sell some knives, I'm running into a lot of weirdos who refer to me as a "douchebag flipper."
Every knife i'm selling, mostly because the market was come down quite a bit, I'm selling at huge loses and purchased YEARS ago 2 or 3 years minimum. Am I considered a flipper? Even though I've never profited even $1, one time, on any knife ever? But only always sell for less than what I paid.
