# anyone here flip cars?

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**Created:** [January 27, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-flip-cars/42524 "2008-01-27T16:56:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![BrockwayMT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brockwaymt/32/5060_2.png) [@BrockwayMT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BrockwayMT)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2008, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-here-flip-cars/42524/29 "2008-01-27T20:11:48Z")

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> [@JDMSIR](#):
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> Most I ever made was from a 95 GSR, bought it for $500 ( needed timing belt) traded it for a 2003 Focus and sold the focus for $4000. Not a bad days work. Easy money if you know what to buy.

You claimed that on your income tax return, of course 😛

He’s right though, it’s all about buying them right. My feeling and experience is that it isn’t worth the hassle for $500 cars. Especially when it costs $50 in gas to go pickup something with the trailer even if it’s close by. They are risky at that price level. You win some and lose some. If you do enough you’ll come out ahead. It just takes some time.

Another tip, try to sell mainly on swap sheet or Craigslist or something. You have too many cars in the yard with a for sale sign over the course of a year the town code officer might own you.

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