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Point your phone at an item at a flea market, thrift store or garage sale. FlipTip AI identifies it from every label, logo and model number, then tells you what it is, what it really resells for and gives you a clear verdict — WORTH IT, RISKY or SKIP — with a score, your profit, the reasons and what to check before you pay.
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How it works
Snap a photoOne photo is enough. If there is a label, model number or brand, keep it in the picture — the AI reads it.
AI identifies itFlipTip reads every label, logo and model number and only names the exact model when it can point at the proof; otherwise it shows the likely versions for you to pick.
Real sales are checkedOn paid plans FlipTip pulls the completed sales of that exact item and checks every one of them, so games, cases, parts and other models never end up in the price.
You get the verdict cardWORTH IT, RISKY or SKIP with a 0–100 deal score, your buy → expected sale → net profit, the reasons behind it and what to check on this exact item before you pay.
What you get
- Deal score 0–100 — margin, sell speed, demand, certainty and authenticity in one number.
- Buy → expected sale → net — the expected sale is the median of real completed sales, the net is after ~13% selling fees. Type in what the seller asks and it uses that price.
- Why, from real data — how many comparable sales there are, how many sold in the last 30 days, whether the price is rising or falling, and your margin.
- Check before buying — the weak spots of this exact model (model number, battery, missing parts, wear) and how much each one costs you if it fails.
- The decision in one line — buy up to, net profit and how fast it sells right at the top; the details open on tap. Tap Bought and the item is in your dashboard at the seller's price.
- Net for your marketplace — the profit is worked out for where you actually sell, minus its fee and, if you offer free shipping, the shipping.
- Negotiate at the stall — what to open with, what to aim for and when to walk away, with the sentences to say to the seller.
- Where to sell — the marketplaces in your country that take this kind of item, with each one's fee and what you keep, and the net worked out for the best one.
- Sell speed at your price — sold in the last 30 days against the live listings you'd compete with, the sell-through rate, and how many days it takes at three different prices.
- Confirm the exact model in one tap — when FlipTip is not sure of the exact model, it names the most likely one and lists the look-alikes. Tap the right one and the prices are researched again for that model, without a new photo and without using a scan, with the numbers before → after (Starter, Hustler and up). None of them fits? Multi Scan adds the label or the back.
- Priced as used — finds at markets and thrift stores are second-hand, so the price comes from real sales of used ones, not a mix with sealed ones. Untested, for parts or still sealed? Change it in one tap and the price comes from sales of that condition (Starter, Hustler and up, where real sold prices are available).
- An honest certainty — the identification is shown as a confident match, a likely match or uncertain. A percentage appears only once the public accuracy test has measured how often identifications at that level were right — not the AI's own guess of itself.
- Fake and authenticity checks for items that are often copied.
- Local prices in 50+ countries, in your currency.
Most price checkers show what sellers ask. FlipTip focuses on what items actually sell for and turns that into a decision you can make at the stall, while the seller is waiting.
Every line of the verdict card has a source. The numbers come from real completed sales whenever they exist — each sale is checked to be the item itself, not an accessory, a spare part or a different model. The AI only adds what data can't know: why this particular item is a good flip and what to check on it. When an item has no real sales yet, the card says its numbers are an estimate instead of pretending.
When the photo doesn't show enough to name the exact model, FlipTip says so honestly, names the most likely model and asks you to confirm it: one tap on the right model researches its prices again, without a new photo. If none of them is right, it tells you which extra photo — the label, the back, the underside — would settle it, and Multi Scan takes up to five photos of one item for exactly that.
Questions
How sure is the identification?
Every scan reads the labels, logos and model numbers on the item. The exact model is named only when FlipTip can point at the proof (a readable model number or a detail only that version has); otherwise you see what is certain, the most likely model, the other models it could be and which extra photo would settle it. Certainty is shown as a confident match, a likely match or uncertain — and as a percentage only where the public accuracy test has measured it. Together with the real sold-price check this takes 30–70 seconds.
What if FlipTip names the wrong model?
Under Priced as, tap Confirm (or Change) next to the model and pick the right one from the models it could be. FlipTip researches the prices of that model again — without a new photo and without using a scan — and shows what changed: estimate, most to pay and profit. Up to three changes per scan, within an hour of it. If none of the offered models is right, take a clearer photo of the label with Multi Scan. Confirming the model is part of Starter, Hustler, Flipper and Dealer.
Does the condition change the price?
Yes, and often a lot: a sealed one, a used one that works and an untested one sell for very different prices. On paid plans with real sold prices FlipTip prices your find as used — nothing to answer. If it is untested, for parts or still sealed, change it in one tap and the price comes from real sales of that condition only; the condition you set is filled in for you when you write the listing.
Is the verdict free?
Yes. Identification, a price estimate and the WORTH IT / RISKY / SKIP verdict with a short reason are on the Free plan (3 scans a day). Paid plans turn it into the full verdict card: the 0–100 score, buy → sale → net from real sold prices, the reasons and the checks before buying.
How is the score calculated?
Out of 100: up to 35 points for your margin after fees, 20 for sell speed, 20 for demand (from real sales in the last 30 days and the price trend), 15 for certainty and 10 for authenticity. If the numbers leave no profit, the score stays at 30 or lower.
How is the sell speed worked out?
From the item's real sales in the last 30 days and the live listings of the same item — the ones a new listing would compete with. Buyers take the cheaper listings first, so the days at each price come from how many competitors are priced at or below it and how many sell per day. It is an estimate and labelled as one; above every price the item has ever sold for, FlipTip says it rarely sells.
Where does the expected sale price come from?
From real completed sales of that exact item. Every sale is checked to be the item itself — not a game for it, a case, a strap, a part or another model — and the middle (median) price is used. Without real sales FlipTip shows its estimate and labels it as one.
How accurate is it?
As accurate as the photo allows. With a readable label or model number FlipTip names the exact model; without one it stays at the level it can confirm and shows the alternatives instead of guessing.
Does it work for anything?
Electronics, toys, collectibles, clothing, watches, tools, kitchenware, books, records and more — anything that sells second-hand.
My scan said "same model checked a few days ago" — is it still a full scan?
Yes. Your photo is always identified from scratch, and condition, completeness and authenticity are judged on your item. Only the market research — the prices found online for that exact model — is reused when someone scanned the identical model in your country in the last few days. That makes the scan faster without making it less exact; anything less certain than an exact model match is researched fresh.
Related features
✅Real sold pricesHUSTLER+See what the item really sold for — the median, the range and the individual sales you can check yourself.How it works →
📸Quick, Multi & Batch scanFREE / FLIPPER+Quick Scan for one item, Multi Scan with up to five photos for the exact model, Batch Scan for a whole table at once.How it works →
📡Treasure RadarFLIPPER+Walk the market with the camera on — green arrows point at the items worth a closer look, with a rough price.How it works →
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