verb, noun Gaming Slang

flip

· verb, noun · gaming

Buying low and selling high fast on the Grand Exchange for quick profit.

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Definitions

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Setting a buy order low and a sell order high on the same item, pocketing the gap. It's quick — often resolved in minutes — and it's how players make gold without leaving the GE.

“I'm flipping armadyl items, making a few mil a day off the margin.”
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The profit comes from the spread between pending buy and sell orders, not from waiting for the price to move. Pure market arbitrage.

“Good flip on those — 200k margin per item and they sell instantly.”
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flip In A Sentence

I'm flipping armadyl items, making a few mil a day off the margin.
Good flip on those — 200k margin per item and they sell instantly.

Origin & Usage

RuneScape Grand Exchange trading slang — flipping items off the buy/sell margin.

People Also Ask

Is flipping the same as merching?

Same idea — buy low, sell high — but flipping is short-term off the immediate margin, while merching holds items longer for a bigger price swing.

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