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Every Type of Reseller as a Christmas Movie
A super serious Christmas Issue
Issue #98
Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas! I understand you have responsibilities, you have to carve the ham, peel the prawns and attempt to remove twist and cable ties off gifts, but I appreciate you taking the time to check out Flip Weekly’s Christmas Issue.
We’re not going to be talking about What I’ve Bought or What I Sold. That doesn’t embody the Christmas spirit. Instead, we’re going to be comparing resellers to Christmas movies. Something that, I guess, Santa would get a chuckle out of.
Enjoy the day, stay out of the sun, don’t fight with your in-laws and I’ll see you again next week.
P.S. Flip Weekly was featured in the Daily Telegraph this week, check out the article here.
In This Issue
Every Reseller You Know, Explained by a Christmas Movie
I’m a huge fan of Christmas movies. One of my favorite genres. From all of the films below, I would have seen them at least a hundred times. I could quote them religiously.
Unfortunately, like many of my favorite films, I never watch them because the timing isn’t just right. I don’t have the right snack, I’m not feeling the weather, I have to get up early in the morning. No idea why that last one matters but for some reason it does.
But, I know these movies well enough to be able to accurately assign them to a type of reseller. This isn’t some random generator, this is a science, like astrology. Just as astrologists can forecast earthly events based on the location of the moon and the stars, I can predict your personality based on what you buy and sell from op shops.
Don’t believe me? Let’s get right into it.
The WhatNot Reseller = Daddy’s Home 2
People aren’t enjoying what they’re watching - all 10 of them. The running time is 30 minutes too long, there’s no script, the budget is non-existent and in terms of set design? Ha, let’s be real. The only thing viewers can look forward to is the possibility of someone on screen getting drunk, yelling some things they’ll later come to regret and getting blacklisted by the community.
The Video Game Reseller = Jingle All The Way
I couldn’t think of a more perfect Christmas film to represent video game resellers than Jingle All The Way. The parallels are obvious. You are on the constant hunt for the grail. You want that 64 bundle… the GameCube bundle… the TurboMan doll. You walk into an op shop or garage sale and what do you see? You see everything people don’t want.
You see Booster, TurboMan’s side-kick that you couldn’t pay kids to like. When kids have access to Mario and Call of Duty, why would they want to play with SingStar or WiiFit?
On the off chance you come across what you’re looking for, some out of work, past his prime old man will steal it out of your hands. You can’t win.
The Clothing Reseller = The Santa Clause
The product is overall pretty good. Good brand, solid era, strong comps. But there’s something wrong with it, something is tainted.
Is that a stain? A mystery mark? A Tim Allen?
You convince yourself… Mat it’s fine, it’ll wash out (it wont). For those of us that are honest, we’ll still sell it, we’ll just mention it casually in the description.
The Everything Reseller = Surviving Christmas
We’re talking about someone who will buy anything. If you think it’s going to benefit you personally, you’ll outlay some money. Whether it’s paying money for an item in a thrift store or paying a group of strangers to pretend to be your family, it doesn’t matter.
Your entire business model is chaos, yet it works… for now. I’m guessing eventually you’ll realize you can’t buy everything and that you need to relax a bit with the cheques.
The Jeans Reseller = Hallmark Christmas Movies
I think in every interview I’ve ever done for reselling I’ve taken shots at jean resellers. I’m sorry, there’s just something about the category that I hate. It’s not exciting, no-one’s impressed, it’s not a conversation starter.
But it pays the bills.
You do one thing and you do it well. You know your cuts, your eras, you don’t chase what’s new and trending, you just create, post and repeat.
Some would call you the backbone of the economy and you’ll never get the respect you (may or may not) deserve.
The CD/DVD Reseller = Home Alone
An absolute classic that millions of people appreciate. In fact, you’ve been making money from all the way back in the early 90’s. Very few things have your staying power. Some people say to move on, there’s better things out there but you stay true.
In the early 90’s your enemies were thieves, people who steal, yet in 2025 that’s all turned around.
The Collectible Reseller = Spirited
Your business model is very simple: follow the trends, follow the vibes. If it’s hot, you’re in. If it’s not, you’re out. You don’t care if it makes sense or has any meaning, you just care about your bottom line.
You know what? Ryan Reynolds is trending, let’s chuck him in this movie.
You know what? Everyone is spending hundreds on PVC Teletubbie figures, let’s buy them.
It costs a lot, has no real value and no real heart.
The Book Reseller = It’s A Wonderful Life
Younger people think it’s boring, they don’t get it. To be fair to them, if you told your younger self this would be your job you’d become suicidal. Yet here you are, scanning barcodes, searching ISBNs and quietly stacking your profits.
It doesn’t scream sexy, it’s not loud, but it’s reliable and deeply comforting.
The Tools Reseller = The Grinch
Let’s say straight off the top, you guys are hairy and scary. Older people love you, younger people? Not so much. They don’t get it. Tools? Grinch? What’s the deal? We may never know.
I’m assuming your garage filled with tools to resell is akin to The Grinch’s heart, 3 sizes too small.
What do you think? Accurate representations of resellers and Christmas movies? Way off the mark? Did I miss anyone?
Thriftmas Finale
I’d like to thank everyone who participated in 2025’s Thriftmas Giveaway. Across the 3 weeks we have over 1,000 entries and gave away hundreds of dollars worth of prizes. Next year we will be back bigger and better.
To bring Thriftmas to an end it’s time to announce the winner of the LEGO Super Mario Game Boy. Using an online tool that scans all of our social media posts for this contest, we can determine the winner and that person is… from Instagram…
@snikdha93
Thank you again for taking some time on your busy Christmas day to check out Flip Weekly. I’ll see you next week on… oh great New Years Day. See you then!
Mat
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