its called selling for a profit. I've never heard ANYONE use the term flipping on anything other than houses. This is when you buy a house, fix it up as quickly as possible to make as few mortgage payments as you can, then sell it. What you describe is simple buying and selling for a profit. So what if i buy snakes but dont turn "right around" and sell them but sell them 6 months later, is that just buying to sell? How do you know how quickly im gonna sell my 20 snakes, what if it takes me 6 months to sell them?
Happens all the time with cars, bikes, guns, etc...and it's commonly refered to as flipping...
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