Quote Originally Posted by minotaur
A flipper, according to google:

1) Flipper was a television series that ran from from 1964 till 1967 on NBC. The series was a spin-off from the 1963 movie Flipper and centered on Park Ranger Porter Ricks (played by Brian Kelly), his sons Sandy (Luke Halpin) and "Bud" (Tommy Norden), and their pet dolphin Flipper.

Perhaps the person posting the ad starred in the TV series?

But in all honesty, a flipper is someone who acquires a whole bunch of reptiles they plan on reselling as soon as they possibly can. Basically, they only have the huge collection for as long as it takes them to sell it all off. If there are bad conditions, you could actually go to your local ASPCA or police department for further investigation. Hope that helps!
BINGO they buy wholesale and sell them are retail prices. Alot of times the animals are only in there place long enough to get reboxed