Use completed sales
Asking prices show what sellers want. Completed sales are a better starting point for realistic estimates.
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Antique Flip Profit Calculator
Quickly check whether a vintage find is worth buying, cleaning, photographing, listing, and storing before you commit your money.
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Total costs$0.00
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This is an estimate for research and planning, not a formal appraisal, tax calculation, or guarantee of a sale price.
How the antique flip profit works
Calculate the likely profit and ROI on an antique or vintage flip after fees, shipping, restoration, and selling costs. Plan your resale with a clearer margin. Start with realistic completed-sale prices and include costs that are easy to overlook. For antiques, condition, authenticity, provenance, maker, rarity, and local demand can matter more than a simple formula.
Include the hidden costs
Shipping, packaging, restoration, platform fees, transport, storage, and your time can change the outcome.
Research before deciding
Use this result as a first pass, then verify marks, condition, comparable items, and current marketplace rules.
Questions people ask
What costs should antique flippers include?
Include acquisition cost, platform fees, shipping materials, delivery, cleaning, restoration, storage, and a realistic allowance for returns or discounts.
What does ROI mean for an antique flip?
ROI compares your net profit with the money spent to acquire the item. It helps compare opportunities with different purchase prices.
Should I use the asking price as my sale price?
Use completed comparable sales when possible. Asking prices show what sellers hope to receive, not necessarily what buyers paid.