Handling Bad Flips

A bad flip is an item that doesn't sell within 72h, sells for less profit, or was overpaid for.

Immediate Actions

1. Check Current Price

/cofl lore

Check median, volume, and BIN price. See Manual Pricing.

2. Determine Status

• Worth more than paid: List at median × 0.95, be patient

• Worth same as paid: List at cost, break even

• Worth less than paid: List aggressively to minimize loss

3. Prevent Future Purchases

/cofl blacklist add "[Item Name]"

Listing Strategies

Small loss: List at cost, 48h duration

Medium loss: List at median × 0.85-0.93, 72h duration

Large loss: List at median × 0.75-0.85, 72h duration

Long-term hold: Keep if you have purse space and price may recover (risks: tied up coins, may not recover)

Reporting to Config Provider

Report Example:

Item: [Name]
Paid: [Amount]
Median: [Amount] ([Volume] sales)
Issue: [Why it's bad]

Report if:

• Same item bought repeatedly

• Bot consistently overpays

• Volume < 5 sales

• Doesn't sell after 72h

Forward webhook message or DM config provider with /cofl lore screenshot.

Common Causes

Outdated price data: Market dropped, Cofl data not updated

• Blacklist temporarily, wait for refresh

Low volume item: Unreliable estimates, hard to sell

• Blacklist, adjust config to skip low-volume items

Special variant: Bot can't distinguish, variant worth less

• Blacklist specific variant

Market crash: Supply/demand changed, Hypixel update

• Monitor news, adjust filters, take loss

Profit calculation error: Target price incorrect

• Report to provider

Prevention

Proper filters:

/cofl set minprofit 5m
/cofl set minprofitpercent 6
/cofl set maxprice 100m

Maintain blacklist: Add items that didn't sell or you overpaid for

Monitor actively: Review purchases, check values, adjust filters

Use quality configs: Reputable providers, keep updated

Switch configs if: 3+ bad flips/day, consistent losses, config outdated

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Key: Handle quickly, learn, prevent repeats. Bad flips happen - proper management keeps them rare and minimal.

See also: Manual Pricing | Filters and Settings | Cofl Commands