Bazaar flipping is the practice of buying items low and selling them high on the Hypixel SkyBlock Bazaar to generate profit. Unlike flipping on the Auction House (which has a 1-hour hold), Bazaar flips are instant or near-instant, making them ideal for high-frequency trading. You profit from the spread: the difference between the buy price and sell price, minus transaction fees. It's the most scalable method to generate 10-50M coins per hour with minimal capital requirements (as low as 500K to start).
Every item on the Bazaar displays two market prices:
As a flipper, you create a buy order (offer to purchase at a price below market) and wait for sellers to accept. Once filled, you immediately create a sell offer (offer to sell above market) or use instant-sell. The spread minus fees is your profit. With leverage and proper volume selection, you can chain multiple flips daily.
Bazaar fees are crucial to understand:
Example calculation: If you buy 1,000 coins worth of items and the spread is 10%, gross profit is 100 coins. After 2.5% fees (25 coins), net profit is 75 coins. Always check the spread > fees before committing capital.
Place a buy order 5-10% below the current buy price. Wait for sellers to accept (hours to days depending on volume). Place a matching sell order at or above market. This strategy minimizes risk but requires patience and capital management.
Buy instantly at the current sell price, immediately sell at the current buy price. Profit from the existing spread without waiting. Higher risk but instant liquidity.
The key to profitable flipping is choosing the right items. Most beginners chase huge margins on dead items—this is a trap.
Use the Bazaar Flips page to sort by volume and spread. Check Top Movers to spot trending items. Use the SkyCofl mod command /cofl bazaar to verify real-time data on any item.
You can start with very little, but capital determines your profit speed:
Bazaar flipping seems safe because you're trading only high-volume items, but there are risks:
Modern flipping requires data. Here's the recommended toolset:
/cofl bazaar itemname to verify spread, volume, and 7-day history in-game. Trust only live data.Even casual flippers benefit from structure:
Bazaar is instant (buy/sell within seconds), low fees (1.25%), and better for high-volume items. Auction House requires 1-hour holds, higher fees (~2%), and works for rare items. Bazaar flipping is 5-10x faster and more scalable.
On ultra-liquid items (1M+ daily volume): 1-2% per flip after fees. On medium items (500K volume): 2-5%. On slower items: 5-15%. Never chase single flips; focus on chaining 5-10 flips daily. A 2% flip on 10M capital, repeated 5x daily = 1M/day.
For high-volume items, 1-2 days is normal. For medium-volume items, 3-5 days. If an order hasn't filled in 7 days on an item with 500K+ daily volume, cancel and retry. You likely placed it too low, or the item lost liquidity.
Start with Enchanted Cobblestone, Mithril, or Diopside (1-2M daily volume, 1-3% spreads). Graduate to Nether Wart, Glowstone, or Silicon once you have 5M+ capital and understand order timing. Avoid anything below 500K daily volume until you're experienced.
Yes. Farming is 2-8M/hr, slaying is 12-25M/hr. Bazaar flipping with good capital (50M+) can hit 15-50M/hr through chaining flips. But the ceiling is higher: bots and professionals can sustain 50-100M+/hr. It's less click-intensive than slaying though.
No. Automation violates Hypixel ToS and risks a ban. The SkyCofl mod is safe (manual use only). Use spreadsheets to track flips and the Bazaar page to find opportunities, but place all orders yourself. Keep humans in control.
Create a simple Google Sheet: columns for Item, Buy Price, Sell Price, Profit, Date Started, Date Ended, ROI%. Update it after each flip. After 50 flips, review: which items were most profitable? Which wasted time? Adjust your item selection based on data.
Always verify: (1) Spread > 3% after fees, (2) Volume > 500K daily, (3) Price hasn't crashed in last 7 days (check history), (4) Size your position to max 25% of capital. If price drops, hold or accept the loss. Never panic-sell at a loss; that locks it in.
Absolutely. Many players farm while their buy orders fill in the background. You can also flip while doing dungeons (afk bazaar monitoring) or minions auto-generate coins. Flipping is passive-friendly compared to slaying or boss farming.
Chasing volume on dead items: "This item trades 100M daily so it must be good!" Dead items have large spreads because no one wants them. Focus instead on trending items with decent volume (500K+). Quality > quantity. Also: over-leveraging. Don't put 50% of capital on one flip.