Making kamas by flipping items on the Dofus marketplace
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Flipping means buying on the marketplace below an item’s usual value, then reselling it at market price. The margin comes from three levers: buying at the right time, splitting lots and patience. It vanishes fast if you forget the tax or buy what does not sell.
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The idea: buy low, resell at market price
Flipping produces nothing: you profit from price gaps left by other players. A seller in a hurry dumps a lot, a crafter needs ten units right now, an update makes a resource useful overnight. Whoever knows the usual prices spots these gaps and turns them into kamas.
It is a demanding method. It takes starting capital, good knowledge of your server’s prices and some discipline. It suits players who enjoy watching a market and have already built up some kamas another way, such as gathering. Our guide on how to earn kamas places it among the other income sources.
Watch out : There is no guaranteed profit. Prices can fall while you hold stock: never put kamas you need to play into flipping.
Choosing what to trade
Not everything resells. The best candidates are items many players buy often, priced high enough for a margin to survive the tax. Start with a single family of resources: you will learn its prices faster.
- Steady demand: resources crafters use to level professions, common recipe ingredients, resources requested by quests or the Almanax.
- Enough volume: an item that sells once a week ties up your kamas.
- Reasonable unit price: on a near-worthless resource, the tax and your time eat the margin.
- No equipment at first: every copy has its own rolls, which makes pricing hard.
Tip : Profession resources are a good way in: their demand follows crafters as they level. Our guide to profitable professions helps you spot the ones in demand.
Reading the average price without getting caught
The marketplace interface shows an average price for items. It is a valuable benchmark, but only an estimate based on past sales and updated with some delay. After an update or an event, it can be completely out of step with current listings.
Always cross three pieces of information: the average price, the unit price of the cheapest listings, and the quantity on sale. The gap between those three numbers tells you whether there is a deal to be made.
| What you see | What it may mean | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| A listing well below average | A rushed seller or a typo | An opportunity, if demand follows |
| Every listing below average | The price is falling | Wait before buying |
| Few listings, above average | The resource is getting scarce | Sell your stock if you have some |
| Many listings at the same price | Saturated market | Avoid, resale will be slow |
The 2% tax: count it before you buy
The seller pays a tax of 2% of the asking price when listing, whether the item sells or not. For a flipper it is a fixed cost on every trade, and it adds up: every listing pulled and reposted pays the tax again.
A worked example: a lot bought for 10,000 kamas and listed at 10,500 costs 210 kamas in tax. That leaves a 290-kama margin, provided the lot sells first time. If you have to relist it once, the margin is almost gone.
- 1Write down the total purchase price of the lot.
- 2Set your target resale price, in line with the market.
- 3Take 2% off that resale price: that is the tax.
- 4Check that the net margin left justifies the risk and the time spent.
Playing lots of 1, 10, 100 and 1,000
Resources sell in lots of 1, 10, 100 or 1,000, and each size has its own market. The big lot is often cheaper per unit, because its buyers are crafters buying in bulk. The small lot sells for more per unit, to players who only need a few.
This is the simplest technique to start with: buy a lot of 100 or 1,000, then split it into lots of 10 or singles. All you need is for the unit-price gap between the two sizes to cover the tax and the time to sell. For the basics of how lots work, see our marketplace guide.
| Move | When it works | The risk |
|---|---|---|
| Big lot split into small lots | The unit-price gap is clear | Many listings to manage, slower sales |
| Small lots grouped into a big lot | Big lots are missing from the marketplace | Rare: big lots are seldom dearer per unit |
| Same lot, bought below market | A dumped listing appears | The market drops before you resell |
Turnover: sell fast rather than high
A flipper earns through repetition, not one big hit. A small margin on a lot that sells in a few hours beats a big margin on stock that sleeps for weeks. Kamas tied up in stock cannot grab the next opportunity.
The number of listings you can have at once is limited: keep your slots for items that move. And do not exceed the depth of the market: if you list more at once than players buy in a day, you push your own price down.
- Relist in small quantities rather than your whole stock at once.
- Follow the same items every day: you will quickly spot abnormal prices.
- Anticipate demand driven by the Almanax, updates and events.
- If an item does not sell, ask why before lowering the price.
Mistakes that turn a margin into a loss
Most flipping losses come from the same habits.
- Forgetting the tax in your maths: an apparent 1% margin is actually a loss.
- Buying without demand: a cheap lot is only a deal if it resells.
- Trusting the average price alone after an update, when the market has already moved.
- Lowering your price every day and paying the tax each time.
- Betting everything on one item: one price swing and all your capital is stuck.
- Getting a zero wrong when buying or selling: always re-read before confirming.
Watch out : Flipping is done in kamas, inside the game. It has nothing to do with selling kamas for real money, which is forbidden by Ankama’s terms of use.
Where to start
Pick a family of resources you already know, for instance those from your gathering profession. Watch their prices for a few days without buying anything, note the gaps between lot sizes, then start with a small part of your capital.
If you lack starting capital and would rather save time, you can also buy kamas from other players on KamasTrade, at the price shown for your server on our kamas prices page.
Frequently asked questions
Is flipping on the Dofus marketplace profitable?
It can be for a player who knows their server’s prices well and has some capital. The margin depends on demand, competition and the 2% tax paid on every listing. No profit is guaranteed.
What resources should I buy to resell in Dofus?
Resources with steady demand: those crafters use to level professions, common recipe ingredients and items requested by quests or the Almanax. Avoid equipment at first.
How do I calculate my margin with the marketplace tax?
Take 2% off the resale price, then subtract the purchase price. For example, a lot bought for 10,000 kamas and resold for 10,500 leaves 290 kamas after a 210-kama tax, if it sells first time.
Can I buy a lot of 100 and resell it in lots of 10?
Yes. It is actually the most common technique: splitting a big lot into small lots that sell for more per unit. It works when the unit-price gap covers the tax and the time to sell.
Is the marketplace average price reliable?
It is an estimate based on past sales, updated with some delay. Use it as a benchmark, but always compare it with current listings and the quantity on sale.