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Albion Online market flipping guide

City-to-city spreads, Black Market routes, tax, and how the Scout flip scanner ranks edges.

What a flip margin includes

Buy in city A, sell in city B (or enchant then sell). Profit per item is sell revenue after market tax minus buy cost. Set tax assumptions in Settings before trusting large haul ranks.

Flip scanner (Scout)

The Albion Online flip scanner ranks catalogue items by after-tax margin using live AODP prices. Filter by quality, enchant upgrade paths, and freshness. Free users keep market browse and calculators; scanners are paid.

Black Market routes

City buy → Black Market sell is a different desk: BM flips (Pro). Do not confuse BM sell prices with royal-city asks when planning transport risk.

Freshness and UKF

Stale samples invent ghosts. Prefer recent city ages, and treat UKF fair/good-buy labels as context — not a promise the order book still matches the sample.

Practice loop

Scout a shortlist → add lines to the profit cart → run a session with receipts. Compare against undervalued when hunting history outliers.

Open flip scanner

Free alternative: market browser

Frequently asked questions

What does the Albion Online flip scanner do?
It ranks cross-city market flips by profit per item after market tax, using live AODP prices. You can scan direct city-to-city spreads or buy→enchant→sell upgrade paths, with optional UKF fair-price context.
Is the flip scanner free?
No. Flip scanner is a Scout (and Pro) feature. Free tiers keep refining, crafting, enchanting, quality, transmute, gathering, market browse, gold, and the profit cart.
How is tax handled on flips?
Margins use your configured market tax percent (setup tax / premium assumptions in Settings). Always verify the in-game tax for your premium status before moving large hauls.
Black Market vs royal city flips?
Use the Black Market flips desk (/bm-flips) for city buy → BM sell routes. The main flip scanner focuses on royal-city and Brecilien spreads plus enchant upgrade edges.