Canadian trying to see if you can still make money flipping iPhones in 2026 buys three Facebook Marketplace phones then reveals profits

Have you ever wondered if you can still make money flipping iPhones in 2026?

One content creator set out to answer the question a lot of side hustlers have been asking lately.

With resale markets getting more competitive and margins getting tighter, the question to ask is whether phone flipping is still worth it.

To find out, he put his own money on the line and went hunting for deals.

Can you still make money flipping iPhones in 2026?

The idea behind tech flipping, but particularly phones, hasn’t changed much over the years: you find underpriced devices, buy them quickly, and resell them for a profit.

But in 2026, speed is everything because instead of manually refreshing listings all day, the YouTuber Kristian Kumric used a tool that scans Facebook Marketplace and alerts him instantly when a good deal pops up.

That meant he could jump on listings within seconds of them going live.

His first purchase was an iPhone 13 with 256GB of storage for $300 CAD, which wasn’t bad, but was not amazing either.

Based on recent resale prices, he estimated it would sell for around $399, leaving roughly $70 profit, a decent start, but far from a home run.

The second deal was where things got interesting.

He picked up an iPhone 13 Pro for just $175, despite it having cracks on the screen and camera lens, but even in that condition, it could sell for up to $349, meaning a solid profit.

But the trick was fixing it, and with repair costs at around $65, he could potentially resell it for up to $500, massively increasing his margin.

His final profits were nothing to sniff at

The third phone was an iPhone 12 Pro, originally listed at $250.

After some back-and-forth negotiation, he managed to secure it for $200 when the seller got fed up with endless messages and just wanted a quick sale.

A week later, after reviewing everything, the results were a bit mixed, the first iPhone 13 turned out to be a weaker deal than expected, especially when factoring in selling fees.

On some platforms, it would barely break even.

But the other flips more than made up for it.

In fact, he even picked up an additional iPhone 13 for $200 shortly after, which could sell for as much as $390, showing just how much deal quality matters.

The final takeaway is that flipping iPhones 2026 is still very much a good idea.

But it’s no longer as simple as buying anything cheap and expecting easy profit; you need speed, smart negotiation, and sometimes a willingness to repair devices to really make it work.