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That's what I'm wondering, I bet there's good money in child-flipping. You know buy a 3 month old, get them to the walking+talking phase and boot them off to someone willing to drop top dollar.

(FYI for the downmodders: that's what's called a sick joke)

well, thanks for posting that publicly: there goes the idea for my YC '12 entry.

Not at all - ideas are worth nothing, but if you can prove the execution you're good to go. So own the idea, go forth, and execute some kids better than anyone else.

You'll all be out-marketed by a company run by Amy Chua.

Ah, but she only seems to deal with kids beyond the walking-talking phase, so there's potential for a partnership supplying her with kids for her to mentally whip into later life therapy.

I smell the potential for a vertically integrated megacorp.

That, or a sitcom.

Isn't this what daycare centers are about? Buy-store-sell is economically equivalent to leasing out storage space, after all.

Considering that couples pay up to 5 figures for private adoptions in Canada, the question may be less silly than one would expect. :)

It better not be very expensive. Jon is not a good looking man.

Yeah, but my wife's cute. ;)