I'm still kind of new to this Bitcoin business, so I have a question. Is a person able to buy Bitcoins from someone else, then turn around and sell them to yet another person?
yes you can trade them in an exchange just like trading stocks and commodities.
i think ripple might interest you, it's more than just a 'coin', it's a complete payment system with an exchange built in. you can trade both fiat currency and cryptos in ripple.
anyway, to learn more about it, read here: http://coinjoint.info/ripple-might-want-pay-attention/ and there are intros and guides here: https://xrptalk.org/forum/61-faq-and-guides/
there is a charting website as well for traders: http://www.ripplecharts.com/#/
you can also 'mine' xrp (currency in ripple) via computing for good: https://www.computingforgood.org/
Are you on the ripple dev team or just an ripple investor? Cheers
i trade altcoins as a hobby. then i discovered ripple, read up on it, and i was really impressed. i wish some of the altcoins i trade was available in ripple.
i recommend that you give it a chance and do a little research on it.