Re-using Used Lifters on Another Cam

Not a super important topic.... So I was on another auto forum (where there is less motor expertise than here), and in response to my comment to not ever put used lifters on another cam, this was posted in support of re-using used lifters on another cam.

"The reality is that you do risk a chance of problems but if the lifters are flat on the bottom, it will work. Done it at least a dozen times with no trouble. Even NEW lifters on a used cam can fail, and miserably."

So does anyone claim this level of success with re-using used lifters on another cam? I am wide open to experiences and thoughts. (I suspect this re-use was with stock springs but I really don't know.)

I would try it, put it under the heading of "The acquisition of knowledge" that's how you learn. It's true it could be a total failure, or it just might work.......if you don't try it you will never KNOW.....To KNOW, implys certainty.........it's a worthy endeavor to try it