Texas based web entrepreneur Alex Craig launched PotatoParcel.com in late May. The simplistic prank site built with Weebly allows customers to send an anonymous message…on a potato.
Upon launch the site quickly exploded into an international sensation, generating over $60,000 in sales and attracting a flood of media attention along the way. Notable coverage includes a feature in Playboy, an article in Entrepreneur Magazine, and even an appearance on the Steve Harvey Show. On Tuesday night, the potato empire was sold to an anonymous buyer on Flippa for a whopping $42,000 – bringing Craig’s five month Return on Investment (ROI) to well over $100,000.
Originally listed for auction in mid-September with the tagline, “$60k worth of potatoes sold, countless lives touched,” Craig watched as the price rocketed to $28,500 on top of 88 bids, but eventually failed to meet the reserve price and went unsold. Undeterred, Craig continued negotiations into October before ultimately settling on a $42,000 sale price with an anonymous buyer late Tuesday night.
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Upon launch the site quickly exploded into an international sensation, generating over $60,000 in sales and attracting a flood of media attention along the way. Notable coverage includes a feature in Playboy, an article in Entrepreneur Magazine, and even an appearance on the Steve Harvey Show. On Tuesday night, the potato empire was sold to an anonymous buyer on Flippa for a whopping $42,000 – bringing Craig’s five month Return on Investment (ROI) to well over $100,000.
Originally listed for auction in mid-September with the tagline, “$60k worth of potatoes sold, countless lives touched,” Craig watched as the price rocketed to $28,500 on top of 88 bids, but eventually failed to meet the reserve price and went unsold. Undeterred, Craig continued negotiations into October before ultimately settling on a $42,000 sale price with an anonymous buyer late Tuesday night.
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