The Bobcat In A Box bot has been going for a few months now, and I have been quite surprised at how many people want to receive random packages from the internet!

The bot has bought over 2,000 packages so far, the vast majority falling into the $.50-$1.50 range with free shipping. Many are craft items, small pieces of jewelry, stickers and phone accessories (such as little plugs to prevent dust from getting into your earphone jack… god forbid). A large number are also stamps, postcards and old coins. The bot has sent many old francs and pesos, along with postcards that are decades old (no doubt someone clearing out their attic on eBay). There have been a couple cracked or bricked cell phones that I am sure now make excellent paperweights.

Although I don’t get to spend as much time on Bobcat In A Box as I would like, I am working on new features… such as being able to limit packages to specific keyword(s) and/or category(ies) and being able to see when packages are on their way. These will hopefully be rolled out soon. Let me know what you think!