Our xkcd bot has been live for over a week now, buying random packages from Amazon and eBay. Including….

Goldilocks and the Three Bears – Amazon
Bamboo Style Sling Shot Toys – eBay
Bubble Wrap 10m x 50cm – Amazon
Blue Led 5MM Light – eBay
Dramatic 80’s Fishnet Gloves, Black – Amazon

It is given a budget of $1/day, but as it does not buy an item or win a bid every day the average item is $2-3. As it has been 9 years since the original xkcd comic, a dollar does not buy what it used to!

Most of the items on eBay are from China and so take 3 weeks to arrive. This is not necessarily a problem as, if the bot runs continuously, you still get a steady stream of packages. There is just a bit of a delay in the first ones arriving. The next iteration of the bot will allow for sorting by country of origin, so we can have a mix of packages.