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I've gotten into a nice algorithm niche of "sketchy scams" that I find endlessly amusing. A device that strips the coating off copper wires, "We'll buy catalytic converters no questions asked", a prison metal toilet / sink combo, temu vibrators, $40k aliexpress factories in a box, ...

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> $40k aliexpress factories in a box

Sorry if this sounds stupid, but... what is that? One of those premade semiautomated drop shipping stores... or do you actually mean a factory?

It was like, a picture of a building that they'd ship to you in pieces and you'd assemble, or at least in theory (what would arrive, who knows?).

The ad might have been for alibaba, stuff like this https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?fsb=y&IndexArea=product...

Was it a factory in a box, or a metal building in a box? Metal building sales are a large business all over the world I assume. No shortage of farmers or people with land buying metal buildings.

If I remember correctly the ad was for a specific niche factory production line, like a complete pizza factory

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