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Bufferbox Duplex - I sometimes find myself wanting to transfer a physical product (books, keys to bikes etc) with someone. Sometimes it is hard coordinating this and I often wish I could just put it into a box from which only they could come and pick it up.

If people are familiar with Bufferbox (YC S12,acquired by Google) this is essentially the duplex version. People can deposit and retrieve packages/items.

One can think of charging people for the amount of time the package remains inside the system or based on the size of the box etc.

Pros - if there is a secure payment system on top of this, one can essentially use this to implement a small marketplace.

Cons - Could be used for exchanging illegal goods as well.



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