But why is the box blue? :)

an interesting approach. They seem to be trying to replace Shopify (they handle the checkout experience); Stripe (the payment processing seems to be included if I understood correctly); Pakible/Arka (includes a box/insert); as well as the fulfillment company to store your inventory and dispatch it. This approach allows them to try a very different pricing model of "about $5 plus 5% retail price", so taking some of the margin from the price of the item as part of the shipping costs. It'll be interesting to see how it works out.

But... the box is blue...

Just went to try the process. The button and checkout form is really nice. However, this is ouch:

From the FAQ: Blackbox is a shipping company for independent artists. We take care of everything that happens after your customers click the “buy” button… the checkout process, credit card processing, customer service, and the worst part, the actual shipping. We’ll even pay your sales taxes for you.

The gif on the homepage is amazing

Saw this earlier today... Also related to OK Cookie - where the proof of concept of Blackbox is being tested Can't figure out if this is fully launched or not though? Also have to order and pay for a press kit on how it works... But fair play on the craziness of the GIF and the Twitter bio "A boring new business company from the creators of Cards Against Humanity."

Different domains for landing page and client dashboard, well that should be expensive.

Anyone knows what's the name of that awesome checkout widget? Or they've built it by themselves?

Love the idea... But $5 + 5% of retail price for a one-pound item? This sets the price floor for products kinda high.

I had two experiences getting shipments from Blackbox (ordering products from the CAH folks) and in both cases, I received no indication that my orders were shipped until after the products arrived. I suppose it made for a pleasant surprise and my items arrived on time, but it was an odd experience. I wonder if these kinks have been worked out.

So where on earth do I click to find more information?

I love the design of the site and the morphing SVG's on hover on the team page! The GIF is incredible. I guess they figured out how to ship cards against humanity proficiently and that model shaped a business! Fantastic and inspiring.

Great, zanny website and the concept seems very interesting. Was eager to try it out and order the presskit, but then I got to the end and the shipping cost is 40$ (to Portugal). Either you guys are shipping an anvil or something is at odds with your goal of shipping stuff at low cost.