Founders Spent $65,000 Cash on an eBay Candy Wrapper Machine
Leigh Keith · Perfect Snacks: Bill and Leigh Keith · Jun 9, 2025 · at 29:28
Leigh Keith, co-founder of Perfect Snacks, describes spending the majority of their family's remaining savings to purchase packaging equipment on eBay.
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“We spent 65,000 cash on a candy wrapper machine off of eBay, and it's arriving on a truck.”
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