WipBox was created in December 2006 as a pet project Jason Wiener's. It was his first go at a LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL PHP) mashup. He created WipBox to sell things more quickly and easily on eBay and Craigslist. By taking the time to do additional research and by going the extra step when he wrote his listings, he found he would get more views and bids and higher prices than without. Launched as an 'VERY-alpha' version on January 17, 2007, WipBox received a great deal of attention exceeding 3,000 registered users, ~100,000 page views and ~40,000 unique visitors in its first month.
