Ingenious indie hacker funds $3,000 MacBook purchase by selling advertising space on the lid — sticker space auction has already raised 111%

An enterprising individual has successfully pre-sold enough advertisement sticker space on their dream MacBook’s lid to raise 111% of the laptop’s retail price.

Source: Tom's Hardware27 August 2026 at 6:59 pm ISTrss

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Original headline: Ingenious indie hacker funds $3,000 MacBook purchase by selling advertising space on the lid — sticker space auction has already raised 111% of the price of the laptop
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