Cleaning up ... with crap

A FIRM backed by Dragons' Den star Shaf Rasul has made an instant fortune - selling CRAP.

Boffer.co.uk shifted over 10,000 Bag o' Crap products yesterday for £4.99 each, making almost £50,000.

Customers are warned that the mystery boxes are full of 'leftover crap' from Boffer's Edinburgh HQ - and could be anything from a new TV to empty DVD cases.

But the bags have become a internet hit, with customers posting clips of themselves opening their 'gifts' on YouTube.




Scottish Sun columnist Shaf said: "It's basically a grown-up lucky bag but I still can't believe 10,000 paid a fiver, plus £2.99 postage, for a bag o' crap."

Shaf - who stars in the BBC's online version of Dragons' Den - got involved with Boffer in 2007.

He said: "I got a call from Cheryl Hardwick, who was a boss's secretary at Birmingham firm IT Solution.

"They were £600,000 in debt and close to administration but she wanted me to know how to buy them.

"I thought she was crazy but I had faith in her and spoke to the creditors. A few months later she'd paid back half the debt and had the idea for Boffer.

"It puts on a deal a day for 24 hours and the crunch has been great for them.

"Last week they bought bankrupt stock Mazda cars and sold 27 in a day."

But Shaf, 39, from Alloa, believes the Bag o' Crap was Boffer's big break. He said: "Manufacturers are lining up to give them TVs and gadgets as they know there's a chance it'll end up on You Tube. It's like a secret Santa.

"You'll soon find out if Christmas - or The Grinch - has come early."

·  The next Bag o' Crap sale is on December 1. Visit boffer.co.uk