This Shopify ecommerce brand sells immersive, physical detective and mystery game kits designed to give players the experience of running an actual investigation, positioned as screen-free social entertainment for couples, friend groups, and families. With $5.7M in revenue generated through a single Shopify channel in a $2B growing category, this company has validated both the product and the paid social economics. A US-based buyer who stabilizes fulfillment and opens Amazon inherits a proven demand engine with its most valuable growth levers still untouched.

The December 2025 holiday season produced a serious operational failure: a demand surge that ran approximately three times the prior year's volume outpaced inventory and fulfillment capacity, resulting in widespread shipping delays, elevated chargebacks, and damage to the brand's public review record. Europe-based founders were operating a US-targeted business without the US fulfillment infrastructure that the volume required. That structure has since been corrected.

The founders are candid that the business needs a US-based owner with the infrastructure and capital reserves to pre-fund Q4 inventory at the volume the demand now requires.

The operational footprint is lean. The business runs on one to two hours per week in the off-season, with all fulfillment automated through the 3PL. The game design freelancer responsible for the full catalog transfers with the sale, with full IP ownership retained by the business. All vendor relationships, platform accounts, social media channels, and the 100,000-subscriber email list transfer to the new owner. Existing US warehouse inventory covers operations through approximately September 2026, providing a new owner immediate runway into the next holiday season.

The business has been prequalified with funding options, but does not qualify for SBA since there are no US-based tax returns. Further information is provided with the rest of the business information.


Key Benefits:

High Revenue Growth: Revenue grew 194% year-over-year, driven entirely through a single Shopify storefront with no Amazon presence, no retail placement, and no organic traffic engine.

Paid Social Unit Economics: That Scale A customer acquisition cost of $56 against an average order value of $97 and an 80% gross margin produces a viable acquisition model at scale.

Gross Margins of 80%: Paper-based physical products manufactured at low per-unit cost against a premium retail price produce gross margins that give a new owner significant flexibility on pricing without eroding profitability.

A $2-Billion Category with Tailwinds: The at-home detective and mystery game market is valued at approximately $2 billion and growing at roughly 12% annually.

The December Issues Are in the Past: The business carries a return rate of less than 1% across all products, a figure that reflects genuine product satisfaction when orders arrive on time.

New Games Included: New games are developed by a skilled freelancer who has produced the entire catalog, with full IP ownership transferring to the business