SunShine Vending Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 It's 10am on 1/28/15 and at 3:30 pm, I'm supposed to go look at 4 Office Deli machines to purchase. I wasn't given the model numbers. Just the serial numbers and a picture, which I attached here . There are 4 machines total. -2 machines are said to be working just fine and in a business park. (they need to be removed but they work fine) -1 machine supposedly has a bad compressor in the refrigeration unit. -1 machine isn't cooling the sodas. My questions: 1. What questions should I ask the sellers before deciding to buy? 2. Anyone know of anyone in the Ventura/ Los Angeles county areas that can repair these machines? 3. Are these machines worth buying at about $1500 for all 3? I already have a location for one of the machines if I buy, so it can be placed immediately. I was going to hire a locator to place the others ASAP, as soon as they are working properly. Any advice would be helpful!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 It's 10am on 1/28/15 and at 3:30 pm, I'm supposed to go look at 4 Office Deli machines to purchase. I wasn't given the model numbers. Just the serial numbers and a picture, which I attached here Machine.jpg. There are 4 machines total. -2 machines are said to be working just fine and in a business park. (they need to be removed but they work fine) -1 machine supposedly has a bad compressor in the refrigeration unit. -1 machine isn't cooling the sodas. My questions: 1. What questions should I ask the sellers before deciding to buy? 2. Anyone know of anyone in the Ventura/ Los Angeles county areas that can repair these machines? 3. Are these machines worth buying at about $1500 for all 3? I already have a location for one of the machines if I buy, so it can be placed immediately. I was going to hire a locator to place the others ASAP, as soon as they are working properly. Any advice would be helpful!!! I am only going to answer question #3. 3). No. You are trying to buy machines from a company that is out-of-business. You will have trouble getting parts for these machines. From what you stated, 2 machines have major issues and the other 2 need to be pulled. I can promise you that those other two machines will have issues within the next few years and you will have wished that you have never bought them. You don't want to fool around with food. Food is NOT profitable unless you get a HUGE location.... and a HUGE location requires FULL-SIZE equipment. Those Antares Deli combos are absolute jokes and they were designed to look cool and futuristic so that fools would pay somewhere in the range of up to $10,000 PER COMBO just so Planet Antares would make HUGE profits before going out of business. Upon reading my post, I recommend you call the guy and tell them you are no-longer interested. I promise you that you could buy a nice can machine and something like an AP-7000 for around $1500 and put them at a decent location and make WAY more money with FAR LESS problems than that Antares Deli combo would ever have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 and combos are suicide run your golpher off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 and combos are suicide run your golpher off Combo machines have their places and you know it.. just not THOSE kinds of combo machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunShine Vending Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 Small change- I misread the ad. They want $500 for the 2 working machines, and the 1 with a wonky compressor. $500 for 2 good working machines and one that I have to get fixed? Better deal with this change of detail, or definitely run away from these machines altogether? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Well for stand alone applications like these no Satellites yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 The Office Deli machines are manufactured by Seaga, so parts are available for them, though at very high prices and with no real tech support behind them. At $500 each and if the are complete and working you should be able to find suitable locations for them and probably make your money back in a year or so. If you'd like, you can ship the cooling units to me for repair as I have experience working on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 The Office Deli machines are manufactured by Seaga, so parts are available for them, though at very high prices and with no real tech support behind them. At $500 each and if the are complete and working you should be able to find suitable locations for them and probably make your money back in a year or so. If you'd like, you can ship the cooling units to me for repair as I have experience working on them. You should note, however, that az is probably banking on these to pay off his boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondog Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 It's 10am on 1/28/15 and at 3:30 pm, I'm supposed to go look at 4 Office Deli machines to purchase. I wasn't given the model numbers. Just the serial numbers and a picture, which I attached here Machine.jpg. There are 4 machines total. -2 machines are said to be working just fine and in a business park. (they need to be removed but they work fine) -1 machine supposedly has a bad compressor in the refrigeration unit. -1 machine isn't cooling the sodas. My questions: 1. What questions should I ask the sellers before deciding to buy? 2. Anyone know of anyone in the Ventura/ Los Angeles county areas that can repair these machines? 3. Are these machines worth buying at about $1500 for all 3? I already have a location for one of the machines if I buy, so it can be placed immediately. I was going to hire a locator to place the others ASAP, as soon as they are working properly. Any advice would be helpful!!! You don't want these machines at any price - read the back posts on this subject. You're walking into a nightmare here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrCorey Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 like the others have said. DONT buy them company is out of business, you are on your own. hunting parts from other units, until they are all gone. and they don't hold much. better to find a sattilite machine system that is still in business, like Fawn, USI and some others I cant remember. also thou, it would be cheaper to buy some regular vending machines, and stay away from old bisopp equipment. most modern vending machines come in different sizes for different locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 You should note, however, that az is probably banking on these to pay off his boat Boat... more like he will be out shopping for a helicopter if Nathlye buys these... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cozy comfort Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 hello I have one office deli machine. the Canadian government changed out loonies and toonies and also our bills. Thank you very much,,,,,,,I replaced the coin mech in the machine. Next the circuit board decide to die. I replaced that too. Now the machine has decided to drop two cans of pop when a customer makes a selection....and will even give their money back if they hit the coin return. ANY ideas on what to check first to get the machine running properly again. Thanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feral Vending Mechanic Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 1 ) Build a time machine. 2 ) Go back in time to just before you purchased Office Deli machines. 3 ) Gopher-slap yourself until you change your mind. 4 ) Profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexlex Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Well, Nathlye, did you go through with it? Or with the consensus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunShine Vending Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 Well, Nathlye, did you go through with it? Or with the consensus? I haven't bought them... Yet. I will probably buy them Monday. I paid a $100 deposit (that I can get back on Monday if I don't buy). I figure, with only $500 invested, with 2 of them working, I can make my money back quickly and then get rid of them. I don't plan on keeping them more than a year or 2. Maybe I'll place the 2 working machines ASAP, and keep the other one for parts, just in case. I don't know... I'm just really anxious to get started, so I've done nothing but turn the negatives into positives We will see how it goes. If I can make them last the rest of the year and they fail, at least I learned a thing or two, right?! RIGHT??! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 1 ) Build a time machine. 2 ) Go back in time to just before you purchased Office Deli machines. 3 ) Gopher-slap yourself until you change your mind. 4 ) Profit. I think we have a candidate for post of the year award!! I wish I could build a time machine for some of the mistakes i have made.... Moondog... before you get worried that comments like that might end up with me having to sleep on the couch again... i'm already on it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexlex Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I haven't bought them... Yet. I will probably buy them Monday. I paid a $100 deposit (that I can get back on Monday if I don't buy). I figure, with only $500 invested, with 2 of them working, I can make my money back quickly and then get rid of them. I don't plan on keeping them more than a year or 2. Maybe I'll place the 2 working machines ASAP, and keep the other one for parts, just in case. I don't know... I'm just really anxious to get started, so I've done nothing but turn the negatives into positives We will see how it goes. If I can make them last the rest of the year and they fail, at least I learned a thing or two, right?! RIGHT??! Hope it works out for you... at $500 you might get a lesson but at least it's not $5k. Good luck and let us know how it turns out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treadmill Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Update please on this horror story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdsVending Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Place the two working ones and keep the other non working ones for parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunShine Vending Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 So, I did buy all three machines. I had a vending machine repair guy come take a look at them and he said they are all in great condition except for the one I already knew about. It's going to cost about $700 to fix it. I figure, if I fix the broken one, I'll be in it for $1200. I am planning on selling the newly fixed one and getting my money back faster. Currently, I'm learning to work the machines and then going to find a locator to place them:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Use the broken one for parts you'll need them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunShine Vending Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 That might work too. I was told b the vending repair guy that parts wouldn't be hard to find. I might hold off on fixing the machines until I see how it goes with the ones that work just fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKK Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Why do people ask questions and still go along with it? Should i jump off a bridge in 30 minutes? Noooo you have your whole life ahead of you, dont do it you can....in further news some guy jumped off a bridge tied to an office deli machine, he did not injure himself as the piece of junk floats with the cheap metals and plastic covers... Seriously those machines suck. No one mentioned how about 40% of the vends are missvends. These are only good to flip maybe place 3 in crap locations that make 500 a month for all 3 and sell for 4 to 5k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunShine Vending Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 People ask questions for ADVICE. I wasn't asking anyone to make the decision for me- I do still have to make the decision on my own. I decided to by 3 instead of 4, and I'm only placing 2 of those machines. I've gotten those 3 machines checked out by a professional (who thinks I got an amazing deal. $500 for all 3 machines, 2 in perfect condition?!) and this is just something to get me started. I don't plan on having these machines forever. I appreciate the advice I've been given here. It has helped me out quite a bit to take certain things into consideration that I wouldn't have thought about. I am willing to lose $500 of this all goes horribly wrong and just to get my foot in the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Don't mind TKK, he has his own kind of reputation on this forum. At $500, you should be able to get a return on your investment no problem, but I wouldn't pay $700 to repair the broken one if I were you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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