well just keep in mind that you are seeking advice from someone that has been in the business for less than one month at the time of writing this..
$800ish sound like a good deal
In the span of a month, I am happy with this machine. It has six soda options, it is hard to count how many are in the machine since they snake up vertically in a labyrinth path. I estimate that it has approx 15 cokes in it right now and could hold about 30 or more.
My coke zero column was low and I manually discharged 7 cans to count them and get a sense for capacity.
At it's current location in an elementary teacher's lounge, it does not appear to be selling a lot of soda. Maybe because it's winter. I'm thinking of putting some canned juice in it, and possibly flavored seltzer water...
Everything seems to be working ok. However, I while servicing the soda side, I noticed that it wasn't really cold, more like cool. I peeked at the inlet side of the heat exchanger and it was completely filthy and fouled. I couldn't see any fins, just a black wall of grime. I don't think that it has ever been cleaned in its entire life. I tried my best to clean it with a wet paper towel, and managed to expose approx 75% of the fins. I made a note to bring a brush and some cleaner the next time that I come back.
I haven't owned the machine long enough to know, but it doesn't seem small to me. I think it holds 26 snacks which can be a lot to keep track of.
I paid. $1225 for the machine and location. The machine was approx 70% stocked when I took ownership of it.