vendingdelaltiplano Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I know this post was made in 2007, but I´m a new member. Well, seven months ago I started with 1 NW High Five (With 2 Super 80 and 3 Super 60) and 3 Super 60. In this days I want to buy at least 3 NW Super 80. I´m going slow, but I like vending, so I hope to continue growing in this business. Abdón Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke0521 Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 I am just starting out with 4 combo sanck/soda adf 2 just snack luke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droyce Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Started with 2 vendstars and have been adding 1 or 2 at a time. I now have nine at locations and three looking for homes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beach Bum Vending Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 I started in December 09 I bought 10 vendall 4 head machines. I currently have 4 located. 2010 goal is to have 20 machines located. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.weir Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Over 8 years ago I started with two simple single head machines, from there I grew to many more, sold recently... Miss the business, and now am starting with 5 in my new city. (full lines) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mage Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 I did first purchase a Vendstar off of eBay, but almost immediately after the machine arrived I purchased a route with 19 machines, 14 in service at 13 locations, right at the end of September. It also included a 20th machine that was damaged when somebody tried to break into it. Since then I picked up a U-Turn, which I was going to place at my best location, but got kicked out before I could put it in. Unfortunately it was a gravy location, and there was no gumball machine, so adding gumballs into the mix would have been great. Instead I replaced one of my triples at a location where I had 2 triples placed. After looking at the sales I don't think the number of heads is justified, so I may be changing up product, and pulling the triple, leaving just the U-Turn. Even though I lost the one location, I gained 3 more good locations for triples. I also snatched up 5 sticker machines, a Shootin' Hoops machine, I have an A&A with a Northwestern coin mech. (Sold to me as a Northwestern machine.) Which I cannot place, so I am not actually counting yet. (And technically I should not be counting all 5 sticker machines as they are not all ready to be placed.) I also have 3 Oaks on the way. And I just made an offer on 2 triples, and a single head locally, and have my sights on another single nearby. I did lose out on 7 double head eagles recently, but it would have came with some medical machines, so I would have had to pay more then I actually wanted for them, and then turn around and sell the med machines. If these purchases work out, I will slow down on the buying spree, see about getting some of these placed, then start relocating my bad locations. I am currently trying to change out product. (5 of my 7 under performing locations have plain M&M's instead of Peanut. I am dumping the plain, and only selling Peanut.) Hopefully changing product will have a positive change on at least some of these locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmac Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I started with 20 vendesign mint patty machines located, 9 unlocated, and 25 Vendesign NC3A's new in boxes. I am purchasing 25 used beavers in the next little bit. It is alot of machines to start with. I usually go at things all or none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.weir Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Hey Jmac, where you the person in Red Deer that bought those ten Vendesign NC3A's that were recently on kijiji? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmac Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Hey Jmac, where you the person in Red Deer that bought those ten Vendesign NC3A's that were recently on kijiji? I was the guy selling them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.weir Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Ha ha oh okay lol i emailed you the other day asking if you had sold them yet lol, didn't know it was you though lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mission vending Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 My first purchase was 6 machines, 3 snack and three drink. What ratio do I use to convert full line equipment to bulk for comparison purposes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebob051977 Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 I started with one overpriced Triple Super Chrome Pro from GMW. Thankfully, I've pretty well recovered from the mistake and now am making quicker progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEREMYTINA Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 We started with 25 or so Vendmasters Vline Doubles. We bought them for $17.00 each. Half of them were in rough condition. Lots of refurbing. Never again would I buy them in that rough of shape. Unless this vending gig takes off making over $100K a year, then I could quit my job and sip some Jim Beam and Diet Coke all day cleaning and painting them while Tina services the route.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullyfrog Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 I just purchased my first 2 yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lak20019 Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 I bought 15 Ultravends for $25 each and am starting to finally locate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc-vending Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 I started off buying 1 or 2 here and there on location, then he sold me his entire route of 18 machines. I purchased another 18 machines in storage from him a few months later. I then purchased a soda and snack machine location from another person, as of now I have 4 sodas, 1 snack and 43 bulk machines on location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 I've got 5 of the Ultravends and I think they are really good machines. I have not had anything go wrong with them so far. Good luck with the locating. Hillbilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havending Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 One double eagle from sams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizugori Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Well I just bought 9 northwestern super 80's from cardinal (I had 12 in mind but didn't want to wait a MONTH for NW to build and ship them to me, and end up missing half the damn summer, so I found cardinal and they had 9 in stock. So I took them all.) They will all be 2" toy machines to start, and each one is going on it's own stand and in a separate location for now. The locations that do well, I'll talk to about expanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Healer Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Eight~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Profits Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Starting with 2 NW Super 60 singles, and a NW 5-way rack that has 3 NW Super 60's, and 2 NW Super 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22443360 Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Started with 3 singels and a u-stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damons40 Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 I started out with 4 Machines : 2 Double Head Southern Beavers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vending Gold LLC Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Started(ing) with a USI combo II machine (located but losing money ) and 4 vendstar 3000 machines (3 located, other is garaged). I am currently looking for a new location for the combo machine and the last vendstar unit. Getting business cards made first and other business matters taking care of before I start searching though. All together I've spent $2000 on just machines (had to repair compressor unit on USI). I spent $300 filling USI machine for first time (most of cost was purchasing energy drinks) and will probably end up taking a $250 loss on it by the time I get to move it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEREMYTINA Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Started(ing) with a USI combo II machine (located but losing money ) and 4 vendstar 3000 machines (3 located, other is garaged). I am currently looking for a new location for the combo machine and the last vendstar unit. Getting business cards made first and other business matters taking care of before I start searching though. All together I've spent $2000 on just machines (had to repair compressor unit on USI). I spent $300 filling USI machine for first time (most of cost was purchasing energy drinks) and will probably end up taking a $250 loss on it by the time I get to move it. Move it quick with that kind of loss! Find a service shop that will accomodate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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