markvend Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Anyone have any info about phone card machines? I've been approached about buying a bunch and have no experience in this market. Any suggestions would be appreciated. mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-man422 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Mark, I have the same question. I can pick up several machines at good prices. I'm just not sure how well they would do. Any one have any input for Mark and I? Where would you buy calling cards in bulk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markvend Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 Gabe, The guy I am dealing with was good enough to tell me he's only making a fraction of what he used to because of the upswing of cell phones. I was hoping to be able to sell Go-phone cell cards or something similar but he said the profit margin was pretty low the last time he checked. He never did these cell cards, only traditional phone cards. I can get the machines cheap but don't think at this point there's enough profit to mess with it. I'm making the same profit he is on a bulk double machine. The only way I see it could work is if you could get the cell cards at a low enough discount because I'm hearing they do sell well. I'm not willing to deal with it unless I can make several hundred a machine. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-man422 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Great points Mark. And the ones I am looking at are about the size of a full line machine. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian42 Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Just my opinion, but the other issue w/ these things is location placement. If you were to need to get a phone card, you would most likely go to a phone retailer, big box store, or other place you would "think" to go. In other words, it doesn't lend itself favorably to impulse, which is our magical ingredient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markvend Posted December 14, 2008 Author Share Posted December 14, 2008 I agree Brian - I decided against doing anything even if the guy gives them to me. I don't need the distraction of trying to make a dead horse run. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian42 Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Sounds right. I checked your website out and it is filled with some really great content on there. Well done, I have bookmarked it for further reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gekkouno Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 What about international calling cards? If you live in a diverse area, people are always calling home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisdunn77 Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 they sound like a great idea, and maybe a great add on if you have a location that would be a perfect fit for one. maybe a small convenient store? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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