golpher Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I picked up 12 Seaga triplevends last night and will be picking up 8 more this evening. 16 of them are in great condition and 2 are for parts, grand total for all 20 is $320.00. That comes out to $16 a machine (if you count the 2 for parts), I read some mixed reviews in the equipment review section but @ 16 per it seemed like a great deal. The machines seem like good machines, not great machines but good. The metal body was thinner steel than I anticipated. I actually thought they were plastic when I first touched them. The guy selling them to me had a route a long time ago. When he lost a location he never bothered to re-locate machines. After a while he had all 20 sitting in his garage. I guess this goes to show that we always need to be locating, whether it be new machines or old ones that lost their homes. He was a nice guy and knew he was giving me a good deal, he just wanted them out of his garage. Now comes the fun part; get them all on location. I know I was bashing locators before but I might use a locator for 5 or 10 machines. I really don't want 20 triples sitting in my dining room for too long. I will keep the board posted on how the machines hold up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-man422 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Gopher, nice buy! Hope you get some nice locations for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer980 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I like those and you can't get that model anymore. I assume you have the black body with gold trim? They were $125 new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golpher Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 Those are the ones. They seem like decent machines, @ $16 a piece I think they were a steal. So you are kinda close to where I live, I think Ocala is just north of St. Petersbug. How long have you been in vending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golpher Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 Oops, just read you avatar.....12 months. Do you like it? Are you full or part time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer980 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 You are a good 1:45 south of me so don't worry about competition. I just do it part time for extra hobby money. I am usually on my way home from work by 10 am so it seemed like a good fit for me. I started with $800 and have spent about $1800 so it seems to be working out. I now have 3 RC planes, one regular and one computer radio for them. I am going to get either a jet or helicopter next. I have the money for it right now but I am waiting for after the holiday's to get over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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