tblake05 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Does anyone know of any masks that can maybe bolt to a common coinco or mei validator that maybe flashes or draws more attention to the machine? Just wondering. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCandyMaN Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 you should already have 2 or 3 or more flashing arrows on every bill acceptor, its been used for decades. if it seems that you're not making enough money in a location, maybe the location is not as good as you thought or someone is opening your machines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tblake05 Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 Reason I ask is because I've got a worthless seaga machine with a worthless vti validator in it that keeps having problems. The machine sometimes disables the validator if it senses there isn't enough change. Even though the tubes are full. The VTI validator has a flashing bezel which if its not flashing I know the machine needs to be reset for it to accept bills again. I want to swap the validator with an MEI but I want to be able to tell whoever fills it if its not flashing to reset it. I have some MEI's that I don't remember them having the flashing lights. Maybe they do and I'm blind. I know coinco's do, but I'd rather use an MEI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tblake05 Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 PS the machine is up for upgrade but not top of the list. Its not super busy but nets on average 50.00 a week so not a bad location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Mei VN2000 validators flash when used with a bottler bezel. The VFM bezels do not flash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tblake05 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 Do you maybe have a link to an MEI with a bottler mask? That would be a perfect solution. Thanks for all the help guys, just trying to fine tune a few things to make more money available for upgrading in the future. PS, does anyone think this machine would be a good one to add a CC reader? Weekly gross it about 90 bucks and at roughly 50% GPM on each item thats about 45-50.00 Net a week. I'd like to upgrade the machine, but there's two others I need to upgrade first so this one will have to wait a little while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 I'd invest in that machine at $90/week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tblake05 Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Too bad it's a seaga. Which is why I've been reluctant to spend much money on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southeast Treats Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 I would wait until I was ready to replace the machine rather than spend money to upgrade a unit on the replacement list... Having said that, if you wanted to add a card reader with an MEI 4 in 1 bezel, those have attract LED lighting on the card swipe that really stands out, and it can be reused on other machines later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, tblake05 said: Too bad it's a seaga. Which is why I've been reluctant to spend much money on it. Credit card readers are not unique to the machine. When the Seaga breaks and you scrap it you can easily remove the reader and move it to another machine. Think of it this way, you are investing in your location, not the machine. Conversely, if it needed say a refrigeration deck then it wouldn't be worth it, as it would stay with the machine. Same with a new validator. Assuming the machine is MDB then throw a good MARS in it right now. The current POS is costing you sales, and again, you can pull the validator out when you junk the machine. Also, my threshold for a CC reader is 250/mo. Edited February 17, 2020 by orsd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tblake05 Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 Good info, thanks guys. Funny you mention Mars with a 4/1 bezel. As I was considering that even before making this post. I think I'll gather parts to upgrade it and when the machine fails I'll use the CC reader and Mars on a new machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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