sweetgypsy Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 With an eye toward the future, I'm sure we can all see 50 cent candy in the not so distant horizon. I saw Candyman address this somewhere and I wonder about other venders opinions. What is the typical machine life? They seem pretty solid and indestructible so I'm thinking maybe 15 years. What happens with inflation? A whole new fleet? Are you guys saving a portion of your profits to put into upgrades and it's just the cost of doing business? Will I be able to change out the coin drop mechanism? Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserri Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Beth, I depreciate my machines over 5 years. That is the standard lifespan of our machines in the eyes of the IRS. There is a depreciation worksheet in the tools section of member PLUS. Granted, with the proper care they can last much longer. As far as the .50 mech's, most manufacturers will sell you mech's in most common denominations. Beaver for example offers 1,2,3,and 4 coin mech's. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetgypsy Posted November 29, 2007 Author Share Posted November 29, 2007 I'll check out the worksheet. Thanks. I haven't seen the multi coin mech. I'll do some research on it. I just didn't want to get too invested and then need to replace everything so I'm trying to make my learning curve less painful. Thanks, Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserri Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 I dont know for sure about all of them but I do know the following for sure... Beaver - see post above Oak Vista - Offers .50 Big Oak - Offers .50, .75, 1.00 NW offers .50, .75, 1.00, .05 and .10 mech's I'm almost certain that Seaga also offers .50's but have no first hand experience of them. Hope this helps, Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetgypsy Posted November 29, 2007 Author Share Posted November 29, 2007 It does help. I'm hoping to have 100 machines up and running in a year and need to learn a lot quick. Thanks for this forum! I'm awaiting your one head one product numbers. Interesting concept, I can see the appeal. Best wishes, Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Coast Vend LLC Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Steve, You can add 1800's to that list. They have $.50 mech's for $36 each. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserri Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Great, thanks! Yeah I believe the manufacturers are well ahead of us in terms of preparing for a price increase. Back to Beth's original question, who here is running, or considering anything other than .25 mech's on candy or GB heads? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpy Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 I know at least two of us here run Loonie machines, but that's Canadian eh! (And yes one canister is Pm&m only four of them are gourmet choices JB) Also I have some loonie mechs for the Beavers and will try it at a few locations one of these days if I ever get caught up on my projects. Grumpy caserri wrote: Great, thanks! Yeah I believe the manufacturers are well ahead of us in terms of preparing for a price increase. Back to Beth's original question, who here is running, or considering anything other than .25 mech's on candy or GB heads? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetgypsy Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 $36 bucks for a new coin mech. is cost prohibitive when you can get a whole new set up for $50 or maybe less if you get lucky on Craig's list. Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Coast Vend LLC Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 I think that price is way to much but that's what 1800's price is in their online store. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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