Comments on: vending machine routes, has anyone ever purchased one and have you made any money with it? http://www.greatvendingmachines.com/vending-machine-routes-has-anyone-ever-purchased-one-and-have-you-made-any-money-with-it/ Get the best selection of new and used vending machines for sale Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:08:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Vending Guy http://www.greatvendingmachines.com/vending-machine-routes-has-anyone-ever-purchased-one-and-have-you-made-any-money-with-it/comment-page-1/#comment-472 Vending Guy Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:35:50 +0000 http://www.greatvendingmachines.com/vending-machine-routes-has-anyone-ever-purchased-one-and-have-you-made-any-money-with-it/#comment-472 First I want to say that I run vending routes and they are a very profitable business - IF you do it correctly. Those ads are scams. Yes there are people that sell routes in the newspaper but the ones you are referring to were placing by Biz-Opp sales guys. What they do is say how they'll place machines for you and give you a bunch of "industry numbers" that are completely misleading. And of course they want you to spend $25,000+ for the machines. Always buy used equipment and never obligate yourself to buying a couple dozen until you've made 4 or 5 work. First I want to say that I run vending routes and they are a very profitable business – IF you do it correctly.

Those ads are scams. Yes there are people that sell routes in the newspaper but the ones you are referring to were placing by Biz-Opp sales guys. What they do is say how they’ll place machines for you and give you a bunch of “industry numbers” that are completely misleading. And of course they want you to spend $25,000+ for the machines.

Always buy used equipment and never obligate yourself to buying a couple dozen until you’ve made 4 or 5 work.

]]> By: liarbushliar http://www.greatvendingmachines.com/vending-machine-routes-has-anyone-ever-purchased-one-and-have-you-made-any-money-with-it/comment-page-1/#comment-471 liarbushliar Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:17:38 +0000 http://www.greatvendingmachines.com/vending-machine-routes-has-anyone-ever-purchased-one-and-have-you-made-any-money-with-it/#comment-471 What is the gross profit from this particular route? How long has this particular route been established? Why are they selling this route? The cost of gas is only getting higher. How much driving around will you have to do in order to keep the machines filled? How often do they get broken into? What do you mean by several hundred dollars? Is it 3, 4 or 5 hundred? Let assume it's only 3 hundred. That would mean each machine is bringing in at least 10 dollars a day. That is a lot of gum/candy per machine. Sounds to good to be true. What is the gross profit from this particular route? How long has this particular route been established? Why are they selling this route? The cost of gas is only getting higher. How much driving around will you have to do in order to keep the machines filled? How often do they get broken into? What do you mean by several hundred dollars? Is it 3, 4 or 5 hundred? Let assume it’s only 3 hundred. That would mean each machine is bringing in at least 10 dollars a day. That is a lot of gum/candy per machine. Sounds to good to be true. ]]>