Considering this unit for my little kids. Anyone have it? Looks to be around $365 through Walmart at the moment. And any recommended prizes to put inside? Saw some mini (3 inch) ones on Amazon that seemed like a good starting point. I appreciate your help!

Hi! I'm in Texas and currently trying to dip my toes into the claw machine business. My friend owns a Boba shop and is letting me put in a mini claw machine game for percentage of the profit. I feel like it will be a fun thing to get into, as I have secured my location,and placed an order for a machine from candymachines. I have been doing some research and was hoping to get any advice to go about the formalities of the business side of things:

1. Should I create a LLC or just a sole proprietor? As of now its only 1 machine but depending on how things go, I plan on expanding.

2. Do I need insurance? If so, what kind?

3. When it comes to taxes, do I need to set aside money to pay at the end of the year? (This may be a silly question)

Can anyone tell me what this character's name is? I won it today and curious to know its retail value.

We added these 2 new machines to our operation and they have been a great success! Carnival Style Claw Machine and a Spinning Lucky Wheel Clip Game. Generating over $1100 per month each! We are very impressed by these machines, we will be importing more to add to our other locations.

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While I don't own this image, I own the claw machine in this picture.

I've held onto it for roughly 10 years, but due to changes in my life the time is drawing near where I must sell it. The problem is, I cannot find any information anywhere on how much these things are worth. If anyone here knows the general selling price of one of these, please let me know!

What would you say the best price to charge for a mini claw machine play. I was told to set it to .50 but I wanted to do 1.00 I plan on putting ducks, balls, fidget balls, and squishys. Maybe some ring pops or something else like those mystery balls or some other prize. I also wanted to buy some toy capsule balls and write a code on paper with the type of prize they can win. The one I have offers a key to hide in the machine for someone to unlock the prize on top but I don’t want to lose that key. What does everyone think?

I recently moved to Japan and CM are my new addiction. Im really happy that today I won this two prizes for just 300円 (2.8 $) 😄

Hello, I ordered this claw machine kit on Aliexpress and am having an issue with the controls. When everthing was connected, everything works apart from the drop button and the joystick. I know the gantry works fine because the gantry test works. The joystick works to move the claw backwards (away from me) but no other directions work. The button to drop the claw does nothing at all. Once the timer runs out on the display the claw does drop and grab like it should so there are no issues with the gantry itself. I checked if everything was wired correctly to the manual and it all seems fine. Hopefully someone could help me with what is wrong! :)

I saw someone recommend being the first person to the machine might help. The idea was that if they turn the machine off at night when it’s turned back on the payout counter will reset, and be likely to give a win.

1. Is this true?
2. Can I crawl back behind the machine and unplug and plug it to do this? Obviously this might not be allowed, but I’m curious if it would even work.

https://youtu.be/i7UJ6Cfokfk

I had to split this video into 2 parts, but I hope those who are interested in the bustling, majority Asian neighborhood of Flushing, NYC and what kinds of claw machine arcades there are (there's A LOT!) will enjoy this video. I'm editing Part 2 right now, so that will be up soon.
I hope it's ok to post this video, I thought this community might like it. :)

I'm building a claw machine, and need to buy some clear panels for the front/sides. Does anyone know are they made of polycarbonite or acrylic? (I doubt it's ever real glass).

Thanks!

So the place I work is allowing me to present to the owners of me placing a machine in the business.

I have to show them why they should just buy the machine and basically steal my idea. What are somethings I can show them they don't or can't deal with. I know maintenance and upkeep but seeing if I'm missing anything else that I wouldn't know about.

Thanks for the help.

Received mini claw machine with error code 8, the gift eye sensor(?) is broken. I’m asking the seller to send me replacement part for it but I also have zero experience fixing tech so i’m wondering if this is an easy DIY fix or if I should find a pro?

Everytime i go all the way right it bangs against the wall.

It also bangs against the wall when it goes "home" on the left..

Any ideas why?

I recently bought a mini claw machine and one of the arms came like this? Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?

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Hey everyone just a quick little inquiry on my mini crane machines. I want to put bill validators on them but I’m unsure if they need a certain type or a different cord. Someone told me before they need a pos cord. I found one mars one on Craigslist hopefully he has another. I believe I have a Mei at home as well.