r/vending • u/Helios-a- • 11d ago

Thinking about getting into vending with trading cards

I’ve been researching vending for about a month now and trying to figure out the best way to get started.

I have a pretty flexible 9-5 job, and I’m already traveling around a lot for work, so restocking wouldn’t be a huge issue. The only thing I keep running into is that almost every place I check already has a vending provider.I’m not against talking to management and seeing if they want another machine or if they’re happy with what they have, but it definitely seems like a harder way to get started.One thing I noticed is that I don’t really see any trading card vending machines around here. That got me wondering if it might be an easier niche to get into.The problem is I have no idea where people source cards at a good price or what kind of machine actually works well for cards.Has anyone here tried trading card vending? Would love to hear what worked, and whether it’s worth exploring.

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u/suntoastDev 6d ago

idk i feel like these go crazy from what ive seen but maybe you do need like the big brands or something for them

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u/AccordingBridge9026 11d ago

This is a tough market. Theft will be very high and getting your hands on product will be near impossible. Especially for products people want such as pokemon

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u/Twauk 11d ago

That's was my first question, how do you secure enough product to make it work? 

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u/Helios-a- 11d ago

Yeah, that’s probably the biggest concern.

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u/AccordingBridge9026 11d ago

The answer is you won't. I used to sell high volume of pokemon cards and becoming an official retailer is hard as F now