How we collect
We read publicly available catalog and marketplace pages (and official APIs where they exist). We do not bypass authentication, paywalls, or CAPTCHAs. We aim to honor robots.txt and crawl-delay directives, and we keep request rates polite. This snapshot includes 9,032 raw records across 20 source sites; public machine ranges use 1,443 priced in-scope cabinets.
What we publish
The core benchmark publishes aggregated statistics: sample size, 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile. The combo and drink review also shows row-level machine names, classification evidence, asking prices, and source links so the front-type decisions can be audited. Those rows are source context, not dealer inventory or Vending Support listings, and we do not publish a dealer-by-dealer price table.
Configuration (important)
Machine ranges use the public headline asking price (base or sale price as listed). They are not normalized to a single payment configuration. Some listings are bare cabinets; others already include a bill validator, coin mech, and/or card reader. Always compare within the same condition bucket (new vs refurbished vs used).
Machine type review
The combo and drink review contains 614 rows. We checked 206 with image-backed evidence, including 181 reclassifications and 25 confirmations. An unreviewed row enters a detailed type cut only when an exact catalog match has row-specific support for that classification. Brand-wide assumptions, ambiguous matches, unmatched rows, and conflicts stay in needs review.
Tier A — High-volume source
- Vending WorldRefurbished equipment dealer (largest used inventory in US) · scope: machines
Tier B — Dealers & specialists
- Vendtek Wholesale EquipmentEquipment + parts dealer · scope: machines
- Discount Vending StoreEquipment + parts dealer · scope: machines
- Southern Equipment SalesUsed + graded refurb equipment · scope: machines
- VE SolutionsParts distributor · scope: machines
- Kleen-RiteParts specialist · scope: machines
- Ace Vending DistributionParts + equipment distributor · scope: machines
- Drops VendingPayment devices and cabinets · scope: machines
- VMFS USACustom cabinet builder and dealer · scope: machines
- A&M Equipment SalesEquipment dealer · scope: machines
- Automated Services InternationalRefurbished equipment dealer · scope: machines
- eVendingAuthorized online dealer · scope: machines
- Vending ConceptsNew equipment dealer · scope: machines
- GeniusVendSmart cooler equipment · scope: machines
Tier C — Marketplaces & specialty sources
- Piranha VendingEquipment dealer · scope: machines
- Cheap Vending MachinesEquipment dealer · scope: machines
- UsedVendingUsed equipment marketplace · scope: machines
- Coin-Op Parts EtcCoin-op parts (filtered to vending-relevant only) · scope: machines
- Gumball.comBulk candy equipment (filtered to vending + changers only) · scope: machines
- Gumballs.comBulk candy equipment (filtered to vending + changers only) · scope: machines
Methodology (short)
Prices are treated as USD asking prices. Headline machine ranges use the listed ask and are not forced to a single payment configuration. Parts use strict title matching and price bands so hardware and mis-tags do not dominate. Ice vending is reported separately. A bucket needs at least 3 priced listings to appear on market pricing.
Not a competing storefront
Market ranges are for education and context. Sellers keep control of their own prices on Vending Support. If you operate a source site and prefer not to contribute to future samples, use data removal — we will exclude your domain going forward.