Games Warehouse Machines

[Venderbase]

I have a win every time which takes about £80 a week average, a sit on igglepiggle ride which takes £90 and a postman pat which takes £45 a week. Sit on rides done on 50/50 basis, crane grab on 20%. I reckon crane grab margin is about 35% as the soft toys are creeping up in price. Crane cost £900 plus vat secondhand and did need a new grabbing assembly within a month (140 quid) but does work excellently now.

From your figures it works out at 3years to pay for the machine!

[Rossi fan]

What is a credit dongle. Sorry if this is a daft question, but I dont know.

thanks,

Paul

[glennborthwick]

I have a win every time which takes about £80 a week average, a sit on igglepiggle ride which takes £90 and a postman pat which takes £45 a week. Sit on rides done on 50/50 basis, crane grab on 20%. I reckon crane grab margin is about 35% as the soft toys are creeping up in price. Crane cost £900 plus vat secondhand and did need a new grabbing assembly within a month (140 quid) but does work excellently now.

From your figures it works out at 3years to pay for the machine!

sure youve read that right.

win every time - cost 1100 with vat, my profit £30 a weekish, 36 weeks pay back.

igglepiggle, was free but long story but about £1000 secondhand £45 profit a week , 25 weeks.

postman pat 850 , profit £22 a week so 40 weeks

[Venderbase]

Read it right, just got 36 weeks confused with 36 months

[flandersbontempi]

What is a credit dongle. Sorry if this is a daft question, but I dont know.

thanks,

Paul

Its a chip which plugs into the pc slot which has say 6000 credits on it.So once the machine has taken £3000 the machine stops working & you have to buy a new chip from the manufacturer.I think they are around £200.It effectively means the manufacturer gets a cut of the takings.

[Coin Operated Group]

What is a credit dongle. Sorry if this is a daft question, but I dont know.

thanks,

Paul

Its a chip which plugs into the pc slot which has say 6000 credits on it.So once the machine has taken £3000 the machine stops working & you have to buy a new chip from the manufacturer.I think they are around £200.It effectively means the manufacturer gets a cut of the takings.

Im sure a good hacker would be able to emulate the dongle.

[Vendingwarehouse]

And £200 out of £3000 is no big deal anyway

[Vendition Ltd]

So shall I stear clear of these then? Do we not have anyone here who operates these machines?

[cranedoctor]

my mate is the largest operator of these in the UK & is getting rid fast, due to poor takings in major pub chains, the money just aint out there at the minute & the more stuff you can do on the internet, the less these get used "played that on line" issue.

I think the paragon Dongles are £480 dont know how many hits that is though!

[Vendition Ltd]

Crane doctor,

how many machines does he have out there? I want to try my luck on one machine, can you tell me where I can buy them? will he sell me a second hand one?

Cheers

Ross