People go looking for product
Sealed product sells out fast, and collectors keep a mental list of the places that carry it. A machine can put your business on that list.
Host a machine at your business
Pokémon has one of the widest audiences in collecting, and sealed product is hard to find locally. A machine can give people one more reason to walk through your door.
The idea
A card machine gets noticed. A snack machine does not.
Pokémon is one of the rare things that kids, teens, and adults are all into at the same time. Plenty of the parents buying packs today collected them themselves. That combination is why a trading card machine tends to stop people on the way past.
A reason to come back
New sets release through the year and we restock between them. What is in the machine this month is not what was there last month.
Something to do while they wait
A customer waiting on an order has something to browse. Kids spot it immediately, and a family stopped at the machine is a family still in your shop.
The audience
Who a card machine brings through the door
Card collecting is not a narrow hobby anymore. The people buying run from grade schoolers to adults well into their forties, and the two ends of that range often show up together.
- Kids and teens, usually with a parent along
- Adults who collected growing up and picked it back up
- Collectors who follow set releases and hunt restocks
- Casual buyers who grab a pack because it happened to be there
What a machine can do for your location
- Give someone a reason to pick you over a similar business nearby
- Give waiting customers something to look at
- Create a reason for repeat visits
- Add a family friendly attraction without adding work
We would rather be straight with you than oversell. A machine is an attraction, not a guarantee. How well it does depends on your location and your customers, which is exactly why we start with one and watch the numbers together.
The practical part
What hosting actually involves
Very little. We handle the machine from end to end. What we mainly need from you is a spot that people walk past.
On terms, we stay flexible. Most conversations start with a straightforward placement, and if a revenue share or a monthly fee suits your business better, we can work that out. It is worth saying plainly though: the point of the machine is what it brings through your door, not the check we write you.
What we need from you
- Floor space against a wall
- A standard power outlet nearby
- Reasonable access during business hours for restocking
- A spot customers actually walk past
What you do not need
- Any money up front
- Inventory or product knowledge
- Staff time
Process
How it goes from here
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You send the form
Basic details about your business and the space you have available.
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We follow up
A short conversation about fit, placement, and what terms would work.
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We look at the space
A quick visit to check the spot, the outlet, and the access for restocking.
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We install and stock it
Delivery, setup, and the first load of product. Then we keep it running.
Get in touch
Tell us about your location
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