i also am looking into 1800Vending. that rip off report (i think) has been updated & they APPARENTLY were posted by competitors. 1800 vend also CLAIMS to be a BBB.

Re: 1800Vending, 1 thing i do not like is that there’s a minimum of machines to buy (4 @ about $4,000 each). that includes all ‘discounts’ & the locator service fee of $300 each location.

here’s a bit of what i quickly figured:
‘general consenus’ from reading… it seems that u HOPE to PROFIT $100 a week from each machine. that’s $400 a month x 12 = $4,800 a year PROFIT. That’s if nothing breaks down, etc. SO to break even is at LEAST 3.3 YEARS off.

overall, this doesn’t seem like a good ROI to me.

i DO know someone who has 2 ATM machines in a big city & he says he DOES DO WELL. no refrigeration, etc. to deal with. gives .75 of the $2.50 charge to the business holding the machine. has them at 2 bars. BUT he had to fund the cash in them of at least $2,500 + the machine costs of @ $6,500 each. claims his 1st machine is $250 profit a week. his 2nd machine is very new.

this is why i was thinking of vending.

feel free to email me.
thnx.

Personally, I have no experience with 1800Vending, but there seem to be some serious horror stories online (for what that’s worth). A quick google search resulted in a Rip Off Report. The Better Business Bureau doesn’t have any complaints against them per se, but 1800Vending is also not a BBB accredited business. Here is the BBB site on them.

Hope this helps! Keep in mind that I’m probably a bit jaded due to a few bad experiences with various vending locators & resellers. I can honestly say I’m a happier guy now that I don’t have the machines to take care of.

I do have a friend who is a practicing lawyer who might be able to help you organize your case. If your interested.

I’ve never initiated a small claims, but generally it works like this:
- gather your evidence. Emails, contracts, letters, logs of events, phone bills, etc.
- go down to circuit court and file a small claims case. The clerks there are often very helpful with what you need to do. It’s something like $60 to file.
- serve the other party. You have to send them formal notice that they are being sued. Normally, you pay a process server to go and hand-deliver the papers.
- meet them in court. Each side tells their tale of woe, then you both leave and the judge mails each party the verdict. Apparently, they don’t want you to settle the score outside.
- if you win, you’ll get a judgement. That’s a legal document that says they owe you $x. You can then use it to try to garnish their income and mess with their credit. Most likely they will quickly pay. In fact, they may pay when they get notice of the suit.

Small claims is limited to $5000, so if we’re talking more money than that, you need a regular lawyer and to sue in big kids court.

I say sue….sue the pants off of whoever, unless it’s me then I can forgive and forget. Need a lawyer who has little or no experience and passed the Oregon State Bar test a year ago? Well if you do I know one but all he could do is give you advice. I wouldn’t trust his advice though he has a tendancy to change his mind quite frequently. Remind me to tell you the story of his two Vietnamese wives some time.