Pokemon Vending Machine Profit Calculator
TCG Vending Profit Calculator
Vend price defaults to the recommended formula: wholesale cost plus 20%, plus $5, rounded up to the nearest dollar. Adjust any input to model your location. Numbers update in real time.
A single TCG vending machine makes around $1,000 in gross profit per month at 5 transactions per day, or 150 vends per month. Use the calculator above to model your exact cost, vend price, daily volume, and location commission.
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Read the Case StudyHow much does a Pokemon vending machine make?
A single Pokemon vending machine makes around $1,000 in gross profit at 5 transactions, or vends, per day. Gross profit is your revenue minus the wholesale pack cost, before any location commission or fees, and busier locations earn more. In dollars: about $2,250 in monthly gross revenue across 150 transactions and roughly $933 in monthly net profit (a 41% net margin, about $11,200 per year per machine) after card fees, before venue commission. Model your exact numbers, including commission, in the calculator above.
What is a good vend price for booster packs?
Take your wholesale cost, add 20%, then add $5, and round up to the nearest dollar. An $8 pack works out to $9.60 plus $5, or $14.60, which rounds up to a $15 vend; a $12 pack vends at $20. Wholesale costs move with the market, so set prices off live pack pricing and the set-by-set board in the pricing guide.
Where do I buy booster packs at wholesale?
VTM Vending Wholesale stocks sealed booster packs sized for card vending machines, with live pricing and live inventory that closely tracks the market, what's listed is what's in stock and available to purchase. Browse the Pokémon booster pack collection to check today's costs before setting vend prices.
How are credit card fees calculated?
Credit card processing runs at 3.5% of vend price plus $0.20 per transaction. The card reader fee is a fixed $9.99 per month per machine for cellular connectivity and payment processing.
How long until the machine pays for itself?
At a modest 5 a day on recommended pricing, a $2,850 TCG kiosk pays back in about five months. Busier locations running 10 to 15 a day recover the hardware cost in about one and a half to two and a half months.
Can one person run multiple machines?
Yes. Most solo operators run 5 to 15 machines alongside other work. Remote monitoring via VTM software lets you check inventory and machine status from your phone, eliminating unnecessary site visits.
Live wholesale inventory, priced to the market
Booster pack pricing and inventory on VTM Vending Wholesale update live and closely mirror the market, what's listed is what's in stock and ready to purchase. Pair live sourcing with the set-by-set recommended vend board in the pricing guide.