Claw Machines and Depreciation: Why Used Can Be the Smarter Buy
A refurbished claw machine costs about $1,200 less than new and earns the same. How depreciation, resale value and payback make used the safer first buy.
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Payback Period Is the Vending Number I Trust Most. Here Are the Four Ways It Lies.
Claw machines to ice kiosks lined up by payback, plus the four ways the payback number misleads you and the three-question scorecard I’d use instead.
I Priced a Cotton Candy Robot Like an Investment. The Yield Looks Great Until Year Three.
A $6,500 cotton candy robot run through investment math: yield on cost, novelty decay, what can go to zero, and the one number to check before buying.
I Ran the Numbers on a $3,299 Robot Fridge Like It Was a Stock
A $3,299 HAHA AI vending machine, priced like an investment: payback, yield on cost, what can go to zero, and why the building is the real asset.
