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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…

1 month ago

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…

1 month ago

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…

1 month ago

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…

2 months ago

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