Buy vending routes and leads near you.
Two things get bought and sold in vending: existing routes, and locations that actually want a machine. This is where operators find both — and where operators leaving the business find someone to hand it to.
The VendBuddy Marketplace lists vending routes, individual machines, and hand-raised location leads — businesses that asked for a machine on site. Sellers list free with no commission. Buyers browse free and see every listing after 7 days; a $49 one-time Priority Pass (included with any paid VendBuddy plan) shows them the day they post and emails you when one lands in your area. VendBuddy makes the introduction and steps out — no escrow, no commission, no markup.
I want to buy
Tell us your ZIP, how far you will drive, and what you are looking for. We only contact you when something actually matches — no drip, no digest of nothing.
Get first access →I want to sell
Selling a route, a machine, or a location you cannot service? List it in two minutes. No listing fee, no commission, and we confirm with you before anything goes public.
List it free →What is available now
Areas are shown as a city or ZIP prefix, not a street address — sellers get a real introduction, not a scrape.
How it actually works
- 1Someone lists. A seller fills in the sell form, or a location tells us it wants a machine. Nothing is scraped and nothing is auto-imported.
- 2We confirm it, by hand, within 24 hours. A real person reads every submission and contacts the seller before it goes live. Anything that looks like a broker fishing for leads gets rejected.
- 3It goes live. Priority members are emailed immediately if it is inside their radius. Free members see it here after 7 days and in the Friday digest.
- 4You raise your hand. Hit "I am interested" and we introduce you to the seller directly, by email, usually the same day.
- 5You do the deal. Directly, between the two of you. We do not hold the money, take a cut, or set the price.
Priority Pass — $49, one time
The good routes go in days, not weeks. Priority is not a different marketplace — it is the same one, 7 days earlier, with an email when something lands near you.
Free
Browse every listing 7 days after it posts. One Friday digest when something in your area opens up. No card, no catch.
Join the buyer list →Priority — $49 once
See every listing the day it goes live, 7 days before free members, and get an email the moment one posts inside your radius. Already on a paid VendBuddy plan or in a trial? You have this already — do not buy it.
Get first access →Need financing to close this deal?
Most operators buying a route do not pay cash for it. The two usual paths are seller financing (ask — it is more common than people expect) and 0% intro business credit. 7 Figures Funding specializes in helping operators qualify for 0% intro business credit lines, which is what lets you buy a route without draining the working capital you will need to restock it in week one.
Check your funding options →Not ready to buy a route?
Building your own is slower but cheaper, and the constraint is always locations rather than machines. VendBuddy finds and scores real businesses in your ZIP and gives you the decision-maker to call. The free Ultimate Vending Guide covers the whole sequence, and the route valuation tool tells you what a route on this page is actually worth.
Start free in the app →Questions
What is the VendBuddy Marketplace?
A place to buy and sell vending routes, individual machines, and hand-raised location leads — businesses that have told us they want a machine on site. Sellers list free. Buyers browse free. VendBuddy makes the introduction; the two of you do the deal directly.
What is a hand-raised lead?
A property manager, gym, clinic or workplace that filled in a form asking for a vending machine at their location. It is the opposite of a cold list: the location is the one raising their hand. Those come in through our property manager page and get matched to operators nearby.
How does priority access work?
Every listing eventually becomes visible to everyone. Priority members just see it 7 days sooner, and get an email the moment one posts inside their radius. Free members see it after 7 days, in a Friday digest. Priority is a $49 one-time pass, and it is included automatically with any paid VendBuddy plan or active trial.
Does VendBuddy take a commission on the sale?
No. There is no listing fee, no success fee, and no markup on the asking price. We never hold your money — there is no escrow here, and you should be suspicious of anyone in this industry who offers to hold it for you without being a licensed escrow agent. We are paid by the Priority Pass and by VendBuddy subscriptions.
Do you verify the routes that get listed?
We confirm every listing with the seller within 24 hours before it goes live, and we reject anything that looks like a broker fishing for leads. That is not an audit. We have not seen the machines, the contracts or the bank statements — you must verify revenue, location agreements and equipment condition yourself before you pay anyone.
What should I check before buying a vending route?
Ask for 12 months of collections by machine, not a monthly average. Ask which location agreements are in writing and when they expire. Visit at least two locations unannounced. Confirm who owns the machines outright and whether any are financed. A route is worth roughly 12 to 24 months of net profit — use the route valuation tool before you make an offer.