Vending Machines
Build a Sports Cards and Pokemon Vending Route That Makes Real Income in 90 Days, Guaranteed. Without a Retail Lease.
Videos of our ACTUAL vending machines
A practical, module based course with profit calculator, partner outreach scripts, legal formation guidance, insider inventory assistance, and SOPs to help you launch your first machine, optimize inventory, and scale a local route. No experience necessary.
Sports Card & Pokemon Vending Machines Print Money(When Done Right)
Impulse purchases
Cards sell on impulse at the right locations.
Niche collectible demand
Steady demand from collectors and casual buyers.
Low complexity operations
Simple restocking and cash collection.
Quick validation
1–2 restocks tell you if a location works.
Sports cards and pokemon vending lets you run a tangible, local business with low overhead. No retail lease, no employees, no complex logistics. You can validate a location in weeks and scale at your own pace, ideal for side hustlers and collectors who want to monetize their hobby.
Includes real machine revenue numbers + a 2-minute walkthrough.
The Card Market Is Booming
Month by month sales volume
Why Sports Card & Pokemon Vending Machines Are One of the Most Profitable Vending Models Today
4 reasons this niche is outperforming traditional vending.
Constantly changing product lineup
New sets, rookies, and chase cards release constantly.
Higher price points with non-perishable inventory
Higher priced products that never expire or spoil.
A booming collectibles market
Sports cards and Pokemon demand keeps growing.
Built-in entertainment and risk
Opening packs creates excitement and chase value.
About Us
Shoeless Joe's Sports Cards · Est. 1992
Learn the Sports Cards and Pokemon Vending Machine Business From Real Hobby Shop Owners
Dan and Kevin Burke are two brothers from Cincinnati, Ohio and the owners of Shoeless Joe's Sports Cards, one of the region's longest-running hobby shops, serving collectors since 1992.
As a licensed hobby shop carrying Topps, Panini, Upper Deck, and Pokemon, they have built decades-long relationships with major distributors and deep expertise in sourcing and managing inventory.
Today, they operate multiple sports cards and pokemon vending machines and have developed a proven system to launch machines quickly and profitably.
In this course, they share the exact playbook they use, helping you avoid costly mistakes and launch your own machine with real sales in 90 days or less.
You'll also gain access to inventory resources, financial insights, and a private community of vending machine operators to support you as you grow.
Ready to launch your first sports cards and pokemon vending machine?
Start the course today and get your first machine live in 90 days or less.
Why Online Selling of Individual Cards Gets Exhausting
Constant shipping, platform fees, and packaging eat into margins
Endless audience-building and algorithm chasing
Competing with thousands of sellers and unlimited options
Inventory risk: owning individual players is risky with market and performance swings
Vending Machine Pitfalls We Help You With
Buying a machine is easy. Stocking, running, location, and strategy around it are hard.
Wrong locations drain budget: high foot traffic ≠ profitable foot traffic
Poor inventory mix: stocking what you like, not what sells
Contract and outreach templates to find good locations
No SOPs: irregular restocking leads to dead routes
Is This Right for You?
This is for you if you're:
- ✓Sports‑card collectors who want to monetize their hobby
- ✓Side hustlers who want an in‑person business that fits around a job
- ✓People looking for a niche vending business with low overhead
- ✓Entrepreneurs who want a tangible, local route they can scale
- ✓Anyone who prefers operations and local sales over online marketplaces
- ✓You want to teach your kids about business, restock with your kids
This is not for you if:
- ✗You want get‑rich‑quick schemes or guaranteed income
- ✗You expect a truly passive business on day one
- ✗You're unwilling to do basic outreach and operational work
- ✗You refuse to follow a repeatable system
- ✗You want a fully automated, hands‑off business
- ✗You prefer to figure everything out on your own
Module Overview
12 weeks of structured learning. Each module includes video lessons and actionable templates.
Includes real machine revenue numbers + a 2-minute walkthrough.