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What would be a good rule on how far back you would go on purchasing used machines pending year make. Two in question, one AP-6600 4-wide and one USI Snackshop 2, Model 2098, 4-wide. are these machines risky for dependability and or parts availability.

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What would be a good rule on how far back you would go on purchasing used machines pending year make. Two in question, one AP-6600 4-wide and one USI Snackshop 2, Model 2098, 4-wide. are these machines risky for dependability and or parts availability.

The AP6600 is a workhorse. Yes it is geting on in years but there are plenty of non-oem parts available for it. The USI Snackmart 2 on the other hand is old enough that parts availability is extremely limited.

However, for the right price anything can be a bargain.....

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The AP6600 is a workhorse. Yes it is geting on in years but there are plenty of non-oem parts available for it. The USI Snackmart 2 on the other hand is old enough that parts availability is extremely limited.

However, for the right price anything can be a bargain.....

I have not seen the machines in person, they are from two different sellers. They are asking $850.00 for the AP-6600 and $500.00 for the USI. These prices were reduced from original asking price. What do you think.

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I have not seen the machines in person, they are from two different sellers. They are asking $850.00 for the AP-6600 and $500.00 for the USI. These prices were reduced from original asking price. What do you think.

How are they selling them? Reconditioned, checked and working or as-is?

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How are they selling them? Reconditioned, checked and working or as-is?
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The AP is on location working stocked with product ( The product comes with it ). The USI is under a guys car port, he says everything works ( i think i am passing on the USI ). I will go and look at the AP.

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Good choice

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OK, So I went and looked at the AP-6600 machine, on the ID tag inside the machine was ID as AP-Snackshop 111, is a 6600 and snackshop-111 the same machine, I am thinking that the snackshop 111 is a bit of a newer model. The machine was in good refurbished condition, the cabinet was of a shallow model and there was no gum rack.
Does this make sense, is the snack shop 111 a newer model and would it have been a shallow cabinet without the gum rack.
Thanks for all the info so far.

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OK, So I went and looked at the AP-6600 machine, on the ID tag inside the machine was ID as AP-Snackshop 111, is a 6600 and snackshop-111 the same machine, I am thinking that the snackshop 111 is a bit of a newer model. The machine was in good refurbished condition, the cabinet was of a shallow model and there was no gum rack.
Does this make sense, is the snack shop 111 a newer model and would it have been a shallow cabinet without the gum rack.
Thanks for all the info so far.

The AP111 is indeed a newer version then the AP6000. The 6000 was a shallow machine and the 6000XL was the full depth. Unfortunately, most people do not differentiate between the 6000 and 6000xl.

DO you get the location too??

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The AP111 is indeed a newer version then the AP6000. The 6000 was a shallow machine and the 6000XL was the full depth. Unfortunately, most people do not differentiate between the 6000 and 6000xl.

DO you get the location too??

The location may be available, but i already had a location set up for it. Do you recall if the AP-111 was a shallow cabinet and did it have a gum rack.

Thanks

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The location may be available, but i already had a location set up for it. Do you recall if the AP-111 was a shallow cabinet and did it have a gum rack.

Thanks

It was a shallow machine. As far as the gum and mint rack goes, that is usually an option for the machine. It may or may not have one.