Short answer: a small vending machine business for sale in Canada asked $5,000 to $48,500 on Kijiji in October 2026, for one to ten machines on their locations. Of about 20 route ads we read on 2026-10-24, five gave sales figures for six routes, and those asked about 1.1 to 2.1 times one year of gross sales (middle value about 1.4 times). What you are really buying is the location, and in most ads the location still has to agree to you.
This guide is for operators who searched for a vending route or a vending machine location for sale, in BC or anywhere in Canada, and want to know what sellers ask, what a site is worth on its own, and what to check before paying. We read every Kijiji ad under "vending machine location" and "vending route" across Canada, plus the Greater Vancouver vending pages, and kept only what the sellers wrote themselves.
Asking price vs stated sales: six Canadian routes
These five ads (one lists two sites) give both an asking price and a sales figure. "Times sales" is the asking price divided by one year of gross sales. Weekly and monthly figures are multiplied out to a year; where the seller gave a range, we used the middle.
| Where | What's included | Asking | Sales the seller states | Times sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agassiz, Fraser Valley BC | 2 machines (snack + drink, bought new July 2024), 1 site | $15,000 OBO | "approximately $6,989" last year, run "very part-time" | 2.1x |
| North of the GTA, retirement home | Machines at 1 site, 24/7 traffic | $12,500 | $200 to $235 a week | 1.1x |
| Kitchener, factory | 1 combo machine, 1 site | $11,250 | $185 to $215 a week | 1.1x |
| Brampton, industrial shop (50+ people) | 1 machine with stock and card reader | $5,500 | "250/mo +" | 1.8x |
| Toronto | 2 combo machines, 2 sites, no commission | $11,500 | "approximately $7,800" last year | 1.5x |
| Windsor, Tecumseh, Harrow | 9 combo machines (about 2 years old), 8 sites: 7 factories, 2 retail | $48,500 OBO | about $35,000 a year, with about $800 a month in costs | 1.4x |
The spread is wide because the ads are not alike. The Agassiz seller asks the most per dollar of sales but is also selling nearly new machines and says the site was under-served. The two Ontario sites at 1.1x come with steady weekly numbers. And gross sales are not what you keep: the Windsor seller is the only one who states costs, about $9,600 a year against $35,000 in sales, and even that may leave out product.
What routes ask without sales figures
Most sellers keep the numbers for "serious buyers". Their asks still show a price per machine:
| Where | Machines and sites | Asking | Per machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto and Mississauga | 20 Seaga machines (about 4 years old), workplaces and residential | $98,000 | $4,900 |
| London, Ontario | 3 touchscreen machines, 2 gyms and 1 office | $15,500 | $5,167 |
| King City, Ontario | 3 touchscreen machines, 2 placed | $13,000 | $4,333 |
| Brampton, Vaughan area | 6 machines, 4 sites | $12,000 | $2,000 |
| Montreal | 4 machines (2 drink, 2 snack), "no rent" | $8,000 | $2,000 |
| Cambridge, Waterloo, St. Catharines | 4 sites, about a morning a week | $45,000 (stated as "the financial means of") | n/a |
Toy and bulk candy routes are cheaper per machine: 10 machines in Winnipeg for $7,000, 16 for $10,000, 46 across five Manitoba towns for $9,000. They sell on different products and visit schedules, so we left them out of the averages above.
What a location is worth on its own
One ad prices the site directly. An Edmonton seller asks $5,000 for a combo machine with Nayax "with location in a high traffic area", or $4,000 for the machine alone. The location is about $1,000 of the price.
The London seller gives the other side: the touchscreen machines cost "approximately $10,000 + tax per machine" new, "plus approximately $500 per location for setup and agreements", and the three now ask $15,500 together. Used machines on the same pages, with no site, asked $800 to $2,999 for older combo and snack machines (one newer model with a card reader asked $5,800).
US locators that publish a price sit in the same range. The Vending Locator lists $500 for a site with 50 or more employees and $1,000 for 100 or more (read 2026-10-24). We cover what locators do, and how they differ from an operator, in vending advocate vs locator vs operator.
The catch: the location has to agree
The phrase that matters most in these ads is in brackets. The Agassiz ad says "transfer subject to location approval". The Toronto ad says "subject to location approval/transfer". The London ad says the buyer is "responsible for any transfer fees, agreement costs, and any arrangements required to transfer the existing locations".
A placement agreement is between the site and the operator who signed it. If it doesn't let the operator assign it, the site owner can say no to you, ask for a new commission, or use the change to bring in someone else. Three ads also say their sites pay no commission. That can be a good deal or an informal one with nothing in writing.
Before you pay for any route, check:
- The agreement for each site. Who signed, what the commission is, the notice period, and whether it can be assigned. Our placement agreement checklist lists the clauses to look for.
- A meeting with each site contact, with the seller present, before money moves. Ask them directly whether they'll keep the machine with you.
- Sales records you can verify. Most of these machines have Nayax or similar card readers, so ask for the portal reports, not a typed summary.
- Machine age and condition. Two ads say the card reader or bill acceptor is not included in the price.
- Access. The Brampton site is open 9 to 5, Monday to Friday. Check the hours fit your route.
- Why it's for sale. Three sellers say the sites are too far from them. That is your chance if you live close, and a warning if you don't.
If you buy in the US from a company that also promises to find you more locations, the FTC's Business Opportunity Rule (16 CFR Part 437) requires a one-page disclosure document at least seven days before you sign or pay. A private route sale in Canada comes with no such document, so the checks above are on you.
Buying a route vs being placed
A route gets you machines and sites on day one. You pay for used equipment and for agreements you didn't write. The other ways to get a site are to find it yourself (our operator's playbook covers open data, tenders and outreach rules) or to be placed.
VendFynd places operators at sites that have already agreed to host a machine. You pay a placement fee only once you are placed; we quote it per site, and you're free to keep finding your own sites too. The site isn't tied to a seller who is leaving, and the commission and notice period are agreed in writing with the host before the machine goes in. Placement fees aren't refunded and we don't promise replacement sites, so judge each site before you accept it.
About this data
- Ads: every result on Kijiji's all-Canada searches for "vending machine location" (40 ads) and "vending route" (16 ads), and the Greater Vancouver "vending machine" search (21 ads), read 2026-10-24. We opened 17 route and location ads in full. Five snack and drink ads stated a sales figure for six routes; those are the first table. We left out ads from locator services, machine dealers and "free vending machine" offers, and we don't publish sellers' names or phone numbers.
- Prices are asks. Kijiji shows what sellers want, not what buyers paid, and ads expire. Sales figures are the sellers' own and unverified.
- Locator price: The Vending Locator's pricing page, read 2026-10-24, in US dollars.
- US rule: 16 CFR Part 437 (eCFR). It is a US federal rule; we know of no Canadian equivalent for private route sales.