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Originally Posted by DaClyde
The term "vending box" has always seemed odd to me, and so has the purpose of said item. Were they originally just intended to be loaded into trading card vending machines?
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Yes, they were.
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Originally Posted by DaClyde
If so, it seems they far out-lived that use, as growing up in the 80s, I don't ever remember seeing a card vending machine that was loaded with one set's worth of cards, rather they were always assorted cards from different years/brands.
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The vending machines that I remember were on a stand and had 3 racks (columns or whatever they're called) that were loaded with cards. Each dispensed cards, so you would just put your coin in one of the dispensers, pull the lever and out came the cards.
I remember seeing them up to the early '90s. Some card shop somewhere probably still has one.
Here's a pic of a newer one.
