New B2B Marketplace Targets Surplus Vending and Refreshment Equipment

Refreshment Services Surplus (RSS), a new venture from Brinton Business Ventures, launched an online business-to-business marketplace on Oct. 9 where vending, micro market, office coffee and workplace refreshment operators can buy and sell surplus equipment at RefreshmentServicesSurplus.com. The marketplace is built around two problems operators share: idle machines tying up capital after upgrades, route changes and account turnover, and consumer marketplaces that expose the seller while attracting buyers outside the industry. RSS is strictly B2B — only approved industry professionals can view listings — and listings show just the state where equipment sits, never the seller's company name. Buyers submit an interest request with their company details and the seller decides whether to respond; price, payment and shipping are negotiated directly between the two sides, and RSS takes no commission. "Most of what I've brought to this industry started as a problem my own companies needed solved, and surplus equipment is one every operator shares," said Jim Brinton, founder and CEO of Brinton Business Ventures. "RSS puts that equipment in front of the people who actually need it, keeps sellers anonymous to their competitors and lets them keep every dollar of the sale." Listing costs $7 per item plus $3 a month while active, with multiple units of the same make and model sharing one listing; featured placement costs $5 a month; automated clearing house payments are free and credit cards carry a 3% processing fee. Through Oct. 31, all listing fees are waived. RSS staff review every listing before it goes live, and optional financing and discounted shipping are planned for the coming months. Brinton Business Ventures, which marks 50 years in the industry this year, operates brands including Evergreen Refreshments, PGi Services/Premier Canteen and Peak Refreshments across the Pacific Northwest, Utah and Colorado. Source: Vending Connection — https://www.vendingconnection.com/articles/refreshment-services-surplus-launches-b2b-marketplace-built-exclusively-for-surplus-vending-and-refreshment-service-equipment/