Take profit share if…
- You have footfall and a corner earning nothing
- You do not want to spend anything to find out
- You would rather someone else owned the servicing
- You are not certain the site will take enough to justify buying
Profit share vs hire vs buy
Three ways to get a machine. One of them suits you.
Every machine we supply is available all three ways. Which one is right depends on how busy your site already is and whether you want the machine permanently. Here is the honest comparison, including the cases where the option that pays us least is the right one.
- Nothing to pay upfront
- No rental fee
- Contactless card payment fitted
- Paid monthly by bank transfer
- Takings split 50/50
Side by side
What each one actually costs you
| 50/50 profit share | Hire | Buy outright | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to start | Nothing | Fixed price, agreed upfront | Price of the machine |
| Rental fee | None | Included in the hire price | None — you own it |
| Who keeps the takings | Split 50/50 | Your choice — free play or you keep them | You keep 100% |
| Who services it | We do, at our cost | We do | We can, or you can |
| Who fixes faults | We do. Parts, labour and callouts are ours | We do | You, or us if you want a service arrangement |
| How long it stays | As long as it earns for both of us | A day, a weekend or a season | Permanently — it is yours |
| If it does not earn | You pay nothing. We move it or take it back | You have paid for the hire | You own a machine that is not earning |
| Contactless card reader | Fitted as standard | Fitted if you want it earning | Can be fitted |
| Custom branding | Not usually | Available on selected units | Available on selected units |
| Best for | Any venue with footfall and a spare corner | Weddings, festivals, corporate days, trials | Busy sites that already know it earns |
| Read more | Profit share | Hire | For sale |
Hire and purchase are quoted rather than listed, because both depend on the machine, the date and where you are. Profit share has no price because there is nothing to pay.
Choosing
The short version, operator to operator
Hire if…
- It is for one event, one weekend or one season
- You want guests playing for free rather than paying
- You want to trial a machine before committing the corner to one
- You want it branded for a launch or an activation
Buy if…
- The site is already busy and you know it will earn
- You want every penny it takes rather than half
- You want the machine as an asset on your books
- You are fitting out a games area rather than filling a corner
If your site is genuinely busy, buying earns you more than profit share and we will say so — even though it is the answer that pays us less over time. We would rather sell you the right thing once than the wrong thing twice.
The thing all three share
Where it goes decides what it earns
Bought, hired or split, the same rule applies: a machine on a route people already walk takes a multiple of the same machine in a side room.
This is the part of the job that actually matters and the part most suppliers skip, because a supplier who has sold you the machine has already been paid. On profit share we have not been paid until it earns, which is why we are fussy about the corner. Read the detail on the profit share page.
Straight answers
Choosing between them, answered
Is profit share or buying better for a pub?
Buy if the site is already busy and you are confident it will earn, because you then keep 100% of the takings and the machine is an asset. Take profit share if you would rather find out at no risk, because it costs nothing upfront, nothing to rent, and we carry the servicing. Most venues start on profit share for exactly that reason.
What is a boxing machine profit share?
The operator supplies, installs, services and maintains the machine at no cost to the venue, and the money the machine takes is split between the two of them. At Haymaker the split is 50/50 and the venue's half is paid monthly by bank transfer. The venue provides the floor space and a plug and pays nothing else.
Can I switch from one to the other?
Yes. Hiring one for a weekend and then moving to profit share is common, and so is running profit share first and buying later once you know what the site does. Nothing about the first arrangement forces the second.
Which option is right for a one-off event?
Hire. Buying a machine for a single wedding or festival makes no sense, and profit share is built around a machine living somewhere for a while. Hire is a fixed price, delivered, set up and collected by us.
Next step
Tell us about the venue and we’ll tell you which one fits
Send your postcode and a line about the site. We’ll come back with the option that suits it, including when that is the one that earns us less.