Built in Missouri, for Missouri

Gateway Vending Group started with a simple observation: the places where card collectors actually hang out, like arcades, fun centers, and entertainment venues, almost never sell the product they're passionate about.

Founder Aidan Juracsik grew up in St. Louis and collects the same cards his customers do. As a finance student at the University of Missouri's Trulaske College of Business, he saw an opportunity to close that gap with hardware instead of a storefront: a smart, cashless vending machine stocked with real, sealed trading card product at fair prices, placed exactly where collectors already spend their time.

The name is a nod to home. The Gateway Arch anchors our logo, our first machines are placed between St. Louis and Columbia, and every part of the operation, from sourcing to stocking to servicing, is done in-state, by us, personally.

We're small by design. Every product in the machine was hand-selected, every price set deliberately, and every venue partner works directly with the founder. That's the standard as we grow, one machine at a time.