To purchase a piece of merchandise by selection through the use of a non-contact ticket itself.

An automatic vending machine is constituted of an antenna arranged in accordance with the merchandise which is displayed in the main body of the machine, a communication start means for starting communication between the non-contact ticket and the main body of the automatic vending machine when the non-contact ticket is held over the antenna, an identifying means for identifying the antenna in use when communication is started and a control means for discharging the merchandise corresponding to the antenna from the main body of the machine and also performing a processing to deduct a purchase amount of the merchandise from money amount data which is incorporated in the non-contact ticket.