F.a.q.s
Q. Can I bring food in from the outside?
A. Yes you can if the food is for you or persons in your booth. We do have a food contract so it is a violation of our contract if someone brings food in to sell.
Q. Can I sell food?
A. The only food that can be sold is bulk groceries, produce and some nuts. We do require a health permit and food insurance for our customer’s protection.
Q. Can vendors leave early?
A. We prefer that all vendors stay until closing but if you need to leave simply pack up you merchandise and call or come to the office for an escort to guide you out.
Q. Can I drive in early?
A. No one can drive-in until the event is closed. The reason is your vehicle would have to be in an isle and fire lane while you load up which is not permitted by the Fire Dept.
Q. How far ahead can I purchase my space?
A. You can usually buy your space for up to a year in advance.
Q. Why can’t I skip weeks?
A. You can skip weeks if you become a permanent vendor which allows you to skip up to 6 times a year.
Q. Why can’t I sell things over the fence?
A. This is a very unsafe practice we have knowledge of injury and merchandise damage leading to customer conflicts with the vendor. Risk Management has made it mandatory not to pass product or merchandise over any fence at all of our events.
Q. Do I have to take my canopy down when they tell me to and who decides when?
A. Canopies can be an extreme safety hazard in the wind and we use proven guidelines to decide when they must be taken down. Canopies should always be secured and anchored such as to your vehicle or an approved weight. Vendors are responsible for any damage caused by their canopy that is why it is important to listen to our staff.
Q. Can I put my space purchase on a credit card?
A. Yes we accept all major credit cards for space purchase.
Q. Why don’t you give rain checks?
A. Our current landlord lease does not give us any bad weather credit or compromise so the event goes on rain or shine as do the majority of swap meets in California.
Q. Why can’t I bring in another car to unload?
A. At one time we allowed vendors to bring in a second car to unload but after numerous complaints of cars not being removed from the event and parking in other vendor spaces we had to discontinue it.