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1. Booths must be kept filled, neat, and presentable at all times, with clean, quality, authentic merchandise.
2. ALL customer requests for appraisals and offers to purchase their items will ONLY be done by Management unless otherwise approved by Management.
3. No reproduction items are permitted at the Center. Occasional exceptions might be made for high quality indelibly marked items. Items believed by staff to be reproductions will be returned to the dealer.
4. Items offered for sale must have been manufactured prior to the mid-1950s. Occasional exceptions might be made for collectible china, glassware, furniture, toys, etc. Any post mid-1950s item should be brought to the attention of the store manager.
5. Sales tags must be clearly marked with dealer code, item description (insufficient detail to prevent tag switching), notes on defects or repairs, and price (incl. "pair", "each", or "set", etc. if appropriate.)
6. No item may be tagged with only a price and dealer code. (tags with only a price can be easily switched to more expensive items of yours or some other dealers.)
7. Items being used for display purposes must be clearly marked with your dealer code and with "Display Only" or "Not for Sale."
8. You may include an inventory number if you wish. We will attempt to record the number on the sales invoice and dealer slip. (But please be sure it won't be mistaken for a price or dealer code.)
9. Use the agreed upon dealer code. Non-conforming dealer codes may result in failure to credit you with the sale.
10. Items purchased by charge cards are subject to a credit card company service fee of 4%. This bank fee will be deducted from the payment to the dealer for the item. The actual deduction will be based on the actual charge to the TCC.
11. The TCC may hold periodic shop-wide sales during which the 10% optional discount will be advertised as applying to all items unless the item is marked "firm" or “sale”. Dealers will be notified of such sales in advance by management and may choose to participate at a higher overall booth discount, increase discounts on selected items, or choose not to participate in the sale. Dealers choosing not to participate on the terms set forth in center advertising must come to the center and mark their items and booth to reflect their individual sale conditions.
12. Items are placed at Tower City Collectables at the risk of the participating dealer. The Center will observe normal procedures to protect merchandise but is not responsible for theft, loss, or damage. It is the responsibility of the participating dealer to insure the items and also to display them in a way which minimizes the possibility of breakage or theft. We may use or offer updated security and camera footage to vendors when/if available.
13. Common spaces and walkways must be kept clear at all times. Merchandise must be kept within the marked boundaries of the booth. This is for the safety of your merchandise as well as of our employees and customers.
14. Cleaning and maintaining the space and the merchandise in the booth is the responsibility of the dealer. Excessively dusty merchandise suggests to potential buyers that the item is seriously overpriced because it has been on the shelf for a long time. It also detracts, not only from the sales of the dealer who owns the items, but also from the sales of all dealers in the TCC.
15. Funerary items are not permitted, including carved grave markers, plaques, fraternal affiliation grave markers, etc.
16. Items must be safe for use by the purchaser. Potential hazards should be noted on the tag.
17. Items which are not the property of the dealer may be offered by the dealer for sale in the dealers’ booth. Such items will be treated by the TCC as belonging to the dealer and must conform with the rules of the TCC. Such items must be marked with the dealers’ code. Variant codes are not permitted because they may not be properly recorded, resulting in non-payment. Payment for such items will be made to the participating dealer - not to the owner.
18. Dealers may pick up their monthly sales checks on the 3rd desk. Dealers may also request their check to be mailed to them. If dealers want checks routinely mailed, they should place a group of self-addressed stamped envelopes in their dealer folder.
19. Dealers must consider the possibility of damage and breakage when setting out items in their space.
20. Dealers should attempt to set up their space in a way that does not block or detract from other nearby dealers.
21. Reselling or subletting your contracted space is not permitted.
22. Dealers must abide by all rules of TCC as established by management.

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