Application
Are you a Specialty Vendor? To help offset rising costs, we are adding a new vendor category with discounted pricing. If you qualify, you can pay lower prices. See below for details.
1. Read these Rules and our Policies page
- Attending vendors agree to the Rules
and Policies of the San Jose Bird
Mart, even if a signed application is not on file.
- The Policies page covers discounts, security, parking lot sales, outside animals, returns, unweaned baby birds, parking passes, fair market pricing, referral incentive, vendor wristbands, cancellations and refund policy, verbal orders, and table/chair orders.
- No sub-letting.
- You cannot set up on Mart day until
you have paid in full.
- Full payment is due with this Application.
- Prices subject to change without notice.
- Booths are reserved on a first-come,
first-served basis, and at the discretion of San Jose Bird Mart.
- Please bring an extra copy of your
resale permit for our files, if you haven't already done so.
- Please bring something to cover your
table tops.
- Table/chair orders cannot be changed within 14 days
of a show.
- Please allow 14 days for checks to clear the bank. If we receive your order within 14 days of a show, you will be asked to bring cash to replace your check.
- Vendors will not hold individual, private, or club drawings or raffles. Give-aways are welcomed.
- Vendors cannot hand out flyers, literature, business cards, or product samples from the front door. All items must be handed out from your paid table.
- There will be a $35.00 fee charged
for insufficient funds.
- An Application does not guarantee
booth space.
- San Jose Bird Mart reserves the right
to refuse anyone for any reason.
- You agree to remain until the Mart is over before
tearing down.
- All items
items sold must be legal to sell in California, and properly identified.
- All pets must be healthy and free of
illness or injury, and in appropriately-sized cages (birds must be able to turn around, and the tail must not touch any exterior of the cage).
- Vendors are responsible for their pets
sold.
- Obey all laws, while conducting business
in an ethical and professional manner.
- Effective immediately, there will be no unweaned, baby bird sales at the San Jose Bird Mart.
- Vendors are responsible for collecting
and reporting sales and taxes as required by the State of California,
as appropriate for the City and/or County where the mart is held.
- Booth space is non-refundable.
2. Decide whether you are a Specialty Vendor
Don't have any birds to sell, or just a few birds? Only have a few items to sell? You may qualify to be a Specialty Vendor. If you qualify, mark the appropriate boxes on the Application form. To qualify, you must meet the following requirements.
- You sell novelty items, such as refrigerator magnets, baseball cards, photographs, illustrations, clothing, etc., excuding pets.
- Your total show sales are less than $400, AND no single item costs more than $40.
- You do not sell pets, OR you are selling no more than 10 small birds, or 6 med-large birds.
- There are no early-pay discounts or late fees for a Speciality Vendor. The price is always the same.
- Your eligibility must be verified by SJBM before you order your space.
- If you select this category but do not qualify, you will be charged full price for your space. Please call us with any questions.
3. Click the appropriate mart date below to access
the correct application:
2012
Jan. 29 - Santa Clara Fairgrounds, Gateway Hall - Application
Apr. 22 - Santa Clara Fairgrounds, Gateway Hall - Application
July 8- Santa Clara Fairgrounds, Pavilion Hall - Application
Nov. 18 - Santa Clara Fairgrounds, Gateway Hall - Application
(If you cannot view the above application PDF files,
visit www.adobe.com and click the Acrobat icon button, then click Down Reader to download a free copy of Acrobat Reader.)
By signing the Application, you agree
to the above Rules and Policies.
(The Rules and Policies apply to all attending vendors, whether
or not a signed application is on file.)
4. Write out a check
payable to San Jose Bird Mart
- Please allow 14 days for your check to clear the bank.
- If we receive your check within 14 days before a show, you will be asked to bring cash to the show to replace your check.
- If you order booth space, you will be charged for the space, even if you do not show up on mart day. This applies to anyone who orders a space with a check that will be replaced with cash.
5. Mail a check & the application to: P.O.
Box 54004, San Jose, CA 95154
New Set-up Hours: Sat. Noon-4pm. Sun. 7am-9:30am. Tear-down:
Sun., 3pm-5pm (must be out by 5pm on Sun). New Show Hours: 10am-3pm.
Full payment due with Application. Please
pay on time. Thank You! Pricing, deadlines, and
rules may change without notice. |
