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con_txtIf you're not coming to the con but would like to sell your zines or other fannish items (with the exception of art and art resales, which should be submitted to Ducks Deluxe), or if you have only a small number of items and don't want to work your own table, CON.TXT can sell your things in the Orphan Marketplace. The con will take 15% of the proceeds of sales of items.
If you don't want to sell your items for money, we will again have a Swap Table (proceeds to benefit the CON.TXT 2014 charities).
What kinds of items can be sold in the Orphan Marketplace?
How To Get Your Items into the Orphan Marketplace
* First, set your prices (in increments of $.25) and label your items. You must set the price for each item you want to sell in the Orphan Marketplace. Every item must have a post-it note or other attached label with the item name, your display name, and the price. We will verify this against the information from your Orphan Marketplace Form.
Unlabeled items will not be placed on the table until you arrive at the con and label them yourself; if you are not attending, any unlabeled items will be left off the table and returned!
* Next, go to the Orphan Marketplace page and click the button to fill out the Orphan Marketplace Form. After you submit the form, a page with the form information will appear. Print out the form page after you have submitted it and be sure to include it with your items. The form information will automatically be emailed to us, and a copy will be emailed to you for your records.
This is very important! This is how the information about you and your items gets into the database. The form is checked against the items you send. And this is how we'll ensure you are paid for the items that are sold, and that the items that are not sold are either returned to you or, in the case of zines which you choose, donated to the Fan Culture Preservation Project at the University of Iowa Libraries.
* Then you must decide how to get your items to the con.
You may mail items in advance. The address will appear on the form page after you submit the Orphan Sales Form, or you can contact us. MAILED ITEMS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, JUNE 6th, 2014, IN ORDER TO BE OFFERED ON THE ORPHAN MARKETPLACE. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS to this policy, so be certain to mail your things with plenty of time for them to arrive by this date.
You may also deliver items directly to the hotel yourself, from Friday morning to Saturday evening.
After the con, we will mail a check (minus the con's percentage and postage) and any unsold items to the return address you specify (via US Priority Mail with Insurance); alternatively you may pick up your check and unsold items on Sunday.
Please contact us with questions or if you need more information.
How the Swap Table Works
Bring any fannish goodies you are willing to part with and put them on the swap table. Peruse the goodies others have left, and if you find something you'd like, please leave an appropriate donation for the con charities.
Any fannish memorabilia, including stickers, action figures, notebooks, DVDs, books, magnets, zines, and pretty much anything else you can think of will be welcome. If you think someone else would love it (and you don't want to sell it), this is the spot! Our only exception: please do not bring/leave video tapes, as we've had to dispose of too many in the past.
The small print: If for some reason the stuff you bring is not snapped up by someone else, and you'd like it back, please retrieve it before the end of the Dead Duck panel on Sunday. Anything left at that point will either be tossed, hoarded by Con Comm members, or donated to a local charity. Any zines or convention memorabilia will be donated to the Fan Culture Preservation Project at the University of Iowa Libraries.
If you don't want to sell your items for money, we will again have a Swap Table (proceeds to benefit the CON.TXT 2014 charities).
What kinds of items can be sold in the Orphan Marketplace?
- Brand new zines
- Used zines
- Song vid collections
- DVDs of movies and TV series
- Licensed t-shirts and memorabilia
- Autographed items, including photos & posters
- Calendars and stationery items
- Comic books, graphic novels and manga
- Gay-themed novels & published slash
- Jewelry, keychains and other handmade items
- Knitted or crocheted items
How To Get Your Items into the Orphan Marketplace
* First, set your prices (in increments of $.25) and label your items. You must set the price for each item you want to sell in the Orphan Marketplace. Every item must have a post-it note or other attached label with the item name, your display name, and the price. We will verify this against the information from your Orphan Marketplace Form.
Unlabeled items will not be placed on the table until you arrive at the con and label them yourself; if you are not attending, any unlabeled items will be left off the table and returned!
* Next, go to the Orphan Marketplace page and click the button to fill out the Orphan Marketplace Form. After you submit the form, a page with the form information will appear. Print out the form page after you have submitted it and be sure to include it with your items. The form information will automatically be emailed to us, and a copy will be emailed to you for your records.
This is very important! This is how the information about you and your items gets into the database. The form is checked against the items you send. And this is how we'll ensure you are paid for the items that are sold, and that the items that are not sold are either returned to you or, in the case of zines which you choose, donated to the Fan Culture Preservation Project at the University of Iowa Libraries.
* Then you must decide how to get your items to the con.
You may mail items in advance. The address will appear on the form page after you submit the Orphan Sales Form, or you can contact us. MAILED ITEMS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, JUNE 6th, 2014, IN ORDER TO BE OFFERED ON THE ORPHAN MARKETPLACE. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS to this policy, so be certain to mail your things with plenty of time for them to arrive by this date.
You may also deliver items directly to the hotel yourself, from Friday morning to Saturday evening.
After the con, we will mail a check (minus the con's percentage and postage) and any unsold items to the return address you specify (via US Priority Mail with Insurance); alternatively you may pick up your check and unsold items on Sunday.
Please contact us with questions or if you need more information.
How the Swap Table Works
Bring any fannish goodies you are willing to part with and put them on the swap table. Peruse the goodies others have left, and if you find something you'd like, please leave an appropriate donation for the con charities.
Any fannish memorabilia, including stickers, action figures, notebooks, DVDs, books, magnets, zines, and pretty much anything else you can think of will be welcome. If you think someone else would love it (and you don't want to sell it), this is the spot! Our only exception: please do not bring/leave video tapes, as we've had to dispose of too many in the past.
The small print: If for some reason the stuff you bring is not snapped up by someone else, and you'd like it back, please retrieve it before the end of the Dead Duck panel on Sunday. Anything left at that point will either be tossed, hoarded by Con Comm members, or donated to a local charity. Any zines or convention memorabilia will be donated to the Fan Culture Preservation Project at the University of Iowa Libraries.
