Vintage Clothing Department:  Faye has once again asked us to remind dealers who
place items in the Vintage Clothing Department to PLEASE use string tags to attach your
prices instead of scraps of paper pinned or taped to the item!  When clothing is tried on,
you can understand that straight pins and tape come undone, creating a mess on the floor,
leaving Faye to figure out which tag goes with which article of clothing and, worse, having
customers bring items to the front with no clue as to who or how much.  So everybody loses.
Be sure to attach the string tag to the garment and not on the hanger, as hangers get switched
unintentionally in the try-on process.  And, finally, if you want your hangers returned to you,
they must be labeled with your dealer number and marked NFS.  Check in the Dealer Room
for hangers that belong to you.

City of Sacramento business license audits:  If your state Board of Equalization seller's
permit bears an address other than Midway's address, and that other address is within the City of Sacramento city limits, you may be receiving a letter from a company the city has hired to
"conduct a compliance audit of the City's business operation tax ordinance for the years of 2006 through 2010."  Midway's dealers who have sold exclusively at Midway from 2006 to present are not affected by this since Midway dealers operate under Midway's license.  If you sell anywhere else, within the city of Sacramento, you may possibly be contacted by the audit group, as two of our dealers have recently been.  If you are contacted by MuniServices regarding this, and you have sold nowhere other than at Midway since 2006, see Mark.  He will provide you with a letter to present
to the audit service company verifying that you do not require the '"City of Sacramento Business
Operations Tax certificate" referred to in their letter.
 

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Advertising Gimmicks:  Some dealers have suggested that Midway utilize outdoor signs, banners,
sidewalk A-frames, acrobats, etc., to drum up business, and we have always replied that such things are against Sacramento County codes, which was made very clear to us when we have applied for and received our County business licenses.   We recently came across the old Antique Plaza's dealer letter from January 23, 2003, detailing their experience regarding this type of advertising.  It makes interesting reading and confirms our understanding of the consequences of utilizing such gimmicks.  The letter is in the Dealer Room for your info.

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DEALER AGREEMENTS READY TO SIGN:  The Dealer Rental Agreement pertinent to the
Madison Avenue location is now ready for you to review and sign.  It is four pages in length. 
Separate from, but included as part of, the Dealer Agreement is the 7-page "Rules for Dealers"
that will help new dealers learn Midway's procedures and remind "old" dealers of the do's and
don'ts.  A copy of the rules will be kept in the Dealer Room and at the front counter for reference.

Please allow 15-30 minutes on your next trip to Midway to review and complete the blanks in
the rental agreement.   A signed copy will be returned to you. 

It is in your best interest to complete the document ASAP.  It protects you in the event that
something should happen to Mark and Ann (like on their road trip to Mt. Rushmore in August)
or to you (your heirs/estate will then have unfettered legal right to your possessions and
outstanding sales proceeds at Midway). It states what you are to be paid for your sales (or even
that you are to be paid!), that your layaway items are protected, that you are legally operating
under Midway's business license, that Midway is collecting and paying sales tax on your sales,
etc.  And it protects us from liability when that 50-pound anchor you placed on top of your
showcase hits someone in the head before we can remind you of the safety rules prohibiting
such placement!

                      So please make it a priority to get your rental agreement signed!  

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RULES FOR DEALERS:  This document, appended to the Dealer Rental Agreement, covers
just about everything you need to know about operating as a dealer at Midway.  You will have
your own copy, a copy will be in the Dealer Room and at the front counter for reference.  
Therefore, there will be less posted and lingering on this website page and your pay statements having to do with rules.  Just reminders as necessary.

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DEALERS' BUYING DAY:  Because we have people regularly coming in and calling wanting to
sell stuff, we have expanded the dealer buying day from once a month to every Sunday, from Noon to
2 p.m.   

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ART'S FOOD BANK:  Some of you are aware of Dealer Art Quezada's involvement as
Director of "A Full Pantry" Food Bank, which helps thousands of people monthly survive
the present bleak economy.  In Midway's Dealer Room you'll find a donation box for
(edible) food donations, which Art will pick up on a regular basis.  If you've recently
changed your family's diet or started a new one yourself and have good food you don't
want to just trash, please consider donating it to Art's food bank via Midway.           

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Appraisal donations and other sales proceeds earmarked for charity will now be
forwarded to the Sacramento organization of Loaves & Fishes and designated for the
animals of the homeless.  We have been contributing to PAWS for several years but
have determined that they have ample, generous donors, and the few hundred dollars
that Midway raises each year will go a long way towards providing some basic care for
animals of the homeless. 

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