• Basics
• Hours
• Signing Up
• How it Works
• Receipt Book
• Dealing With Customers
• Minors
• Repayment
• Rules

Basics

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Seller must purchase a 3-day membership to the convention (pre-reg is encouraged to prevent delays at the con and to save money)

Single-day tablespace assignments only

Half-table only (approximately 4'x30")

One person per slot

Same hours as the Dealers' Dungeon

Must use Dealer Cashier to handle transactions (Any dealers not turning in receipts from their sales will be removed from the Artist Alley and denied space until further notice). No cash or credit/debit transactions will be allowed in the Artist Alley. A 3% fee will be collected by the Dealer Cashier (3 cents per dollar; 30 cents per 10 dollars). Seller will be paid at the end of the day at the Dealer Cashier.

Tablespace must be cleared away at the daily closing.

Artist Alley sellers must obey the same rules as the dealers in the Dealers' Dungeon.

Artist Alley Hours

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Friday: noon - 6pm
Saturday: 10am - 6pm
Sunday: 10am - 4pm

Signing Up for a Tablespace in the Artist Alley

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Applications will be accepted during the previous day in the Dealers' Dungeon at the Cashier

Names will be drawn randomly at the close of the Dealers' Dungeon the night before.

Slot assignments will be posted previous evening

Any open slots or slots unclaimed by the daily deadline may be claimed by coming to the Dealer Cashier.

How it Works

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1. Sign up at the Dealer Cashier during the previous day (or Thursday night for Friday slots)
2. After the Dealers' Dungeon closes, the names will be drawn and assigned positions. This list will then be posted outside the Dealers' Dungeon
3. Artists winning a tablespace need to come to the Dealer Cashier during morning set-up hours to pick up their receipt book, which will be used to record their sales. No one will be allowed to sell in the Artist Alley without a receipt book. SEE BELOW for INSTRUCTIONS ON USING THE RECEIPT BOOK.
4. At the end of the day, the seller returns their receipt book to the Dealer Cashier and receives their payment for the day (for cash transactions only; credit/debit transactions will be paid the week after the convention).

How to use the Receipt Book

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The receipt book has three copies of each form-white, yellow, and pink.

You must write your name or dealer name at the top of every white receipt you hand out.

Please put the cardboard insert (attached to the back of each receipt book) in between each set of three receipts--one white, one yellow, one pink--before you begin to fill them out. This will prevent bleeding between the sets of receipts.

The top of the receipt has fields for the customer's name, address, etc. You only have to fill those out if you want to. The Dealer Cashier does not need that information. We only require that your business name be either at the top or bottom of the receipt so we know to whom to credit the sale.

When a Customer Comes to your Table

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1. The customer will select the items they wish to purchase from you. Store these items behind your table. NEVER give the customer their items until they have actually paid for them!
2. Give the customer TWO copies (white and yellow) of a receipt listing the items they wish to purchase and the items' cost. If purchasing multiples of the same item (i.e. 3 prints at $7 each), please make the cost clear. Either write the price per item AND how many they are buying (i.e. 3 prints @ $7 each), or do write the total (i.e. 3 prints $21).
3. The customer will then take these receipts to the Dealer Cashier (located in the Dealers' Dungeon). The Cashier will validate both copies of the receipt with a special rubber ink stamp and return one copy to the customer.
4. The customer will return to you WITH the validated receipt, and you give the customer the items they have purchased.

If you have ANY questions about this process, please come see the Dealer Cashier BEFORE you start selling. (You can come ask questions at ANY time, but it's best to have a look at the receipt books and get your questions answered ahead of time before you have a line of people at your table. *smiles*)

Repayment

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We only pay for cash receipts at the con. All credit/debit receipts are paid after the con is over and the funds have been deposited in our checking account. The total from credit/debit receipts can be repaid using Paypal or a check.

Artist Alley Rules

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1. All wares and displays must be kept behind your table and within the space designated by the con as "yours". Any dealers who encroach upon other dealers' tablespace will be asked to move their wares and displays back into their own space.
2. Lighted displays or displays involving loud or obnoxious music or sound are prohibited. Dealers must also keep their voices to moderate levels to as to not disturb the dealers and attendees around them. Shouting across the room or to gain attention to your table is NOT allowed.
3. Displays, banners, wares, decorations, or other items which are hung from the walls or ceiling must NOT damage the walls or ceiling in any way. You may only use masking tape to fix items to the walls or windows. Please clean up your space before you leave, especially if you use tape.
4. Keep all aisles open. Artists and their assistants must remain seated behind the table. All customers must also remain standing when in the aisles. Any dealer or customer blocking the aisles will be asked to move.
5. Adult Material: All adult materials need to be kept covered and in special notebooks marked "For Adults Only" or something similar. Please also use stickers or Post-its to cover genitalia and female nipples. Any dealer allowing minors to view or purchase their adult artwork will be given a first warning. Any subsequent charges will result in the dealer being asked to leave.
6. Any dealers using the Dealer Cashier who are found selling items without using the Dealer Cashier will be given a first warning. Further infractions will result in expulsion from the con for that year and the dealer will be put on probation for future conventions.
7. Dealers are to sell only their own goods or official releases of any DVDs, CDs, CD-ROMs. No pirated material will be allowed. No weapons or illegal substances will be allowed for sale at the convention.
8. Setting Up Your table and Security: Dealers will be responsible for all materials (extension cords, phone lines, etc.) needed for setting up their space. If you need to leave your table unattended during the convention, have a trusted friend watch your wares. It is recommended that you remove your wares from the tabletop if your table will be unattended to dissuade thieves. Another recommended alternative is to drape the table with a sheet (your own, not the hotel's). FurFright, the Holiday Inn Waterbury, and the surrounding dealers will NOT be held accountable for any items stolen or damaged accidentally during the convention (without viable proof of theft).
9. The Dealers' Dungeon staff reserve the right to deny service to anyone. Any dealers, assistants, or customers instigating fights, being disruptive, harassing other persons (other dealers, assistants, customers, convention staff, hotel staff, or hotel guests), or otherwise disturbing the peace of the Dealers' Dungeon or Artist Alley who do not respond to requests to peaceably correct their behavior will have corrective actions taken against them. Serious infractions can result in expulsion from the con and/or the hotel and may also result in the authorities being called.
10. All dealers must abide by and are subject to FurFright's code Of Conduct while attending the convention.