Santa Cruz Flea Market

Here is complete information for Vendors and Buyers:

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Santa Cruz Flea Market
2260 Soquel Drive
Santa Cruz, Ca 95062
462-4442, during market hours

Santa Cruz Flea Market is open 3 days a week.
Our gates open (to Vendors and Buyers at):

Friday 7 a.m.,
Saturday 6 a.m.,
Sunday 5:30 a.m.
All hours are “Weather Permitting”.
Friday admissions stop at 1 pm. Saturday and Sunday at 3pm.
Vendors are asked to leave by 2 pm. on Fridays, 4 pm on Saturdays and Sundays,
so shopping is allowed until that time.

Our fees are as follows:
Buyers admission
Fridays: $1.00 per person
Saturdays: $1.50 per person
Sundays: $2.50 per person
All days … Children under 10 years of age FREE.
Anyone 13 or younger must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Vendors
Friday: $15.00 per space.
Saturday: $25.00 per space. (First Saturday of the month special-$20.00 per space)
Sunday: Reg. Space 35.00
Large or corner space 45.00 & up.


Open Holidays except on the rare occassion that Christmas Day falls on a weekend.

BUYERS and VENDORS:

ANIMALS: With the exception of trained service dogs, no dogs or puppies are permitted on our grounds. Santa Cruz County Ordinance prohibits the offer for sale, adoption, “give-away”, or trade any cats, kittens, dogs or puppies at our Flea Market. As far as “guest” animals… we at Santa Cruz Flea Market all love our pets. They are not appropriate visitors to the Swap Meet, for many reasons. We do not condone in any way leaving a pet in your vehicle while you shop, and will contact authorities if we see an animal that appears to be suffering from heat in an unattended vehicle. No dogs left unattended in the back of trucks, even if leashed. Dogs are unacceptable companions in the shopping areas of the Market, and shoppers seen with dogs will be asked to leave immediately, without refund. Please love your best friend enough to leave them at home when visiting the swap meet!

ALCOHOL: No alcoholic beverages may be brought in or consumed by any individual (vendor or buyer). This is the law! Violators will be evicted without refund.

VENDOR INFORMATION:
We accept reservations for Saturday and Sunday sellers. Reservations must be made in person at our office on the Flea Market grounds.
Our office hours are:
Friday: 7 a.m. until NOON
Saturday: 9:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Weekly Reservations must be paid in full in advance, and there is an extra $5.00 reservation fee added to the space rental fee, making a Saturday reservation $30.00 total, $25.00 total for "First Saturday Specials", and Sunday $40.00 regular or $50.00 large/corner.

All transactions are CASH only…sorry, no checks or credit cards accepted. All vendors holding a reservation ticket must plan their time to be on their space no later than 8:30 a.m. on SATURDAY and 7:00 a.m. on SUNDAY. Reserved spaces not claimed by the deadline may be subject to resale, without refund. BRING your RESERVATION TICKET with you!

Reservations may be made no more than 7 days in advance. For example, if you wish to reserve a space for a Sunday, you may reserve no earlier than the Sunday prior to the date you wish to sell.

QUARTERLIES: Saturday quarterly reservations are available, at a cost of $30.00 per space, which does not include the daily space use fee.
Sunday quarterly reservations are available.The cost varies by space size and location. See management for further details. Again, the quarterly fee does not include the weekly space rent, which is paid at the gate each day of usage. The quarterly fee is to be paid in full before the beginning of the calendar quarter. Vendors holding quarterly reservations are subject to the same cut-off times (8:30 a.m. on Saturday, 7:00 a.m. on Sunday) as weekly pre-paid reservation holders.

TRASH: Vendors are responsible for removing ALL trash and unsold items from our grounds. This includes, but is not limited to, the boxes that contained the vendors’ items, “free stuff”, packing materials, as well as any items unsold at the end of the day. Violators will be charged a fee for the first offense, and repeated offenses will lead to suspension or complete discontinuation of selling privileges.

VENDOR PARKING: Spaces are rented with room for ONE vehicle and goods. Sellers may NOT park extra vehicles anywhere on our property, nor may their helpers park anywhere on our property, even with paid buyer’s admission ticket. We have limited parking facilities, and each vendor that takes up parking space all day prevents a minimum of 5 buyers from finding convenient parking to shop. Vendors found having extra vehicles on our property will be subject to immediate towing of that vehicle, at the vehicle owner’s expense. *Exceptions may be granted to vendors with physical infirmities or disabilities. Each exception is on a case-by-case basis at management’s discretion, and MUST be cleared with the manager before doing so. Otherwise, vehicles may be towed at the vehicle owner’s expense.

VACATING: Our rules require that ALL VENDORS vacate the grounds no later than 2 p.m. on Fridays, 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. As noted under “Trash”, ALL trash and left-over unsold goods, boxes, and packing materials must be taken away by the vendor. Violators will be warned and cited, and habitual offenders will be suspended and/or fined for trash removal.

WHAT YOU MAY SELL: We do have some restrictions on what items may be sold. In general, any sale of food/beverage intended for consumption on the grounds is prohibited. Sale of counterfeit, bootleg or pirated recordings (CD, DVD, VHS) is strictly prohibited. Sale of any other counterfeit or copyright-infringing items is prohibited. Other items are at the Flea Market owner’s discretion. Drug paraphernalia is not allowed. Pornography must NOT be displayed openly, but must be boxed or screened from view. If you have a question about whether your items are permitted, feel free to ask.

Anyone selling more than two times in any 12 month period is required to have a Resale Permit issued by the State Board of Equalization, and have it in their possession when selling at the Flea Market. Those people selling produce or other allowed food products are required to have a Health Permit issued by the Santa Cruz County Health Department.
Vendors must keep their spaces and areas surrounding their spaces clean and free of hazards at all times. Vendor assumes liability for injury to third parties occurring as a result of their negligence or hazards on their space.
Vendors must take down all tarps (with the exception of mesh-type tarps) when requested to do so by Flea Market Employees. This request will be made only as needed, for your own safety and the safety of other patrons. Refusal to comply promptly may result in immediate eviction without refund.
Management reserves the right to determine acceptable volume of all music being played. Failure to cooperate may result in immediate eviction without refund.
We reserve the right to refuse service or admission to anyone, for any reason. Any violation of our rules or disturbance of the peace on our grounds will result in immediate eviction without refund.

RAIN POLICY:

No rainchecks or refunds given.
If you have a weekly pre-paid reservation, you may move it forward one week, for the same day (Saturday or Sunday) and space you have reserved. You must contact the Flea Market -462-4442, during office hours on the day you have reserved, prior to the cut off time noted on your reservation ticket. (Saturday 8:30 a.m., Sunday 7 a.m.)

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