Swap Meet Guidelines for Members

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Here are the guidelines that have made the buy, sell, swap portion of our meeting successful each year:

Find a table on which to display your offerings. You may have to share a table with others. Table setup begins at 6PM

You are responsible for safeguarding your goods and for carrying home or donating for door prizes or PC renew any that remain when the swap portion of the meeting is over.

Software Rules

  • Include all documents, disks and packing materials.
  • It is illegal to sell, trade or give away software that you have upgraded to a newer version.
  • Delete the transferred software from your hard disk.
  • Retain no copies.

Hardware Rules

  • Decide on and put in writing your guarantee:
    • Sold As Is;
    • Guaranteed to Work According to Documentation;
    • 30-day NoQuestions Asked Refund;
    • Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back,
    • etc.
  • Include all cords, cables, and accessories that originally came with the item.

General guidelines

  • Price items far below discount.
  • Know the price you expect for each item.
  • Use Post-its to mark items.
  • Be open; do not withhold information.
  • Bring cash for buying or making change and your checkbook.
  • Sellers should have pen and paper on hand.
  • Each seller is responsible for NY State sales tax and compliance with license terms.
  • Don't bring too much stuff. We are allowing about an hour for this activity.
  • Remember, you will have to carry home or donate all unsold/untraded items.
  • No commercial or non-member vendors are allowed; you may bring, but are responsible for, non-member friends.

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