1. Preregister for the full 3 days of the convention.

2. Read and agree to the Terms of Service (TOS) – which now includes an agreement for E-Payment if you make more than $500 after the commission is removed.

3. Read the FAQ! Many of your questions (including how to fill out the form and how best to pack your items) are explained there.

4. Fill out the Garage Sale inventory form electronically. If you can't get the form to work – send us your list of items and prices by email (in text please, CSV or comma separated preferred, no PDFs, no image files). We will accept a maximum of 50 items from each registered attendee.
   Attention Dealers / Artists / Staff: If you don't have a (registration) account number, that's OK. Just ignore the number for now and put either STAFF, EXHIBITOR, or ARTIST in the account number field. 

5. Email garagesale@otakuthon.com your inventory form and your preferred drop-off times. We have to get the email of your inventory BEFORE you can drop your stuff off.
   Your email must have:

1. 1. Your completed form attached. See the FAQ for how to fill it out and what can, and cannot be sold at the Garage Sale.

   2. A range of times that you are available to drop off your goods (on either Thursday or Friday) and a range of times that you are available to pick up your goods (on Sunday). If you have no preference, please tell us. The earlier you drop off your goods, the longer they will be on the table to be sold.

   3. If you expect to be late for your appointment due to special circumstances, please advise us in advance so we can accommodate you. Note that email can work, but we do not check email regularly during convention hours.

   4. If you are a Staff / Exhibitor / Artist from the Artists' Area – tell us!

   5.  If your time is limited (because you are travelling) - tell us!

6.  You will receive a confirmation email, an identification number, and an appointment will be set for the drop-off and the pickup of your goods. The Garage Sale drop-off location will be in the Registration Area when registration opens on Thursday. Please note that drop-off is by appointment only and that your confirmation is not automatic, as someone must first validate your form.

7. Come to the Convention Registration Area and get your badge.

8. Come to your drop-off appointment in the Registration Hall (look for the Garage Sale banner). We'll go through the inventory you want to sell and confirm it's all there. Each item must be listed in your inventory form and each item must also have a set price. We will put a removable sticker on each item to identify you, the item and its price. During this time, we can only make minor modifications to your list.
   We ask that if there are any major changes to your list, please tell us before the Monday of the week prior to the convention.
   We will make sure you’ve signed the TOS and received your check out appointment card. 

9. When we’re done with the check-in, go enjoy the convention. We'll handle it from here.

10. Remember to return at your check out appointment time to collect the items that have not sold and your money. Your check out appointment card will get you into the Exhibition Hall if your appointment is after 17:00.

Sales stop at 13:30 to give us time to prepare for check out. Your checkout appointment should fall between 15:00 and 19:00.

Exhibition Hall closes at 17:00 on Sunday. Attendees who have Garage Sale appointments might be challenged to prove they have a reason to access the Exhibition Hall. For this reason, we give out check out cards during check in. When someone is late for their check-out appointment, we will go outside the Exhibition Hall and call for you. Don’t worry, you might have to wait a bit – but we won’t forget you.

Items and/or funds not collected before the closing of the Garage Sale on the last day of the convention (Sunday at 19:00) will be considered a donation to Otakuthon. If you can't make it in time - you must come to the table before we leave -- send a message with a friend or flag down a volunteer for help!

Before you leave the table after your check out appointment and after collecting the cash from your sales, verify you have all your unsold items. Remember to check the unknown box (on the table). This will hold anything that lost its tags (there’s always a few).

IMPORTANT: DO NOT EMAIL US DURING THE CONVENTION! We do not check email regularly once the convention starts.

We try to take care of your goods as if they were our own. Still, accidents and theft happen. We will not be held responsible for any losses.

We reserve the right to refuse to sell any item for any reason.

All sales are final.

We'll listen. Please try to be constructive, but we will take your complaints to heart and try to improve. Each year we change things. Sometimes some things work, other times they really don't. We don't know until we try. You are our clients, our customers, and a source of inspiration to us.

We are a group of volunteers willing to work through the weekend so you can go have fun. Please be patient with us.