BAY AREA KEI

Register for a Swap Meet table and sell your secondhand J-fashion items!

• Please note that table space is very limited. After all available table slots are filled, you can still register for our waitlist to be notified of any cancellations or increased availability.

• VIP badge holders will be able to purchase a Swap Meet table one hour ahead of general admission.

• All sellers must have either a full weekend badge or a Sunday one-day badge in hand at the door in order to set up.

Swap Meet Table on-sale date: Saturday, September 27th

VIP badge holders: sales start at 11 AM

General admission: sales start at 12 PM noon

Swap Meet Table price: $20

• You may share this table with one other person (i.e., maximum 2 people per table). If you are planning to share a table, please designate someone as the Primary Seller and submit ONE registration form under their name. (There will be a space to put a Secondary Seller Name, if applicable, at check out.) The full table amount will be charged to the Primary Seller. You may also add a Secondary Seller's name to your order at a later date through your Eventbrite order.

• All Swap Meet sellers, including Secondary Sellers, must have either a full weekend badge or a Sunday one-day badge in hand at the door. For sellers looking to buy a one-day badge, the Registration table will be open on Sunday morning. Check out the Registration page for more information about badges.

• Sellers who fail to show staff a qualifying badge will be denied entry and will not receive a table refund.

• Swap Meet sellers may start setting up at 10 AM on the day of the event (Sunday, December 14th). We strongly recommend that sellers arrive well ahead of 12 PM in order to set up. Please see the Accessibility page for information about Hotel Kabuki as a venue.

• A maximum of one small garment rack (approx. 3 feet wide) is allowed per table. We have a limited number of garment racks available to rent for $10.00 as an add-on option. Otherwise, we are not providing garment racks OR hangers; please bring your own. Please be respectful of your fellow sellers' space!​

• Each table slot includes a 6-foot table, with additional room to set up one garment rack. Tables will have black linens.

• No displays over 6 feet tall on the table, and no large free-standing displays on the ground. Please do not tape anything to the walls or table.

• In order to be allowed in to set up, your name must be listed as either the Primary or Secondary Seller. No one else will be admitted before 12 PM unless they have received prior express permission from Bay Area Kei staff.

• All items must be secondhand or a very limited amount (15 items or less) of new with tag items per the legal regulations outlined below.

• All items must be J-fashion garments, accessories, or brand novelty items. Indie brand items​ are allowed. No cosplay items or fangoods, please!

• All items must be recently cleaned/laundered and be in at least fair condition. If we find items that are unsanitary, we may ask that you remove them.

• Please note that sellers are responsible for their own garments. Bay Area Kei is not liable for any damage or theft to any sellers' items.

• Sellers must abide by the Ursa Major Code of Conduct. Sellers who repeatedly do not comply with staff direction, harass other sellers before or after set-up hours, interfere with others’ sales, or otherwise violate the Code of Conduct may be asked to leave, and such behavior may result in a ban from future Bay Area Kei events.

• Each seller is responsible for their own terms of sale, and sales must be conducted in accordance with state and local laws (see Legal Rules for Occasional Sellers below for more information.)

Legal Rules for Occasional Sellers:

This event is geared towards Occasional Sellers in San Francisco City & County. Per state law:

"A person who has cleared their garage of used items accumulated for their own use and who sells only those items would usually qualify as an occasional seller, provided they make sales no more than twice in a 12-month period. You are required to have a Seller’s Permit if you are selling (even temporarily) new, collectible or handcrafted items, or used items you have purchased for the purpose of reselling to others. You are not required to hold a permit if you are only making occasional sales, or selling products that are not taxable when sold at retail or selling on behalf of a section 6015 retailer (e.g. Avon, Tupperware, etc.). Additional information about Seller’s Permits can be found on the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration website."

Cancellations may be made up to one day before the event. Eventbrite’s fees are non-refundable, so they will not be returned to the ticket buyer unless the event is canceled, or if the buyer requests a refund for a duplicate charge within 7 days of purchase. There are no transfers for this event.