Vendor Information

Price Increase Effective 7/1/2024

Vendor Guidelines

• General Information & Rules
  • The Swap Meet Hours of operation are from 8am – 3pm.
  • Vendors may enter between 6am – 7:45 and exit after 3pm.
  • Vendors must be in their spaces by 7:45. After 7:45 empty spaces will be re-sold.
  • Please pack up and leave your space by 4pm. Vehicles on campus after 4pm are subject to citation.
  • Vendors will be cited and fined for trash left in their spaces after they leave.
  • Always review your contract for errors prior to leaving the office as there are NO REFUNDS or EXCHANGES after you leave.
  • The person driving into the OCC Swap Meet must have a valid driver's license and the vehicle must be currently insured.
  • Refrain from selling banned items. See the Restricted Items section below.
  • Vendors must show a valid California Driver's License to purchase a space
  • Vendors can sell two times in a calendar year without a sales permit. After two sales dates, a sales permit showing OCC Swap Meet’s address and vendor’s full name is required. Sales permits with business names are not accepted.
  • Sales Permits can be obtained from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) office.
  • Sub-leasing is strictly prohibited. All vendors who have a signed rental invoice must be present in their space through the duration of the swap meet.
  • Vendors must supervise their children appropriately.
  • You may not use the dumpsters. Please take home everything you bring.
• Setting up your Sales Space
  • Spaces are two parking spaces back to back.
  • Items are set up in the front parking space
  • Cars are parked in the back parking space
  • Only one car per space
  • Vehicles towing trailers must buy two spaces
  • Please no unloading in the aisles
  • All tents and canopies must be set up within the sales space and weighed down with a 25lb weight on each pole. Removal of tents and canopies due to weather may be required
• Restricted Items

  We cannot allo​w the following items to be sold at the OCC Swap Meet:

  • Animals – except 2 approved bird vendors who were selling prior to the ban
  • Counterfeit Merchandise
  • Medications Examples:
    • Pills including Vitamins
    • Athlete foot cream
    • Bleaching creams
    • Wart removers, acne creams
    • Drug paraphernalia
  • Tooth paste of any kind
  • All Weapons according to California Penal Code which includes but is not limited to:
    • Firearms
    • Ammunition
    • Volatile Chemicals
    • Air Power guns
    • Stun guns
  • Pornographic/Nudity
  • DVDs/CDs
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Any type of paint/spray paint cans
  • Flammable Items
    • Cylinders
    • Fire Extinguishers
    • Propane/Butane Tanks
    • Matches/Lighters
    • Chemicals
  • Used Mattresses
  • Services
    • Marketing
    • Real Estate
    • Prepaid Calling Cards
    • Service Contracts of any kind      
• Vendor Selling Setup Information

  All merchandise and vehicles must remain within the lines of your space or spaces.  You cannot extend poles or merchandise past the space lines into the walkways or drive lanes. Canopies and the support legs must fit within the lines of your space. An 8x8 pop-up canopy will fit within a single space. Your vehicle MUST REMAIN behind your selling spaces at ALL TIMES. If you have a large vehicle or purchased multiple spaces you can park diagonally behind your selling space. (See example in the diagram below.)

  

  CRITICAL INFORMATION: ALL VENDORS ARE REQUIRED TO PARK THEIR VEHICLES IN THE REAR STALL BEHIND THEIR SELLING SPACE. ANY VENDOR IN VIOLATION OF THIS POLICY WILL BE GIVEN AN INCIDENT REPORT. REPEATED VIOLATIONS CAN RESULT IN THE PERMANENT LOSS OF VENDOR PRIVILEGES.

  PLEASE BE KIND TO YOUR NEIGHBOR

  REMAIN WITHIN THE WHITE LINES OF THE SELLING SPACE. DO NOT CROSS OVER THE WHITE LINES.