Welcome to Circus Lane! Thank you for your interest in becoming a Consignor in our shop.

 

Becoming a Consignor– Upon filling out the Consignment Contract, you will be assigned a Consignor Number.  Consignor is set up with a catalog page on which all items will be listed.  Items for consignment will be vetted for acceptance, catalogued and tagged with Consignor Number, Item number, initial date of consignment, initial price, and a brief description of the item.  As items are sold, they will be marked as sold on the spread sheet with date of sale, price collected and initials of CL employee.

 

Acceptance of merchandise – Vetting and acceptance of new consignment items takes place every Monday and on other business days by appointment.  All merchandise must meet the criteria listed below to be accepted for sale at Circus Lane.

 

Commission, House Fees and Sales Tax – A Consignment fee of 50% of the price charged will be charged on all sales plus 4% additional on credit card sales. All necessary Sales Tax will be collected and paid by Circus Lane.

 

Item prices will be automatically discounted 25% every 3 months up to 12 months.

    

Month 1-3 – Initial price

Month 4-6 – 25% discount

Month 7-9 – 50% discount

Month 10-12 – 75% discount

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On or Before the Anniversary of the initial consignment date, item(s) must be picked up or it becomes the property of Circus Lane.

 

A 10% discount on items priced $20.00 and over will be given to the customer upon request.  This will only apply during the first 3 months of the consignment period.  After that, the item(s) will be considered “sale” items, and no further discount will be applied unless approved by Consignor.

Items may be removed from inventory after the initial 3-month period at no cost to the Consignor. If consignment merchandise is not sold or picked up within 1 year from the original consignment date, said items automatically expire and convert to the property of Circus Lane.

 

Merchandise – Items should be labeled as accurately as possible:  Antique if they are dated prior to 1924; Vintage is they are dated 1925-1980; and newer items can be labeled Retro, Kitsch, Upcycled, or Handmade etc. Circus Lane reserves the right to refuse items.

 

All items must be in clean and good condition.  No chips, cracks or broken merchandise will be accepted. Merchandise must be brought in clean and ready to be placed on the sales floor.  If items must be cleaned or mended, a $20 fee will be added to the commission charged.  All items will be sold at a fair market value at Circus Lane’s discretion.

 

Tagging – Circus Lane will provide standard string tags. Items will be tagged by with price and item description, consignor number, date consigned, and item number.​

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Liability – Circus Lane owners and employees are not responsible for any resulting damage, loss, injury or legal action. The Consignor will sell at their own risk.  Circus Lane will monitor all goods in the shop to the best of their ability.  Circus Lane has invested in an alarm system and trustworthy staff.  We will make every effort to safeguard your inventory.

 

Removal/Reclaiming of Items – Consignor may pick up items at any time after the initial 3 months without fee or penalization.  If the item is removed during the first 3 months a 10% service fee will be applicable. Please have an itemized list of consignments with you.  Notify Circus Lane staff before removing them from the premises.  Consignment items MUST be signed out and documented before they can be removed from the premises.  The Consignor is responsible for locating their own items if they wish to have them back.  Circus Lane staff cannot pull and hold items for you.  Items will remain for sale until the Consignor picks them up and signs them out.

Remember that the job of Circus Lane is to SELL INVENTORY and we are not a holding/ storage facility. Any items that are not sold after 12 months will become the property of Circus Lane and will be liquidated by Circus Lane at its discretion.

 

Marketing and Branding – Circus Lane retains the right to display and market products through its website, social media pages, promotional events, advertising and in-store displays.  Consignors are encouraged to advertise through their own channels such as their own website and social media platforms.  Circus Lane also encourages you to tag, pin, or comment on any of the Circus Lane social media sites as a means of bringing visibility to the shop.  Printed materials such cards will be made available to share with interested people.

 

Hours of Operation – Circus Lane will be closed on some holidays (Halloween, Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day, Easter and New Year’s Day) as well as any severely inclement weather days and reserves the right to close at the owners' discretion. Hours of operation will be posted.

  

Staffing – Circus Lane will provide keys to the necessary sales counter staff for daily operations.  Circus Lane’s staff’s primary duty is to open and close, manage the facilities, oversee daily sales operations and transactions and help with greeting guests.  Only Circus Lane staff will be permitted to process sales transactions. 

 

Payments – Checks are available on the 10th of the month. If you wish to have your check mailed to you, please provide a self-addressed, stamped envelope(s) and notify Circus Lane staff. Checks are void and are not re-issued if not picked up and cashed within 90 days. If a check is lost or destroyed, a $25 fee will be required to cancel and re-issue the check.

 

For inquiries, please use our Contact Form.

We look forward to working with you.