I was looking for some juried shows in California on Zapp and noticed that some charge a lower booth fee but require a percentage of sales as part of the vendor fee. I guess this would be good if sales were low. But does anyone know if there is a max as it could be costly if sales were high (usually a good thing). Has anyone done such shows and what were your experiences with this kind of show?
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A significant number of California shows are a few hundred plus 10%. There is no top end as to what one pays. I've done around 10 per year for a number of years and it has always been on the honor system. I've always paid it because I feel that if I've decided to do it, then I've agreed to the terms. A few are even at 20%. Los Altos Rotary comes to mind. But these are typically charity shows.
Hi Joe,
Thanks for your reply. I'd feel obligated to pay the percentage, too, but I wish they'd be a maximum which would make it easier to figure expenses. Also -- it looked like some of these shows had really high Zapplication jury fees (which overall seem to be getting higher and higher). If I decide to do (or try to get in to-- a completely different thing) one of the California shows, I'll check with you and other AFI folks to see what they think of that venue. Of course, what is a good show varies so much. And I've also found that it doesn't matter if the show producers say 10,000 people attend. If they're not buying, they're not buying no matter how many of them there are.
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Thanks for your reply. I'd feel obligated to pay the percentage, too, but I wish they'd be a maximum which would make it easier to figure expenses. Also -- it looked like some of these shows had really high Zapplication jury fees (which overall seem to be getting higher and higher). If I decide to do (or try to get in to-- a completely different thing) one of the California shows, I'll check with you and other AFI folks to see what they think of that venue. Of course, what is a good show varies so much. And I've also found that it doesn't matter if the show producers say 10,000 people attend. If they're not buying, they're not buying no matter how many of them there are.