Trading Fee Starts in May!!

Hello All,

After a long time thinking about it, I've decided that I need to start charging a small trading fee in order to cover the cost of running the trading post.  We have grown so fast and so big that it's getting harder and harder to keep up with the demand and my financial resources are stretched! 

Because this is not a means for me to get rich, there are a ton of other ways to contribute that will result in waving the fee!  Check out the information below and for future reference, this will be posted under the "Trading Fee Schedule" tab at the top of the page.

Trading Fee Schedule


1 time trade = $3.00
4x punch card = $10.00 ($2.50/trade)
10x punch card = $20.00 ($2.00/trade) **Best Value**

Thank You!

To honor those that have a credit balance of $50.00 or more, I will be giving out free punch cards with one free trade for every $50.00 in credit you have on the books as of April 16, 2010.

Ways to Wave the Fee!

The reason behind the fee is to help with the cost of running the trading post. Therefore, there are tons of other ways to help out and wave the fee!

**Referral bonus cards: Refer a friend to the trading post and receive a punch card good for one free trade once they trade for the first time! There is no limit to the amount of referral bonus cards you can receive!

**Donate 25 child size hangers and receive a punch card good for one free trade.

**I’ll be adding more ways to wave the fee as needed. For example, when help is needed with a certain project (inventory, hanging new clothes or a helper during an open trading session) those who volunteer will be given a punch card good for one free trade.

Punch cards are completely transferable and can be given as gifts! All punch cards will also be backed up electronically if you happen to forget or lose your card!

Last day to trade for April!!!

Hello All,

Just a little reminder that this coming Saturday, April 17th will be the last day to trade for the month of April.  I will be going on vacation for the next few weeks, so there will be no one to run the trading post while I am gone.  If you were planning on trading soon, please stop by either Wednesday, April 14th (4:00 PM - 6:00 PM) or Saturday, April 17th (10:00 AM - 2:00 PM).

I will open again on Wednesday, May 5th.  I will be posting my dates and times for May here on the blog, on Facebook and also in an email sent out to those on the mailing list!

If you have any questions or would like to know more about scheduling a trading party, please email me!

Thanks for reading!

Inventory Update

I just completed the inventory for April 2010 and it has grown by 400% in just 4 weeks!!  Those of you who are already on my emailing list will have gotten a copy of the inventory.  If you would like a copy of the inventory update, just send me a quick email with a request to be a part of the emailing list.  I will be conducting an inventory update at the start of each month.  If you have any special requests (i.e. girls summer dress size 2T) you can always put that on your wish list and I'll email you when something that matches comes in.

If the trend continues and I end up increasing my inventory by another 400% over the month of April, I will need help during the inventory process.  I have a pretty good setup, but I doubt I'll be able to handle it all on my own!  So if you are interested in volunteering, please get in touch with me and I'll put you on the smiley list!!

Thanks so much for reading and Happy Trading!