1. Welcome​

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Welcome to Growing Cents of Style ("GCOS"). Our sale depends on sellers, shoppers, and the GCOS team working together to create an organized and trustworthy experience.

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Shoppers purchase items with the expectation that each item will be available, accurately described, and ready for pickup. This agreement explains the responsibilities you accept when participating as a seller, including inventory availability, item condition, sold-item drop-off, commission earnings, and applicable fees.

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By completing this agreement and participating in the sale, you agree to follow the policies outlined in this Seller Agreement for the current GCOS event.

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2. Register for the Sale

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To participate in a Growing Cents of Style sale, you must complete the registration process for the current event.  Sellers may build and manage their inventory throughout the year.

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Registering for a sale confirms your participation in that specific event and your agreement to follow this Seller Agreement and all published seller policies and deadlines.

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By registering, you confirm that your contact information is accurate and agree to keep it up to date so you can receive important event communications.

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3. Managing Your Inventory

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Sellers may build and manage their inventory throughout the year and are responsible for keeping it accurate and up to date.

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At the end of each sale season, GCOS removes all sold items from your inventory. Unsold items remain available for future sales.

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You are responsible for ensuring your inventory remains accurate if an item is sold on another platform, donated, discarded, damaged, or is otherwise unavailable.

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If you no longer wish to offer an item for sale, you must submit a request to have it removed from your inventory. Removal requests are processed by GCOS and are not immediate.

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4. Ready for Import

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When you change an item's status to Ready for Import, you are confirming that:

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• You have the item in your possession.

• The item is available for the current sale.

• The item's description, pricing, photos, and condition are complete and accurate.

• You are prepared to bring the item to Sold Item Drop-Off if it sells.

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Before marking an item Ready for Import, you are responsible for verifying that any items you no longer wish to sell have been removed from your inventory.

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Items marked Ready for Import may be imported into the current sale by GCOS at any time. Until an item has been imported, you may continue to edit the listing or request that it be removed from your inventory.

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If GCOS identifies missing or incomplete listing information, your item may be returned to you for correction before it can be imported into the sale.

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GCOS publishes an Inventory Deadline before each sale. Items marked Ready for Import before this deadline are eligible to be included when the sale opens, including all presale shopping events.

 

Items marked Ready for Import after the published deadline may still be imported into the current sale but will be added as restocked inventory after the public sale begins.

 

Sellers are responsible for meeting published deadlines if they wish their inventory to be available during presale shopping.

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5. Locked & Loaded

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Once an item has been imported into the current sale, its status changes to Locked & Loaded and it becomes available for purchase.

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Locked & Loaded items cannot be edited or removed directly by the seller. All changes or removal requests must be submitted through the Locked & Loaded Item Change Request in the Seller Portal. Requests submitted through email, text message, Messenger, social media, or other communication methods will not be accepted.

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Sellers should only mark items Ready for Import if they are committed to including those items in the current sale. The Locked & Loaded Item Change Request is intended for occasional corrections or unforeseen circumstances.

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Change requests are processed as quickly as possible but are not immediate. If an item sells before a requested change is processed, the seller remains responsible for fulfilling the sale.

 

Items that cannot be provided will be handled in accordance with the Order Fulfillment provisions of this Seller Agreement.

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6. Fulfilling Your Sold Items

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When an item sells, you are responsible for delivering the exact item purchased by the shopper.

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Substituting a different item, even if it is similar, is not permitted.

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Items must remain clean and in the condition described in the listing until they are delivered to GCOS.

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7. Sold Item Drop-Off

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Sold Item Drop-Off is the final step in fulfilling your sold orders. Sellers are responsible for delivering all sold items by the published drop-off deadline.

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Each Sold Item must:

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• Be clean and in the condition described in the listing.

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• Be individually bagged. Each Sold Item must be packaged separately, even if multiple items were purchased by the same shopper.

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• Have the correct Sold Item Tag securely attached to the bag or item.

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Items that cannot be bagged must have the Sold Item Tag securely attached using a zip tie or tape. Sticker labels should never be placed directly on merchandise or product packaging.

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Fragile items should be clearly identified so they can be handled appropriately during the drop-off process.

If you discover a flaw or error with a Sold Item before Sold Item Drop-Off, you should follow the GCOS Buyer Review process rather than substituting another item.

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Sellers are responsible for completing all required Sold Item check-in requirements before arriving at Sold Item Drop-Off.

 

Unless alternate placement arrangements have been made through GCOS, sellers are responsible for placing their sold items in the designated locations as directed during Sold Item Drop-Off.

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8. Order Fulfillment

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Items marked Ready for Import represent the seller's commitment that those items are available, accurately described, and can be provided if purchased. Sellers are expected to fulfill every sold order by providing the exact item purchased in the condition described in the listing.

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Remember: Items marked Ready for Import should remain available until the sale is complete.

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Successful Order Fulfillment

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A successfully fulfilled order means providing the correct item in the condition described, and the item is accepted by the shopper.

Sellers who successfully fulfill all sold orders earn a 70% commission and remain eligible for the Perfect Sale Bonus.

 

Buyer Review and Item Returns

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If a seller discovers a quality issue before Sold Item Drop-Off, the item should be identified for Buyer Review rather than withheld. The purchased item must always be provided. Substitutions are not permitted.

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If a shopper declines a Buyer Review item, the seller remains eligible for a 70% commission. No Quality Assurance Fee will be assessed; however, the seller is no longer eligible for the Perfect Sale Bonus.

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If an item is returned because it does not match the listing or contains an undisclosed defect, the seller remains eligible for a 70% commission.

 

A Quality Assurance Fee may be assessed, and the seller is no longer eligible for the Perfect Sale Bonus.

 

Unfulfilled Orders

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An order is considered unfulfilled if the seller is unable to provide the purchased item. Examples include, but are not limited to:

 

• The item cannot be located.

• The item was sold, donated, or discarded before the sale concluded.

• The item became damaged and is no longer saleable.

• The seller otherwise fails to provide the purchased item.

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Sellers with one or more unfulfilled orders receive a 65% commission, are assessed a Quality Assurance Fee equal to 25% of each unfulfilled item's sold price, and are not eligible for the Perfect Sale Bonus.

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Your commission is based on the overall fulfillment of your sold orders. The commission percentages below apply to your total seller payout for the sale—not individual items.

 

Quality Assurance Fees are assessed separately on individual items when applicable.

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*A Quality Assurance Fee may apply when an item is returned because of an undisclosed quality issue, inaccurate description, or other seller listing error.

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Returns approved solely at the discretion of GCOS as a customer service accommodation are not considered seller fulfillment issues and will not affect seller commission, Quality Assurance Fees, or Perfect Sale Bonus eligibility.

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9. Seller Reports & Payments

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Following the current sale, sellers will receive a Seller Report summarizing the results of their participation.

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The Seller Report reflects the final accounting of the sale and serves as the official record of the seller's results, earnings, and any applicable adjustments.

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The Seller Report includes:

• Sold items

• Sale price for each sold item

• Gross sales

• Seller commission

• Quality Assurance Fees and other applicable adjustments

• Final Seller Payment

• Returned items and return reason(s)

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Sellers are responsible for reviewing their Seller Report and promptly notifying GCOS of any questions, concerns, or discrepancies.

Seller earnings are calculated in accordance with this Seller Agreement.

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Seller payments will be issued within ten (10) days following the final day of order pickup. This allows time to process returns, complete seller reconciliation, and verify final payment amounts.

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Payments are issued electronically to the email address associated with the seller's Seller Portal account. Sellers are responsible for maintaining a current email address and promptly depositing their electronic payment.

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A $5 reissue fee will apply to payments that must be reissued due to an incorrect email address, an expired payment, or other seller-related circumstances. Paper checks will only be issued at the discretion of GCOS.

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10. Limitation of Liability

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GCOS takes reasonable care in handling seller merchandise throughout the sale process. While every effort is made to safeguard seller merchandise, participation in a community consignment sale involves risks that cannot be completely eliminated.

 

GCOS is not responsible for loss of or damage to items resulting from theft, fire, weather, natural disasters, equipment failure, acts of third parties, or other circumstances beyond GCOS's reasonable control.

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Participation in the sale does not guarantee that every submitted item will be available for purchase and sold.

 

 

11. Seller Agreement & Acknowledgement

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By registering as a seller and participating in a Growing Cents of Style sale, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to comply with the terms of this Seller Agreement.

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Seller inventory will not be imported into the sale until this Seller Agreement has been electronically accepted.

 

You understand that participation in the sale is conditioned upon compliance with the policies outlined in this Seller Agreement.

 

You acknowledge that this Seller Agreement applies to all items submitted for the current sale and that failure to comply with this Seller Agreement may affect your eligibility to participate in future GCOS sales.

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Electronic acceptance of this Seller Agreement has the same force and effect as a handwritten signature.

 

 

12. General Administration

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GCOS reserves the right to interpret and administer the policies outlined in this Seller Agreement.

 

All determinations regarding item condition, policy application, order fulfillment, seller eligibility, incentive programs, and customer service accommodations will be made in accordance with this Seller Agreement and at the sole discretion of GCOS.

 

This Seller Agreement applies to the current sale. GCOS reserves the right to revise or update its Seller Agreements, policies, procedures, and participation requirements for future sales.

 

Any exception or accommodation granted by GCOS for a specific seller or circumstance does not waive or modify the requirements of this Seller Agreement and does not establish a precedent for future situations.

 

If any provision of this Seller Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

 

This Seller Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the seller and Growing Cents of Style regarding participation in the current sale and supersedes all prior communications, policies, and Seller Agreements relating to that sale.

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