Dealer Application Instructions

Welcome to the new Dealer Table Application process. This page is meant to introduce you to the system that we are using for dealer table applications for Further Confusion 2012. It's a new system, so bear with us if there are a few bumps along the way.

The new application system consists of three steps that you will need to perform:

Fill out an online form
Print out your Mail-in Payment Form
Mail in your Mail-in Payment Form

Filling in the online form

By clicking on this link, a new browser window/tab will open to the online application form. This form consists of a series of screens requiring your input. Most information that the form requires you to enter should be self-explanatory, but we would recommend that you follow along with this guide to ensure that you understand fully what is being asked for.

This is the first screen. In this screen you need to supply your REAL, legal first name, your REAL, legal last name, and, optionally, the name you want to appear on your membership badge. (Please note: Your actual membership badge will also contain the name of your business, so you don't enter that here unless they are both the same.)

When you have entered the information, click on the [Next] button.

If you have already registered as a member of Further Confusion, the system will find and ask you for the answer to your secret question. But as most of you will not have done that, this screen is likely what you will see. Just click on the [Create a new account for ...] button to move on.

Read the text on the screen, and follow the directions. You are creating a hint to yourself and your password for your 'account' on the system. When you are done, click on the [Save] button to continue.

Here, you will double-check the information on file for you, click on the [Continue] button to move on.

Next, the system will ask you for contact information.

First enter your e-mail address. You must give us at least ONE address. Use the drop down to select one of the two options as to how frequently we may contact you at that email address. ALL contact with you from the Dealer Room Manager and the system will be via the email address(es) you provide here. (Please Note: if the only email address you enter her is marked 'Emergency Only', you will STILL be contacted through it. PLEASE use an email address you select frequently!) You will be able to change this at a future date should your email change.

This section is for your mailing address. Please use a mailing address where you WILL receive mail. You can change this at a later date. If you wish to enter more than one address, use the drop down to select another address and the form will expand to allow you to enter another one.

Yes, we NEED a phone number for you. This will only be used if the other means of contacting you have failed or the information we need to get to you is time critical.

If you haven't already read the copy of the dealer room rules, then this screen gives you a chance to do so by clicking on the indicated link. We highly recommend printing out or otherwise saving a copy of the PDF file for your records. When you are ready to move on, click on the [I agree to the Dealer Room Rules] button.

Now we are actually into the table application step.

The first field is where you put the name of your dealership. Things like 'Art by Mr Great Artist' and 'Fantastic Salesplace' are examples of what to put here. The name you put here will appear on the dealer map flyer that goes in every member's bag of registration goodies, as well as on the listing of dealers that will appear on the website.

The next field is for your CA BOE Sellers Permit number. It usually looks something like '10-1234567' and appears on your permit. You MUST have a CA BOE Sellers Permit by the time that the convention's dealer room opens for business on Friday of the convention. Failure to do so will mean that we can't allow you to sell anything at the convention. There are special conditions under which you are exempt for this rule. (For example, if you are only DISPLAYING things, not selling them. Or if what you sell is exempt from California sales tax.) There is a link provided on the main dealers page to the BOE website. You do NOT need to CURRENTLY have a permit number to purchase a table. But you do need one before the con starts. If you have one, enter it here. Otherwise leave this blank or put the word 'temp' or 'pending' here.

In this space, give us a short description of what you currently expect to be selling when you get to the convention. You can be vague (such as 'artwork' or 'books') or you can be detailed (such as 'Art by John Q. Doe, John Smith, and George Washington' or 'Brand Name Products direct from Mars'). You don't need to be deeply detailed. We use this information to get an idea of the sorts of things being sold by our dealers. This information does not currently get published anywhere.

This is an important spot on the form. Here is where you tell us what space you need. It defaults to a 'Half Table' (which is currently a 3' wide section of a 6' table). Select 'Full Table' if you prefer a full table.

This is another important spot on the form. This is where you tell us your special needs. If you need a WALL space, tell us here. Need to be next to a particular other dealer, or AWAY from another dealer, tell us here.

This is also where, should you be interested in a SECOND table when we offer a select few of those to interested dealers later in the year, you indicate your interest in a second table.

Lastly, if you have special electricity needs, like you are using a Engraving Machine, large format laminator, or other tool/device that might draw extra current, note it here. It is possible there will be an extra fee for these special needs, but we don't expect that to be true this year.

If you have a website which is representative of you or your business (like an on-line storefront for your wares), place the URL for that website here. If we can manage the logistics of it for our dealer listing, we will use this URL to link to said site there. But no promises at this time.

Once you are done entering all your information, click on the [Go] button to submit your application!

This should be the next screen you see. After a short time, this screen will go away and a PDF of your special mail-in payment form will be opened. If this screen remains more than a couple of minutes, click on the link labeled 'Click Here' to download it.

The important part of this PDF is the final page. You will need to print this page and mail it in, either with a check or money order for the amount of space you requested ($75 for a HALF table, $120 for a FULL table), or you will need to check a box on the form to indicate that you wish to pay by credit card or PayPal.

The image below is a sample of this. The form will contain your name and the date of your application, as well as a private code and bar code which identifies you uniquely with our system. The sample below does NOT contain that information. Forms sent in that don't contain the unique ID will be ignored.