MAVENFAIR FEES POLICY

Welcome to MavenFair an online marketplace where artisan, crafters, designers and makers living and creating in Canada can sell their handmade products and craft supplies.

This policy is part of our Terms of Use. By accessing our services, browsing or using the MavenFair.ca website and all subdomains, which are a service of MavenFair Artisans & Crafters Market Incorporated (“MavenFair”), you are agreeing to be bound by the following terms and conditions set out in our Terms of Use Agreement and the Privacy Policy, whether you are a registered member of MavenFair or a non-registered guest.

It is free to become a registered MavenFair Member.  We offer three (3) different Maker Shop levels.

All fees and transactions are in Canadian dollars. MavenFair Makers require a PayPal Account to open a Maker Shop. You can setup your free Standard PayPal Business account by visiting paypal.ca.

MONTHLY MAKER SHOP FEES

Monthly Maker Shop Fees plus the applicable GST or HST are automatically withdrawn via the MavenFair Maker’s PayPal account every 30 days from the date the Maker opened their shop (a total of 12 payments per year).

MavenFair pays the PayPal transaction fees associated with the Monthly Maker Shop payments.

BASIC MAKER SHOP

No monthly fee.

This shop level offers up to 10 Unique Product Listings with unlimited Multiple Item Quantities .

Product listings do not expire. You can swap or update product listings as often as you like.

Also includes:

• options to offer unlimited discount coupons
• promote your physical studio location and hours of operations
• vacation mode settings

STANDARD MAKER SHOP

We charge $5.00 plus GST/HST per month. This is an automatic reoccurring fee.

This shop level offers up to 60 Unique Product Listings with unlimited Multiple Item Quantities .

Product listings do not expire. You can swap or update product listings as often as you like.

Also includes:

• options to offer unlimited discount coupons
• promote your physical studio location and hours of operations
• vacation mode settings

DELUXE MAKER SHOP

We charge $10.00 plus GST/HST per month. This is an automatic reoccurring fee.

This shop level offers an unlimited amount Unique Product Listings with unlimited Multiple Item Quantities .

Product listings do not expire. You can swap or update product listings as often as you like.

Also includes:

• options to offer discount coupons
• promote your physical studio location and hours of operations
• vacation mode settings

COMMISSION FEES

MavenFair charges 10% plus GST/HST sales commission on the selling price of all items sold in the Basic MavenFair Maker Shop level.
MavenFair charges 5% plus GST/HST sales commission on the selling price of all items sold in the Standard and Deluxe MavenFair Maker Shop level.
Commission is not charged on the Shipping Fees or Taxes charged by the Maker.

TRANSACTIONS & MAKER PAYOUTS

This describes how Transactions and Maker Payouts work on mavenfair.ca.

A Buyer browses mavenfair.ca and selects goods from a MavenFair Maker and adds the goods to their cart. Each MavenFair Maker is responsible for setting their item price, shipping and handling fees and charging the appropriate taxes.

When the Buyer is ready to check out; it is done with a single secured transaction via PayPal.

Payments (minus PayPal Transaction fees) are deposited to MavenFair’s Paypal account and MavenFair releases the funds owed to the Maker as per the MavenFair Payment Schedule minus the MavenFair commission fee (plus GST or HST) and the PayPal Payout transaction fees.

For transaction details and examples please read our How MavenFair Maker Transactions Work article. If you have any other questions regarding Payments please contact us.

HST & GST

MavenFair is required to charge GST or HST on all monthly fees and commission fees. Makers are charged either GST or HST based on which province they are conduction business in. Read our applicable taxes article to determine which taxes you will be charged.

UNPAID FEES AND ACCOUNT ARREARS

Unpaid bills will result in accounts automatically being suspended until all outstanding amounts are paid in full.