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Joining the Vintage Sellers Community occurs via a Champion-level membership to The Vintage Seeker.
You must be a reseller/dealer to be a Champion member and get access to the community space.
This means you operate either an online shop, bricks-and-mortar store, booth location or market/event-based shop in the lifestyle resale space (e.g. fashion and accessories, jewellery, decor, housewares, furniture, antiques, streetwear, toys and games, collectibles, ephemera, or related subsets).
We welcome new sellers and established sellers.
You’ll need to fill out a short questionnaire when joining as so we can verify that you’ve been selling (even if you’re just getting started).
If you sign up for a Champion membership and you are not a reseller/dealer, your membership will automatically be transferred and refunded to an Insider membership, and you will be contacted about upgrading to a Patron membership if it's a better fit for you.
No. As long as you are a reseller of secondhand goods in the categories mentioned in the prior question, you may join as a Champion member and take part in the Vintage Sellers Community space.
“Vintage” is the word that applies to the most people — antique is older than 100 years, and Etsy defines vintage as older than 20 years.
That puts the “vintage” range between the early 1920s and the early 2000s, so we expect most sellers likely have some vintage in their inventory.
If you are a service provider, organization or consumer, there are different membership levels for you, too. Check them all out here.
Yes. The Vintage Sellers Community is part of the Champion membership of The Vintage Seeker. You can sign up for a Champion membership any time, and follow the instructions in your Account Dashboard about how to get into the community space.
There are no participation requirements! Joining the Vintage Sellers Community space is optional, and you can still use your Champion membership without ever entering the community area, if that's what you choose.
If you do complete a community profile, we send a weekly email digest so you can stay on top of whatever is happening in the community, and we tag you in discussions if we feel you might have something to add.
You can attend live events or not — everything is recorded for you to go back to at a time that works for you, and you can browse through the resources at your own pace. We support you being busy selling! This is not like a social media group where you need to check in all the time.
If you want to make checking in part of your regular routine, that’s great. But you can also use the emails or customize your notifications to stay on top of what’s going on. When you can, keep us in the loop with your wins and let us share in your challenges.
That’s what makes this community special. The VSC is an ongoing resource and a network, not homework or an item on your never-ending to-do list!
The Vintage Sellers Community is more than a community. It’s a networking, professional development and social group. The friendship and camaraderie is just but one part of the VSC — importantly, we organize speakers from all areas of business to help sellers with running or improving their shop operations, and create dedicated resources to complement.
It’s our firm belief that connecting sellers across cities and regions is important for the growth and health of the industry. Connecting with people outside of our day-to-day groups leads to collaborations, idea-sharing and new opportunities — all of which are important as we collectively navigate the post-pandemic resale landscape.
However, you can still be a Champion member and enjoy many of the benefits if the community space is not for you. Entering the community space is a separate step after you register, and you’re not obligated to use it if it's not something you’re interested in.
Nope! The Vintage Sellers Community uses a customized platform that allows us to host recorded events, provide searchable message boards and chat functions, and store content and videos, all in a private online space.
If you’re familiar with Facebook, you’ll find the interface to be similar. The platform can be accessed by desktop, mobile browser or app.
You’ll be able to connect with each other away from the algorithms — and keep track of all of your discussions! Once you’re inside the community, we have an onboarding process that will bring you on a full tour of the platform and walk you through how to participate.
The Vintage Sellers Community is part of our Champion-level membership, where you receive a multitude of other benefits in addition to the community itself. Membership is $269/year, billed once annually. It works out to about $23/month.
All our memberships are open internationally. Memberships are billed in Canadian dollars — if you are located outside of Canada, your credit card will automatically exchange for you and you don't have to do anything. If you live in the United States, you will pay less in your local currency!
Members can cancel at any time (please see the refund policy below).
Your Vintage Sellers Community membership is tied your Champion membership at The Vintage Seeker. If you cancel one, you cancel both access to the community and the exclusive content available to you in your Account Dashboard.
You may cancel your subscription at any time. You will receive access to the Vintage Sellers Community and The Vintage Seeker until the end of your billing period. It’s an annual subscription, so you may have access for a while after you cancel. To cancel, go to your Account Dashboard > Billing.
You can remain a Champion member of The Vintage Seeker without using the community space, as it's optional. But your subscription needs to be active in order to do so.
We are confident that you will find great value in our membership. Because digital products and memberships grant immediate access upon purchase, we cannot offer refunds.
However, you may cancel your subscription at any time through your Account Dashboard and you will not be charged for the next billing period.
The Vintage Seeker reserves the right to remove any bad actors and refund their payment.
The Vintage Seeker also reserves the right to deny a Champion member continued access to the private Vintage Sellers Community space if they do not adhere to the community code of conduct. They will retain the other benefits of their Champion membership.
No. Kristina Urquhart is an editor and B2B publishing professional who programs member-to-member content, and who brings in external experts (i.e. social media strategists and web designers) to talk to the community.
She creates original resources for the community, helps to facilitate their conversations through member matching, moderates group discussions and develops workshops to highlight our member shops and pursues industry partnerships on the members’ behalf.
No! We welcome Champion members from Canada, the United States and beyond. The common experience of selling brings the group together, and trading information across borders is extremely valuable.
Note that at this time, occasional sessions may contain information applicable to Canadian residents only (e.g. certain elements of a tax presentation), but in those cases we will do our best to offer alternate content for our international membership.
We’re here for you! Email us or, if you aren't sure about joining yet and want to chat, book an intro call to learn more about The Vintage Seeker.
