Thank you for all of your support and confidence in us here at Mom2MomList.com. As many of you know, the community of moms who use our website regularly has grown tremendously over the last year, exceeding everyone’s expectations. Due to the overwhelming growth of our site, and the increase in the number of sales held each season, we have no choice but to start charging a small fee for sale listings. This will help to cover our growing expenses and the large amount of time that is needed to maintain this service. Our website is now averaging over 300,000 page views each month.

The standard minimum fee for listing your sale will be only $20. We tried to come up with a reasonable and fair amount that would not hurt the causes being supported by the sales, but would also help us offset our expenses. Most of the organizers that we have discussed this with have agreed that this amount is more than fair.

In order to list your sale on our website and on our printed "Pink Lists", we must receive by mail (or in person) your "List My Sale" form and anything else required no later than 1 month before the date of your sale. If we receive your form late, your listing will still appear on our website and in our emailed newsletters, however it may be too late to add your sale to our printed list. Your payment will not be reimbursed if this happens, as you will still be getting a large amount of online advertising from us.

Another matter that needs to be addressed is the pick-up or mail/delivery policy. If you would like your Pink Lists mailed to you, you must include the $7.50 mail/delivery fee with your form and payment. UPDATE MAY 2008: THIS IS REQUIRED FOR ANY SALE NOT WITHIN MACOMB COUNTY!

If your sale is located in Macomb or Oakland County, and you would prefer to save the $7.50 and pick up the lists yourself, you are still more than welcome to do that.

However, we are all very busy during the sale season, and we recognize that an organizer’s job is very hectic. Without fail, no matter how well-intentioned we all are, every season we have a few sales that do not follow thru with picking up their lists as they agreed to do. This turns out to be a huge inconvenience for us, if we have other plans with our own families on Saturday mornings, or if the sale is not close to home. In the past, we have charged a $10 fee if we have to deliver lists due to failure to pick-up. To hopefully curb this from happening in the future, we have decided to change this to a $40 nuisance fee (non-negotiable), which will also help to offset the rising gas prices that we are all experiencing. If your sale is more than 10 miles outside of Mt. Clemens, an additional $1 per mile each way may be collected to help offset gas prices. We may also choose to not list your sale for a season, or longer, and/or require pre-payment for shipping fees in the future. All of these options are at our discretion. The only way our system works is if every sale advertises all the other sales, by means of the Pink Lists.

Please make sure that you send your check in with your form.... This is the only way that your listing will get on our site or on our Pink Lists. A $35 returned check fee will be charged if your check bounces for any reason. Our bank charges us, so we have to pass on that cost to you. Also, in the future, you will be required to pay by money order or cash.

We also have other items to help you in conducting your sale that you may order on your form. For example, flyers, yard signs, staff buttons, web pages, and more to come in the future.

Sometimes we receive feedback from shoppers and sellers regarding specific sales. We will forward comments to you as our time allows, and at our discretion. At the request of our message board community, we have also created a "Sales Sound-Off" message board, where everyone can publicly share their likes and dislikes. We encourage all sale organizers to register for our message boards and participate, especially on the "Sales Sound-Off" board. You can post a message before your sale introducing yourself, inviting everyone to your sale, sharing what exactly you are raising funds for, etc. You should also come back in the days following your sale to see what members have to say - whether it be compliments or constructive criticism.

As always, you can call us (ask for Patty) at 586-468-4348 with any questions, between the hours of 9am till 12 noon Monday-Friday, or email us at any time at comments@mom2momlist.com. We always welcome your feedback and suggestions!