Merchants
Merchant Coordinator: Lord Llywelyn Glyndwr
This is the page for Merchants' information, including registration, at NOWM.
If you came here looking for Roam NOWM or a list of merchants who will be attending, click here. (Merchants will also be interested in the information on that page.)
General Information
Last year the primary merchant row was packed, with spillover onto a second row, and this year we hope for even more merchants! NOWM will be the first big camping/war preparation event of the year in our area and our populace will be hungry for some great shopping!
We're doing everything we can to make your experience at NOWM pleasurable and profitable. The Roam NOWM Scavenger Hunt is being promoted earlier and louder, and there will be more A&S activities (more classes, an Artisans Row, a bardic tavern, a Bocce Tournament, etc.) on the Village Green than ever before. If you can think of any way your humble merchant coordinator can do more, feel free to contact him.
Site
The merchant area will once again be located on the Village Green, the shady area around the permanent pavilion just inside the main gate. This is also the location of all A&S activities, games, etc.; and it is just steps away from the battlefield on the main road to most camping. A great location!
NOTE: The response has been terrific! We now (May 15) have 17 merchants! Since many of them have large footprints we can't guarantee anyone who signs up after this date that we'll get you ON the Village Green, but we're working on configuring adjacent space. (This is going to be a GREAT merchanting event!)
Hours
The site opens officially at 3pm on Friday. If you need an earlier setup, please contact the merchant coordinator. You must be completely set up and your vehicle parked by 10am Saturday. The site closes at 3pm Sunday - everyone (staff included) must be off site by that hour.
Activities will begin on Friday afternoon and evening; you are encouraged to open on Friday, and you are encouraged to stay open late on Saturday, when the pavilion will be the site of a bardic competition and bardic tavern, and to reopen Sunday morning if you wish.
How to become a merchant at NOWM
There are two steps:
- Fill in the Merchant Information Form (see below) and send it in, Who you send it to may depend on how you are registering.
- Register through Troll, for both site admission and merchant fee
Fees
The merchant fee is $5.
Merchants, like any other attendees, are responsible for paying site admission fees and a non-member surcharge, if applicable.
NOTE: All merchants must register through Troll. Do not send your event registration or merchant fee to the merchant coordinator. Only the Merchant Information Form itself (and no money) should go directly to the merchant coordinator.
Merchant Information Form
We request that all merchants download and fill out the PDF Merchant Information Form:
You should be able to open this form and fill it in on your computer; save it; print it; and email it. If you have difficulties with saving, you can print it out and postal-mail it. If you have difficulties with THAT, contact the merchant coordinator, who will chastise the webmaster for creating a faulty form.
We will use the information on this form to determine the layout of the merchant area and to publicize your presence. This form must be received by June 1 to assure you of space.
Note that you can use the Merchant Information Form as a way of reserving your merchant space, and you may delay actually registering for the event if you wish. Obviously, the earlier you can do both, the happier your merchant coordinator will be.
If you are registering by mail, you may include the Merchant Information Form with your registration to save postage. The Gatekeepers will forward it to the merchant coordinator. You may also mail it separately to the merchant coordinator.
If you are registering in person at the gate or online through ACCEPS, you must send the form to the merchant coordinator - see the contact information below.
Merchant Coordinator Contact Information
For postal mail of the merchant information form only (you must send both the site and merchant fee to the Gatekeepers), send to Llywelyn Glyndwr using the mundane name below:
Mark Cipra
12842 GAR Hwy
Chardon, OH 44024Or you may email an electronic version of the Merchant Form (also any questions) to:
NOTE: Although email contact is preferred, you may reach Llywelyn (Mark Cipra) at:
440-285-9243; no calls after 9pm Eastern
What is Roam NOWM?
Each year, to encourage the populace to visit our merchants, we sponsor the Roam NOWM Scavenger Hunt. The attendees are given a list of questions, one for each merchant. They must visit each merchant to get the answer to the question. (We'll get them into your tent - it's up to you to sell 'em.)
About the questions. So, think of a very cool, fun question. It can be about you or your business; or something you know about the SCA or the Middle Ages that most people don't know; or it can really be anything at all.
Whether or not you feel you are able to donate a prize, you will be included in the Scavenger Hunt, so please provide a question. If you don't provide a question, one will be prepared for you!
About the prizes. We ask that each merchant donate a prize, but it's not a requirement of merchanting. The prizes need not be costly. Obviously, though, the more cool prizes we can offer (and display) the more people will want to participate in the game.
If you choose to donate, and can identify the prize in advance, we will advertise it on the web site.
The prizes (with donor identified) will be on display at the Magic Carpet Kavehane during the day Saturday.
Any unclaimed prizes will be used for future prize drawings (giving due credit to the donor, of course).
The information on Roam NOWM from the populace perspective can be found on the populace's merchant page, so you may want to review that as well.
"Best Merchant" Prizes
And while we're discussing prizes ... This year, we're inviting the populace to vote on their favorite merchants. One small and one large merchant (small = under 200 square feet) will each be awarded $25 - two admissions and your merchant fee. So bring out your most glorious wares, and prepare to SMILE!