In consideration for receiving permission to participate in MCCS Flea Markets, sellers assume all risks and release the U.S. Government and its officers, employees, Marine Corps Base, Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan personnel and sponsors of said activity from liability for all claims for loss or damage to property and injury or death to persons arising from participation in the above said activity. Vendors accept all risks involved in the activity and must read and understand the Flea Market Rules. Failure to abide by any of the Flea Market Rules may lead to immediate expulsion from the flea market area as well as temporary or permanent disbarment from taking part in future flea market events at the discretion of the MCCS Special Events Program Manager or Flea Market Coordinator. 

HEALTH & SAFETY

• Please make use of hand sanitizer/hand wash stations
• No pets or alcoholic beverages allowed
   

1. The Flea Market opens to sellers at 11 a.m. at both Camp Foster and Camp Courtney. The Flea Market opens to the public at noon. 

2. The Flea Markets end at 3 p.m. at both locations. Sellers must complete their final sales and are responsible for cleaning their designated areas before closing time.

3. Anyone entering before opening time must be a seller with SOFA status and have a valid Department of Defense (DoD) identification card. The following are exceptions:
   o Visiting family members with valid passports who are accompanying sellers
   o Local national family members with valid DoD ID cards who are accompanying sellers

4. Payment of fees guarantees a designated selling area at the Flea Market on the scheduled day. Selling areas are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Flea Market personnel will direct parking.

5. Entrepreneurs/Commercial Vendors—SOFA status/DoD ID card-holding personnel who wish to participate in MCCS-sponsored flea markets—must have receipts verifying that the merchandise they plan to sell was purchased from the local economy. If merchandise was purchased off-island, both receipts and customs forms accompanying the merchandise upon delivery must be presented upon request as proof of tax payment.

6. SOFA-status Entrepreneurs/Commercial Vendors must pre-register at the Special Events Office located on Camp Foster in Bldg. 5677 and must have receipts for their merchandise showing it was purchased from the local economy. If the merchandise was purchased off-island, both receipts and customs forms are required. Customs forms will accompany the merchandise when it is mailed to an off-base post office.

7. Sellers are responsible for obtaining their own supplies (e.g., tables, canopies, tarps, chairs, etc.). Supplies, when available, may be rented from MCCS Outdoor Recreation for the duration of the Flea Market. Visit Outdoor Recreation for details.

8. Sales must be confined to the parking lot assigned for the Flea Market at each respective camp.

9. Items that cannot be sold:
   o New Items: Items that have never been used or worn, are still in original packaging, or still have tags may NOT be sold. Exception: Sellers who provide proof (i.e., customs forms and receipts) showing required taxes have been paid
   o Food Items: No food items of any kind may be sold or given away, including Meals Ready to Eat (MREs), candy, spices, fresh fruits, and vegetables. Exception: MCCS activities may operate food concessions
   o Arts and Crafts Items: Items constructed or manufactured in any MCCS or MWR facility are prohibited
   o Explosives
   o Flammable Liquids or Gases: Items such as gasoline, Coleman fuel, Sterno cups, etc. may NOT be sold
   o Firearms and Weapons: Items such as BB guns, pellet guns, paintball guns, spear guns, bows, knives, etc. may NOT be sold
   o Ammunition: Items such as bullets, pellets, BBs, paintball pellets, arrows, etc. may NOT be sold
   o Pornographic Material
   o Alcoholic Beverages
   o Tobacco Products
   o Live Animals or Pets: Exception—only advertisements for pets being given away free to good homes are allowed
   o Fake or imitation copyrighted items (e.g., Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Coach, Rolex, Prada) may NOT be sold
   o Pirated media on any digital storage device (e.g., video, cassette, DVD, computer disk, etc.) may NOT be sold

10. Rain checks, when issued, must have the Flea Market Coordinator’s signature to be valid. Rain checks expire 30 days from the signature date.

11. No new items sent through FPO/APO boxes may be sold unless proof is provided that proper taxes have been paid.

12. Pedestrians must NOT cross Hwy 58 except at marked intersections.