Guides

Plain answers for market vendors. All 6 guides, with sources.

• Card reader fees at a farmers market: what a season costs

  At $1,500.00 a week in card sales, Square's free plan costs about $1,306.50 over a 26-week season. Here's the math, and how to run it for your stall.

  Updated October 25, 2026

• What a chargeback is, and how to avoid one at your stall

  A chargeback lets a card buyer dispute a sale with their bank and take the money back from you. How it works, and how to keep chargebacks rare at your stall.

  Updated October 25, 2026

• How to take Zelle® payments at a market stall

  What a vendor needs to take Zelle® payments at a market: a business account your bank enrolls in Zelle for small business, a QR sign, and a way to keep track.

  Updated October 25, 2026

• Farmers market booth fees: what markets charge, and how to compare them

  Farmers market booth fees come as a flat daily fee, a season rate or a share of your sales. Real 2026 fees from three markets, and the math for picking the cheaper one.

  Updated October 27, 2026

• How farmers market tokens work: a guide for vendors

  Farmers market tokens, from the stall side: SNAP tokens versus card tokens, when you can give change, how you get paid back, and the mistakes that cost you.

  Updated October 27, 2026

• Do you need a sales tax permit to sell at a craft fair or market?

  Usually yes: most states want craft fair and market vendors registered before the first sale. What California, Texas and New York require, and the states with no sales tax.

  Updated November 1, 2026

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