*Your legal name:

*CCC Member # (*if you're already a CCC member):

Handle (if you don’t want your name exposed):

*Postal address, including Zip:

*Phone:

*Contact info you want CCC members to see on your CUSTOMERS page:

*Your preferred CCC pickup center (*if none are near you, enter "Not available." and you'll be notified when one is):

Gender:

Race/Ethnicity:

Birth date:

Occupation:

Annual income: $

Types/Brands of goods you continuously buy/restock:

Complete and send the above, along with a pasted copy of the CUSTOMER AGREEMENT (below), to the CCC.

CUSTOMER AGREEMENT:

Upon becoming a customer for the Collective Capital Club (CCC) (CollectiveCapitalClub.com), I understand that:

1) the CCC is presently an informal organization in its experimental stages, free to join. However, if its experimental stages prove formal establishment is warranted, I will have the option of continuing free, limited-privilege, membership, of paying a membership fee for higher privileges, or of having my membership terminated at no cost to myself.

2) the mission of the CCC is to allow its customer members to pool their money in order to buy goods at bulk-discount prices and to have merchants ship those bulk goods in singular (or minimum-quantity) packages to pickup centers where customers may sign for and receive their portion of the bulk order for a small pickup fee--saving customers money on unit-cost plus on shipping. However, any individual customer also has the option of purchasing the full required quantity of a bulk-discount order and having that bulk-discount order shipped directly to him/her by the merchant and/or of ordering and receiving single units directly from the merchant. Customers may also establish Buyers Clubs ("friendship clubs") among themselves and have merchants ship all goods directly to their founder or other member. I further understand that any matters/difficulties resulting from non-CCC orders placed by customers must be handled solely by the affected parties and not by the CCC. Presently, for tax purposes, the only profit charged by the CCC will be 1¢ per customer per order for its "service" of relaying the customer's payment to the merchant and, maybe also, for placing an order.

3) the CCC allows its customer members to select the maximum amount they will pay per item-unit regarding various bulk-discount price ranges but will allow me to purchase goods at prices lower than my specified maximum price-range should orders become eligible to be placed in regard to higher quantity for lower bulk-price.

4) at the present time, all payments made by customers to the CCC must be via PayPal and/or by any other electronic-payment service it may employ in the future—whereby I will receive an invoice for each order. All returned payments for items out of stock and/or refunds for items mistakenly ordered by the CCC will also be refunded via PayPal and/or by any other electronic-payment service it may employ in the future. I further understand that, currently, payments sent to, and paid from, the CCC will be received/sent in/by the name of Keith Anderson until the CCC is formalized.

5) customers desiring to purchase an item must pre-order it by using their official CCC-membership email to specify their name, CCC Member #, the item's CCC Item #, title of the item, quantity desired, and the maximum amount they'll pay per unit--submitting all info to the CCC.

6) when enough pre-orders are acquired to place an order for a particular pickup center, the CCC will contact the merchant for the total group-price (including shipping, taxes, transaction fees, etc.) and will use that info to set the price each customer must pay--which *currently will be the quantity of units pre-ordered by the customer (CU) divided by the total quantity of units ordered by the group (GU), multiplied by the merchant's total group-price (MGP), plus  a 1¢ CCC payment-relay fee as payment for the CCC's service of relaying the customer's payment to the merchant  (CCCF), along with the customer's share of PayPal's (or other firm's) transaction fee (TF) added on for the CCC to place the group's order. [Example: If the total group-price charged by the merchant is $150 for 20 units of a product item, and one CCC customer in that group ordered 3 units, then his/her total price would be [(3CU/20GU) X $150MGP)] + 1¢CCCF + ($.98TF for PayPal) = $22.50 + $.01 + $.98, or $23.49 total customer price.] (*Note: Should this formula need to be altered, all customers would be notified before sending payment.)

7) customers will receive an invoice (PayPal, etc.) from the CCC. Once all customers have paid, the group order will be placed with the merchant, and customers will be notified of the order info and also be given visual proof of order. If any customers fail to pay their share and there aren't enough payments to place the group order, all payments received will be held for up to 3 days by the CCC to give the remaining customers a chance to pay and then refunded if adequate payments aren't received afterward. I may keep track of order status regarding my products of interest via "PRODUCTS" on the CCC site. I may also contact the CCC at any time for info about any and all orders I have ever placed via the CCC.

8) upon reception of CCC group orders, pickup centers will mandatorily *visually inspect (leaving all orders/items in their unopened original merchant-prepared packaging/packing) all individual orders for accuracy and condition and report any discrepancies to the merchant and to the CCC. For all cleared individual orders, customers will be notified their order is "ready for pickup," whereby they have the CCC-mandated right to *visually (but not physically) inspect their orders (leaving all orders/items in their original merchant-prepared unopened packaging/packing) and then may pay a $1 fee to pick up their order, while also signing the CCC Official Order-List affirming pickup. Customers may **refuse orders at the pickup center for any reason, but should state the reason, whereby "Changed mind." will be the default if no reason is given. Customers refusing orders will be given a Refusal Note signed by the pickup-center staffer. They'll receive a full refund from the merchant, with the refund-process being initiated by the pickup center; however, customers must settle any concerns/disputes only with the merchant once they accept and pay for their pickups. (**Merchants have a right to block customers refusing multiple orders and/or customers they deem "troublesome.") (*To protect the resale integrity of products in case of refusals/returns, only visual inspections are allowed by customers prior to order-acceptance--whereby all pre-accepted orders/items will be visually inspected in their unopened original merchant-prepared packaging/packing until order-acceptance.)

9) for all orders received by the pickup center that are inadequate, the pickup center will notify the merchant to correct the matter before the customer is notified to pick up the order, or the merchant must fully compensate the customer if the order isn't corrected. Customers will be compensated by merchants for any orders/items lost/damaged by carriers delivering the orders to the pickup center, whereby the merchant will, if possible, settle claims with the carrier, using the pickup center as a witness. Any orders/goods lost/mishandled or damaged while in custody of the pickup center will be the responsibility of the pickup center, who will refund the merchants who will refund the customers.

10) customers will have 7 business days (beginning on the business day after my order arrives at the pickup center) to pick up their order or the pickup center will have the option of charging a $1 late fee for every business day afterward. Customers picking up orders must sign the applicable CCC Official Order-List for each order. If the customer fails to pick up or refuse their order after 14 business days (beginning on the business day after my order arrives at the pickup center), the pickup center has the option of claiming the ordered item(s) as its own and may do with it/them as the center's owner/manager wishes.

11) the only responsibility of the CCC to customers is to aid them in pooling their money to collectively order goods from reputable merchants at bulk-discount prices and to initiate the process necessary to have said goods shipped by merchants to pickup centers where the customers may acquire them. The CCC bears fault only for orders it mistakenly places, whereby it will use its own finances to correct any resulting situation. However, the CCC will serve as a reference source any CCC member may use regarding claims filed by or against other CCC members and/or carriers.

12) though the CCC tries to recruit the most trustworthy merchants it can, it does not accept responsibility for the actions of any merchants joining its ranks. (It is thereby highly recommended that each customer member conduct his/her own research into particular merchants to determine who seems most trustworthy before placing orders from them.) The CCC's essential function is to serve as a convenient one-payment relay system from customers to merchants for the placing of bulk-discount orders. Should merchants not ship CCC bulk-ordered items, the only responsibility of the CCC would be to notify the payment processor (PayPal, etc.) in an attempt to retrieve and refund the funds spent by the CCC customer members--whereby, said customer members placing the individual orders as part of said bulk-ordered items would have to accept the decision of said payment processor and in no way hold the CCC accountable.

13) customers may leave ratings/comments ("Positive," "Neutral," "Negative") for merchants and pickup centers, and merchants and pickup centers may leave ratings/comments for each other--all to be posted on the CCC site. Merchants may block undesirable customers and pickup centers, and pickup centers may block undesirable customers and merchants--all to be indicated on the CCC site. Merchants may also block undesirable carriers (also indicated on site). Customers may also leave ratings/comments regarding non-CCC orders received directly from merchants after showing the CCC proof of order. The CCC may take action against any member at any time whom it feels is detrimental to its operations and reputation.

14) when/if the CCC becomes a formal entity, payments from CCC customers will be stored in a CCC-controlled fund (CCC Payment-Relay Fund) until all necessary payments have been received, whereby the CCC will relay the money to place the orders with the affected merchants and have them shipped directly to applicable pickup center.

15) it is my responsibility to keep the CCC updated regarding any changes in my profile info.

16) the CCC has the right to terminate my membership at any time if feels my membership is detrimental to its cause/reputation and/or to its membership; however, any remaining orders/disputes will still be fulfilled/settled to the best of ability.

17) the CCC reserves the right to revise this AGREEMENT at any time it deems necessary but that I have a right to re-asses my membership regarding such to determine if membership is still desirable at that point. I further understand that I may terminate my membership at any time at no cost for termination--but that any remaining matters of responsibility I'm involved with still must be settled.

*Your legal name:

*CCC Member # (*if you're already a CCC member):

*Your position in business/organization:

*Name of Business/Organization:

*Business/Organizational postal address, including Zip:

*Your business/organizational phone:

*Your business/organizational URL:

*Your business/organizational product line:

**Business/Organizational references (the more prestigious, the better) (**skip if you were personally invited):

*Contact and business/organizational info you want CCC members to see on your MERCHANT page:

*Your normal policies regarding returns, guarantees, etc. concerning the purchasing of your products:

*Do you want your business listed as Green / Fair Trade?:

Types/Brands of goods your business/organization continuously buys/restocks:

Your gender:

Your race/ethnicity:

Your birth date:

Your annual income: $

Complete and send the above, along with a pasted copy of the AGREEMENT (below), to the CCC.

MERCHANT AGREEMENT:

Upon becoming a merchant for the Collective Capital Club (CCC) (CollectiveCapitalClub.com), I understand that:

1) the CCC is presently an informal organization in its experimental stages, free to join. However, if its experimental stages prove formal establishment is warranted, I will have the option of continuing free, limited-privilege, membership, of paying a membership fee for higher privileges, or of having my membership terminated at no cost to myself and/or the entity I represent.

2) the mission of the CCC is to allow its customer members to pool their money in order to buy goods at bulk-discount prices and to have merchants ship those bulk goods in singular (or minimum-quantity) packages to pickup centers where customers may receive their portion of the bulk order for a small pickup fee--saving customers money on unit-cost plus on shipping. However, any individual customers may order directly from merchants regarding single product-units and/or any bulk-discount quantity for which they are willing to pay the full amount, whereby their order would be shipped directly to them by the merchant and whereby only the customer, the merchant, and/or the carrier would be involved regarding any difficulties arising from such non-CCC orders. Presently, for tax purposes, the only profit charged by the CCC will be 1¢ per customer per order for its "service" of relaying the customer's payment to the merchant and, maybe also, for placing an order.

3) my responsibility as a merchant will be to submit to the CCC only the legal/acceptable/quality goods I control and/or manage that are readily available to ship when ordered. For all CCC-approved products, I will set the singular-unit price, as well as all bulk-discount prices for no more than 4 separate bulk units. (Example: Singular unit = $10.00/ea.. 3-4 = $9.50/ea., 5+ = $9.25/ea., 10+ = $8.75/ea., 20+ = $8.00/ea.) Upon receiving a CCC-initiated order for a bulk-discount quantity, I will package and label each individual-customer order separately as instructed by the CCC, will then place all such individual-customer orders collectively inside a singular package or as few packages as needed—to minimize shipping costs—and will then label said pckage(s) with a CCC Order # label and ship said singular/fewest package(s) signature-required (and insured, if appropriate) to the appropriate CCC pickup center while relaying the Tracking # or #s to the CCC as well as relaying all order info the CCC needs in order to keep applicable customers informed and its records compete for all orders. I will also manage any order discrepancies for which I am involved (described below) and would simply refund the CCC (who would thereby refund the customers) for items found to be out of stock and/or unacceptable for selling.

4) the CCC’s responsibility to merchants is to accurately post their goods on its Website at retail price for singular units and at a range of bulk-discount prices for various quantities customers may individually select, whereby the CCC will collect payment from all applicable customers selecting any bulk quantity when enough customers/orders have been acquired to fill any such quantity. The CCC will then order those goods in the applicable quantity from the applicable merchant, who would then attach all labels as instructed by the CCC and ship all goods to the applicable CCC Pickup Center. The CCC will also manage any order discrepancies for which it is involved (described below).

5) when the pickup center receives the goods on a business day, the pickup center will have until the end of the next business day, to *mandatorily visually inspect (leaving all orders/items in their unopened original merchant-prepared packaging/packing) all individual orders to ensure accuracy and condition and to report to the merchant--and to the CCC via email--any unsatisfactory/missing orders/items (via referencing the CCC Official Order-List emailed to them by the CCC, giving official details of the order). (*If the pickup center fails to inspect the goods and report any unsatisfactory/missing orders within that time frame, the shipment will be automatically declared "complete and accurate" by the CCC--whereby the pickup center will then become financially liable to the customer, and therefore also to the merchant, for any and all items listed on the CCC Official Order-List should the pickup center endure theft/loss/mishandling of items or damage of items, even if the pickup center later finds there were items not shipped or were pre-damaged by the merchant or carrier. In such cases, the pickup center would refund the merchants, who would refund the customer. Whatever the case, if the CCC nor the pickup center is at fault regarding unsatisfactory orders, it is up to the merchant to fully refund customers--regardless of the outcomes of any claims that may or may not be filed against carriers.)

6) the CCC will notify customers when their orders are "ready for pickup," whereby customers will have the CCC-mandated right to *visually (but not physically) inspect their goods (leaving all orders/items in their unopened original merchant-prepared packaging/packing). They may pay to pickup or may refuse orders for any reason and receive a full refund but must specify the reason or have "Changed mind." applied as the default reason. They must sign the CCC Official Order-List for any orders picked up. For orders returned because of refusal or merchant fault, the merchant will pay return-postage for the goods if he/she wants the goods returned or could offer a deal of mutual benefit to the pickup center personnel. If after 14 business days (beginning on the business day after arrival at the pickup center) the customer fails to pick up or refuse his/her order, the pickup center has the right to claim ownership of said customer's CCC order and use it as it wishes, whereby the customer surrenders all rights to a refund. (*To protect the resale integrity of products in case of refusals/returns, only visual inspections are allowed by customers prior to order-acceptance--whereby all pre-accepted orders/items will be visually inspected in their unopened original merchant-prepared packaging/packing until order-acceptance.)

7) after customer acceptance and payment for pickup, the customer will settle any disputes, that may come later, between themselves and the merchants, with the merchants having listed their policies regarding such situations on the CCC site. However, the CCC will be available to provide evidence regarding any and all disputes/concerns. I further understand that any and all disputes between merchants and pickup centers will be recorded by the CCC and will be used by the CCC to weigh evidence in order to determine if retaliatory action is warranted—especially regarding specific merchants accused by multiple pickup-center operators of sending inaccurate orders and/or regarding specific pickup-center operators accused by multiple merchants of shortchanging consumers on goods.

8) at the present time, all payments made by customers to the CCC must be via PayPal and/or by any additional electronic-payment service it may employ in the future and that the CCC will receive and then combine all such payments into a singular payment it will use to order goods from merchants for CCC customers collectively ordering goods in bulk units. I further understand that the CCC will pay merchants either directly via PayPal (and/or some other future payment service), PayPal (or other) invoice sent by merchant, or by credit card. All returned payments for items out of stock will also be refunded by the merchant via PayPal and/or by any additional electronic-payment service the CCC may employ in the future. I further understand payments sent to, and paid from, the CCC will be received/sent in/by the name of Keith Anderson until the CCC is formalized.

9) my merchant status/actions must be bondable and arbitrable via PayPal (or other financial-transaction service), which has recorded my secure/sensitive info regarding my and/or my business/organizational identity verification and SSN and/or EIN # and which thereby has authority to enact actions for/against my favor regarding disputes from my customers. I further understand that, the more prestigious my business/organization is and more prominent reference they have acquired, the better my chance of being accepted as a CCC merchant.

10) customers may leave ratings/comments ("Positive," "Neutral," "Negative") for merchants and pickup centers, and merchants and pickup centers may leave ratings/comments for each other--all to be posted on the CCC site. Merchants may block undesirable customers and pickup centers, and pickup centers may block undesirable customers and merchants--all to be indicated on the CCC site. Merchants may also block undesirable carriers. Customers may also leave ratings/comments regarding non-CCC orders received directly from merchants after showing the CCC proof of order. The CCC may take action against any member at any time whom it feels is detrimental to its operations and reputation.

11) when/if the CCC becomes a formal entity, payments from CCC customers will be stored in a CCC-controlled fund (CCC Payment-Relay Fund) until all necessary payments have been received, whereby CCC will place the orders with the affected merchants and have them shipped directly to applicable pickup center.

12) it is my responsibility to keep the CCC updated regarding any changes in my profile info.

13) the CCC has the right to terminate my membership at any time if feels my membership is detrimental to its cause and/or to its membership; however, any remaining orders/disputes will be required to be fulfilled or settled as adequately as possible.

14) the CCC reserves the right to revise this AGREEMENT at any time it deems necessary but that I have a right to re-asses my membership regarding such to determine if membership is still desirable at that point. I further understand that I may terminate my membership at any time at no cost for termination--but that any remaining issues I'm involved with that I'm liable for must still be settled.

*Your legal name:

*CCC Member # (*if you're already a CCC member):

*Your position in business/organization intended to serve as pickup center:

*Name of said business/organization:

*Business/Organizational postal address, including Zip of headquarters:

   If you have multiple branches you also want to use as pickup centers, list them and their contact info as well:

*Main Business/Organizational phone:

*Main Business/Organizational URL:

*Business/Organizational business days/hours open, holidays/observances closed:

*Business/Organizational product/service line:

**Business/Organizational references (the more prestigious, the better) (**skip if you were personally invited):

*Contact info and business/organizational info you want CCC members to see on your PICKUP CENTER page:

*Payment methods you'll accept for pickups (cash, credit/debit card, etc.):

*Your policies regarding customer pickups for CCC orders--i.e., whether or not you'll impose the CCC-approved late-pickup fee ($1 added per business day after the 7th business day the order arrives, with the first of the 7 business days beginning on the business day after the order arrives) or the customer-ownership forfeiture for customers missing the 14-business-day pickup deadline (beginning the business day after your pickup center receives the order). You may choose to extent those deadlines or not to impose them, but you may not shorten them.

*Is your business Green / Fair Trade (G/FT)?:

   If so, would you also allow customers to pick up standard (non-G/FT) items from your facility or facilities, or would you permit G/FT items only?:

Types/Brands of goods your business/organization continuously buys/restocks:

Your gender:

Your race/ethnicity:

Your birth date:

Your annual income: $

Complete and send the above, along with a pasted copy of the AGREEMENT (below), to the CCC.

PICKUP-CENTER AGREEMENT:

Upon my business/organization (facility) becoming a pickup center for the Collective Capital Club (CCC) (CollectiveCapitalClub.com), I understand that:

1) the (CCC) is presently an informal organization in its experimental stages, free to join. However, if its experimental stages prove formal establishment is warranted, I will have the option of continuing free, limited-privilege, membership, of paying a membership fee for higher privileges, or of having my membership terminated at no cost to myself and/or the entity I represent.

2) the mission of the CCC is to allow its customer members to pool their money in order to buy goods at bulk-discount prices and to have merchants ship those bulk goods in singular (or minimum-quantity) packages to pickup centers where customers may receive their portion of the bulk order for a small pickup fee--saving customers money on unit-cost plus on shipping. However, any individual customers may order directly from merchants regarding single product-units and/or any bulk-discount quantity for which they are willing to pay the full amount, whereby their order would be shipped directly to them by the merchant. Presently, for tax purposes, the only profit charged by the CCC will be 1¢ per customer per order for its "service" of relaying the customer's payment to the merchant and, maybe also, for placing an order.

3) to serve as a pickup facility, my facility must be universally acceptable to all people, easily accessible to foot traffic, secure, adequately safe, and have isolated space accessible only to personnel, protected by reasonable security measures, and with adequate space for storage of goods sent by the CCC for customer pickup.

4) my facility's status/actions must be bondable and arbitrable via PayPal (or other financial-transaction service), which has recorded my secure/sensitive info regarding my and/or my business/organizational identity verification and SSN and/or EIN # and which thereby has authority to enact actions for/against my favor regarding disputes from my customers. I further understand that, the more prestigious my business/organization is and more prominent the references it has acquired, the better my facility's chance of being accepted as a CCC pickup center.

5) the pickup center's responsibility to the CCC and its merchants and customers is to sign for (upon delivery by carriers), receive, and securely store bulk goods sent from CCC merchants (whereby the pickup center will inspect all individual orders for accuracy and condition), report any discrepancies to the merchant and to the CCC, and then service pickup for CCC customers for all orders cleared, receiving $1 from the customer per order he/she picks up, and ensuring that all customers picking up CCC orders sign the applicable CCC Official Order-List for every order they pick up. I further understand that all individual orders will be properly packaged and labeled for each individual customer for easy management of pickups.

6) the CCC will notify me via email (and also by phone if necessary) of all incoming CCC bulk orders and will email me a CCC Official Order-List giving complete details for all individual orders coming. I further understand I am CCC-mandated to use said Order-List to visually inspect (leaving all orders/items in their original merchant-prepared unopened packaging/packing) all said bulk orders before the end of the 2nd business day after said bulk order arrives at my pickup center, and that I am to report any discrepancies I find in individual orders within said 2nd-business-day deadline, or the CCC will automatically declare the bulk order "complete and accurate," whereby my pickup center will then become financially liable to the customer, and therefore also to the merchant, for any and all items listed on the CCC Official Order-List should the pickup center endure theft/lost/mishandling of items or damage of items, even if the pickup center later finds there were items not shipped or were pre-damaged by the merchant or carrier. In such cases, the pickup center would refund the merchants, who would refund the customers. Whatever the case, if the CCC nor the pickup center is at fault regarding unsatisfactory orders, it is up to the merchant to fully refund customers--regardless of the outcomes of any claims that may or may not be filed against carriers.

7) the CCC will notify all customers regarding all orders cleared and "ready for pickup," whereupon customers will have the CCC-mandated right to *visually (but not physically) inspect their order (leaving all orders/items in their unopened original merchant-prepared packaging/packing), pay the $1 fee and sign the CCC Official Order-List for pickup, or refuse their order for any reason (with "Changed mind." used as default if they refuse to specify a reason) and receive a full refund from the merchant upon return of the goods. The customer would receive a signed Refusal Note from the pickup-center staffer as proof of refusal. The merchant would pay return-shipping if he/she wants the goods returned. (*To protect the resale integrity of products in case of refusals/returns, only visual inspections are allowed by customers prior to order-acceptance--whereby all pre-accepted orders/items will be visually inspected in their unopened original merchant-prepared packaging/packing until order-acceptance.)

8) regarding customer pickups, my pickup center will have the right to impose the following, not to impose the following, or to extend the deadlines of the following: Customers failing to pick up their CCC orders after 7 business days (beginning on the business day after order arrival) can be charged $1 extra per additional business day they delay pickup. If after 14 business days (beginning on the business day after arrival) the customer fails to pick up or refuse his/her order, my pickup center has the right to claim ownership of said customer's CCC order and use it as it wishes, whereby the customer surrenders all rights to a refund.

9) customers may leave ratings/comments ("Positive," "Neutral," "Negative") for merchants and pickup centers, and merchants and pickup centers may leave ratings/comments for each other--all to be posted on the CCC site. Merchants may block undesirable customers and pickup centers, and pickup centers may block undesirable customers and merchants--all to be indicated on the CCC site. Merchants may also block undesirable carriers. Customers may also leave ratings/comments regarding orders received directly from merchants after showing the CCC proof of order. The CCC may take action against any member at any time whom it feels is detrimental to its operations and reputation.

10) when/if the CCC becomes a formal entity, payments from CCC customers will be stored in a CCC-controlled fund (CCC Payment-Relay Fund) until all necessary payments have been received, whereby CCC will place the orders with the affected merchants and have them shipped directly to applicable pickup center.

11) it is my responsibility to keep the CCC updated regarding any changes in my profile info.

12) the CCC has the right to terminate my membership at any time if feels my membership is detrimental to its cause and/or to its membership; however, any remaining orders/disputes will be required to be fulfilled or settled as adequately as possible.

13) the CCC reserves the right to revise this AGREEMENT at any time it deems necessary but that I have a right to re-asses my membership regarding such to determine if membership is still desirable at that point. I further understand that I may terminate my membership at any time at no cost for termination--but that any remaining issues I'm involved with that I'm liable for must still be settled.

*Your legal name:

*CCC Member #:

Complete and send the above, along with a pasted copy of the AGREEMENT (below), to the CCC via your CCC-registered email.

BUYERS-CLUB FOUNDER AGREEMENT:

Upon becoming a Collective Capital Club--(CCC) (CollectiveCapitalClub.com)--Buyers-Club Founder, I understand that:

1) I must first become a CCC member--whether Customer, Merchant, and/or Pickup-Center Operator.

2) once I am accepted as a Buyers-Club Founder, I may recruit any members I wish, whether or not they're CCC members.

3) standard CCC CUSTOMER AGREEMENT rules apply when dealing with CCC-placed orders.

4) for non-CCC-placed orders, I may set my Club's rules based on the policies of any and/or all merchants the Club deals with and/or non-CCC merchants that my Club recruits, whereby my Club members will be duly notified before deciding whether or not to place particular orders with particular merchants.

5) the CCC will post my Club's info/updates on its site, but I must provide all such info/updates to the CCC.

6) I and/or my Club's trustee are strongly advised to keep detailed records of all orders placed by Club members as reference for the Club and its members.

7) I and my CCC-member Club members are allowed to leave ratings on the CCC site for any CCC merchants and/or CCC pickup centers we deal with.

8) my CCC-member Club members may leave ratings for my Club, to be posted on the Club's CCC page, whereby any significant level of negative ratings will result in my Club--and/or even myself--being expelled from the CCC and/or myself being denied other CCC positions if applying for them.

9) the CCC is responsible only for orders placed through it and not for those placed by my Club.

10) I may terminate Club operations at any time and/or its association with the CCC at any time at no cost to my Club but must settle any remaining Club responsibilities connected with prior CCC association.

11) the CCC reserves the right to revise this AGREEMENT at any time it deems necessary but that I have a right to re-asses my Club's association with CCC membership regarding such to determine if CCC association is still desirable for my Club at that point.

*Your legal name:

*CCC Member # (*if you're already a CCC member):

*Your position in business/organization:

*Name of Business/Organization:

*Business/Organizational postal address, including Zip:

*Your business/organizational phone:

*Your business/organizational URL:

*Your business/organizational product line:

Types/Brands of goods your business/organization continuously buys/restocks:

Your gender:

Your race/ethnicity:

Your birth date:

Your annual income: $

Complete and send the above, along with a pasted copy of the AGREEMENT (below), to the CCC.

*WHOLESALE-PURCHASER (*WP) AGREEMENT:
(*WP position available when the CCC is formally established.)

Upon becoming a wholesale purchaser (WP) of the Collective Capital Club (CCC) (CollectiveCapitalClub.com), I understand that:

1) the CCC will be a formally established entity, probably in the form of an LLC Partnership, and will allow for free memberships as well as paid ones granting higher prestige and greater benefits relative to membership level.

2) the mission of the CCC is to allow its customer members to pool their money in order to buy goods at bulk-discount prices and to have merchants ship those bulk goods in singular (or minimum-quantity) packages to pickup centers where customers may receive their portion of the bulk order for a small pickup fee--saving customers money on unit-cost plus on shipping. However, any individual customer also has the option of purchasing the full required quantity of a bulk-discount order and having that bulk-discount order shipped directly to them by the merchant and/or of ordering and receiving single units directly from the merchant. Customers may also establish "friendship clubs" among themselves and have merchants ship all goods directly to their founder or other member.

3) the CCC allows its customer members to select the maximum amount they will pay per item-unit regarding various bulk-discount price ranges but will allow me to purchase goods at prices lower than my specified maximum price-range should orders become eligible to be placed in regard to higher quantity for lower bulk-price.

4) all payments made by customers to the CCC must be via PayPal and/or by any other electronic-payment service it may employ in the future—whereby I will receive an invoice for each order. All returned payments for items out of stock and/or refunds for items mistakenly ordered by the CCC will also be refunded via PayPal and/or by any other electronic-payment service the CCC may employ in the future.

5) the business/organization I'm associated with, and that will be used to make CCC purchases, has the necessary official status qualifying it to make wholesale purchases--giving it official CCC WP status--and that a WP desiring to purchase a wholesale-unit or multiple such units of an item must pre-order it/them by logging into his/her CCC account and then specifying the CCC item #, wholesale unit-quantity desired, and the maximum amount he/she will pay per wholesale unit-quantity--submitting all info to the CCC.

6) when enough pre-orders are acquired to place an order for a particular pickup center, the CCC will contact the Wholesale Supplier (WS) for the total group-price (including shipping, taxes, transaction fees, etc.) and will use that info to set the price each WP must pay relative to his/her CCC membership-level--which *currently will be the quantity of wholesale units pre-ordered by the WP (WPU) divided by the total quantity of wholesale units ordered by the group (WGU), multiplied by the WS's total group-price (WSGP), plus  the WP's membership-level CCC payment-relay fee as payment for the CCC's service of relaying the WP's payment to the WS (CCCF), along with the WP's share of transaction fees charged by the financial-transaction company (PayPal, etc.) to place the group's order. [Example: Let's say a CCC WP has a Gold, or higher, CCC membership, whereby the CCC charges him/her just $1.00 to transfer funds to the WS and that he/she pays for his order via PayPal. If the total group-price charged by the WS is $1,500 for 20 wholesale units of a product item, and the WP in that group ordered 3 units, then his/her total price would be [(3WPU/20WGU) X $1,500WSGP)] + 1.00CCCF + ($.98TF for PayPal) = $226.00 + $1.00 + $7.06, or $233.06 total WP price.] (*Note: Should this formula need to be altered, all WPs would be notified before sending payment.)

7) WPs will receive an invoice (PayPal, etc.) from the CCC. Once all WPs have paid, the group's order will be placed with the WS, and WPs will be notified of the order info and also be given visual proof of order. If any WPs fail to pay their share and there aren't enough payments to place the group order, all payments received will be held for up to 3 days by the CCC in its Payment Fund to give the remaining WPs a chance to pay and then refunded if adequate payments aren't received afterward. I may keep track of order status regarding my products of interest via "PRODUCTS" on the CCC site. I may also contact the CCC at any time for info about any and all orders I have ever placed via the CCC.

8) upon reception of CCC bulk-wholesale orders, pickup centers will mandatorily **visually (but not physically) inspect all individual orders for accuracy and condition (leaving all orders/items in their unopened original merchant-prepared packaging/packing) and report any discrepancies to the WS and to the CCC. For all cleared individual orders, WPs will be notified their order is "ready for pickup," whereby they have the CCC-mandated right to visually (but not physically) inspect their orders and then may pay a $5 fee to pick up their order, along with signing the CCC Official Order-List affirming pickup. WPs may *refuse orders at the pickup center for any reason, but should state the reason, whereby "Changed mind." will be the default if no reason is given. The WP would receive a signed Refusal Note from the pickup-center staffer as proof of refusal. The WP would receive a full refund from the WS, with the refund-process being initiated by the pickup center; however, WPs must settle any concerns/disputes only with the WS once they accept and pay for their pickups. (*WPs have a right to block WPs refusing multiple orders and/or WPs they deem "troublesome.") (**To protect the resale integrity of products in case of refusals/returns, only visual inspections are allowed by WPs prior to order-acceptance--whereby all pre-accepted orders/items will be visually inspected in their unopened original merchant-prepared packaging/packing until order-acceptance.)

9) for all orders received by the pickup center that are inadequate, the pickup center will notify the CCC and the WS, whereupon the WS will correct the matter before the WP is notified to pick up the order, or the WP will be fully compensated if the order isn't corrected. WPs will be compensated by WSs for any orders/items lost/damaged by carriers delivering the orders to the pickup center, whereby the WS will settle claims with the carrier, using the pickup center as a witness. Any orders/goods lost/mishandled or damaged while in custody of the pickup center will be the responsibility of the pickup center, who will refund the WSs who will refund the WPs.

10) WPs will have 7 business days (beginning on the business day after their order arrives at the pickup center) to pick up their order or the pickup center will have the option of charging a $2 late fee for every business day afterward. If the WP fails to pick up or refuse their order after 14 business days (beginning on the business day after the order arrives at the pickup center), the pickup center has the option of claiming the ordered item(s) as its own and may do with it/them as the center owner/manager wishes.

11) the only responsibility of the CCC to WPs is to aid them in pooling their capital to collectively order wholesale goods from reputable WSs at bulk-wholesale prices and to initiate the process necessary to have said goods shipped by WSs to pickup centers where the WPs may acquire them. The CCC bears fault only for orders it mistakenly places, whereby it will use its own finances to correct any resulting situation. However, the CCC will serve as a reference source any CCC member may use regarding claims filed by or against other CCC members and/or carriers.

12) though the CCC tries to recruit the most trustworthy WSs it can, it does not accept responsibility for the actions of any WSs joining its ranks. (It is thereby highly recommended that each WP member conduct his/her own research into particular WSs to determine who seems most trustworthy before placing orders from them.) The CCC's essential function is to serve as a convenient one-payment relay system from WPs to WSs for the placing of bulk-wholesale orders. Should WSs not ship CCC bulk-wholesale-ordered items, the only responsibility of the CCC would be to notify the payment processor (PayPal, etc.) in an attempt to retrieve and refund the funds spent by the CCC WP members--whereby, said members placing the individual orders as part of said bulk-wholesale-ordered items would have to accept the decision of said payment processor and in no way hold the CCC accountable.

13) WPs may leave ratings/comments ("Positive," "Neutral," "Negative") for WSs and pickup centers, and WSs and pickup centers may leave ratings/comments for each other--all to be posted on the CCC site. WSs may block undesirable WPs and pickup centers, and pickup centers may block undesirable WPs and WSs--all to be indicated on the CCC site. WSs may also block undesirable carriers. WPs may also leave ratings/comments regarding orders received directly from WSs after showing the CCC proof of order. The CCC may take action against any member at any time whom it feels is detrimental to its operations and reputation.

14) it is my responsibility to keep the CCC updated regarding any changes in my profile info.

15) the CCC has the right to terminate my membership at any time if feels my membership is detrimental to its cause and/or to its membership; however, any remaining orders/disputes will still be fulfilled/settled to the best of ability.

16) the CCC reserves the right to revise this AGREEMENT at any time it deems necessary but that I have a right to re-asses my membership regarding such to determine if membership is still desirable at that point. I further understand that I may terminate my membership at any time at no cost for termination--but that any remaining issues I'm involved with that I'm liable for must still be settled.

*Your legal name:

*CCC Member # (*if you're already a CCC member):

*Your position in business/organization:

*Name of Business/Organization:

*Business/Organizational postal address, including Zip:

*Your business/organizational phone:

*Your business/organizational URL:

*Your business/organizational product line:

*Business/Organizational references (the more prestigious, the better):

Types/Brands of goods your business/organization continuously buys/restocks:

Your gender:

Your race/ethnicity:

Your birth date:

Your annual income: $

*Your business/organizational product line:

Complete and send the above, along with a pasted copy of the AGREEMENT (below), to the CCC.

*WHOLESALE-SUPPLIER (*WS) AGREEMENT:
(*WS position available when the CCC is formally established.)

Upon becoming a Wholesale Supplier (WS) of the Collective Capital Club (CCC) (CollectiveCapitalClub.com), I understand that:

1) the CCC will be a formally established entity, probably in the form of an LLC Partnership, and will allow for free memberships as well as paid ones granting higher prestige and greater benefits relative to membership level.

2) the mission of the CCC is to allow its customer members to pool their money in order to buy goods at bulk-discount prices and to have merchants ship those bulk goods in singular (or minimum-quantity) packages to pickup centers where customers may receive their portion of the bulk order for a small pickup fee--saving customers money on unit-cost plus on shipping. However, any individual customers may order directly from merchants regarding single product-units and/or any bulk-discount quantity for which they are willing to pay the full amount, whereby their order would be shipped directly to them by the WSt.

3) my responsibility as a WS will be to submit to the CCC only the legal/acceptable/quality goods I control and/or manage that are readily available to ship when ordered. For all CCC-approved products, I will set the minimum wholesale price, as well as all bulk-wholesale-discount prices for no more than 4 separate wholesale units. (Example: Minimum wholesale price is set for 10 units and is $10.00/unit (or $100.00), whereby the bulk wholesale prices may be, 10+ units = $10/unit (or $100.00 - up), 20+ units = $9.50/unit ($190.00 - up), 30+ units = $8.75/unit ($262.50 - up), and 50+ units = $8.25 ($412.50 - up). WPs could either order any available wholesale quantities independently or could pre-order with the CCC and have their order processed when enough WPs are acquired to fulfill the required amount for the CCC to place the order with the WS. Upon receiving a CCC-initiated order for a bulk-wholesale quantity, I will package and label each individual-WP order separately as instructed by the CCC, will then place all such individual-WP orders collectively inside a singular package or as few packages as needed—to minimize shipping costs—and will then label said pckage(s) with a CCC Order # label and then ship said singular/fewest- package(s) to the appropriate CCC Pickup Center, while relaying the Tracking # or #s to the CCC as well as relaying all order info the CCC needs in order to keep applicable WPs informed and its records compete for all orders. I would simply refund the CCC (who would thereby refund the WPs) for items found to be out of stock and/or unacceptable for selling.

4) the CCC’s responsibility to WSs is to accurately post their goods on its Website at retail price for singular wholesale-units and at a range of bulk-wholesale prices for various wholesale quantities WPs may individually select, whereby the CCC will collect payment from all applicable WPs selecting any bulk-wholesale quantity when enough WPs/orders have been acquired to fill any such quantity. The CCC will then order those goods in the applicable quantity from the applicable WS, who would then attach all labels as instructed by the CCC and ship all goods to the applicable CCC pickup center. The CCC will also manage any order discrepancies for which it is involved (described below).

5) when the pickup center receives the goods on a business day, the pickup center will have until the end of the next business day, to *mandatorily visually inspect all individual orders to ensure accuracy and condition and to report to the WS--and to the CCC via email--any unsatisfactory/missing orders/items (via referencing the CCC Official Order-List emailed to them by the CCC, giving official details of the order). (*If the pickup center fails to inspect the goods and report any unsatisfactory/missing orders within that time frame, the shipment will be automatically declared "complete and accurate" by the CCC--whereby the pickup center will then become financially liable to the WP, and therefore also to the WS, for any and all items listed on the CCC Official Order-List should the pickup center endure theft/lost/mishandling of items or damage of items, even if the pickup center later finds there were items not shipped or were pre-damaged by the WS or carrier. In such cases, the pickup center would refund the WS, who would refund the WP. Whatever the case, if the CCC nor the pickup center is at fault regarding unsatisfactory orders, it is up to the WS to fully refund WPs--regardless of the outcomes of any claims that may or may not be filed against carriers.)

6) the CCC will notify WPs when their orders are "ready for pickup," whereby WPs will have the CCC-mandated right to *visually (but not physically) inspect their goods (leaving all orders/items in their unopened original merchant-prepared packaging/packing). They may pay to pickup or may refuse orders for any reason and receive a full refund but must specify the reason or have "Changed mind." applied as the default reason. They must sign the CCC Official Order-List for any orders picked up. For orders returned because of refusal or WS fault, the WS will pay return-postage for the goods or offer a deal of mutual benefit to the pickup center personnel. If after 14 business days (beginning on the business day after arrival at the pickup center) the WP fails to pick up or refuse his/her order, the pickup center has the right to claim ownership of said WP's CCC order and use it as it wishes, whereby the WP surrenders all rights to a refund. (*To protect the resale integrity of products in case of refusals/returns, only visual inspections are allowed by WPs prior to order-acceptance--whereby all pre-accepted orders/items will be visually inspected in their unopened original merchant-prepared packaging/packing until order-acceptance.)

7) after WP acceptance and payment for pickup, the WP will settle any disputes, that may come later, between themselves and the WSs, with the WSs having listed their policies regarding such situations on the CCC site. However, the CCC will be available to provide evidence regarding any and all disputes/concerns. I further understand that any and all disputes between WSs and pickup centers will be recorded by the CCC and will be used by the CCC to weigh evidence in order to determine if retaliatory action is warranted—especially regarding specific WSs accused by multiple pickup-center operators of sending inaccurate orders and/or regarding specific pickup-center operators accused by multiple WSs of shortchanging WPs on goods.

8) all payments made by WPs to the CCC must be via PayPal and/or by any other electronic-payment service it may employ in the future and that the CCC will receive and then combine all such payments into a singular payment it will use to order goods from WSs for CCC WPs collectively ordering goods in bulk units. I further understand that the CCC will pay WSs either directly via PayPal (and/or some other payment service), PayPal (or other) invoice sent by WS, or by credit card. All returned payments for items out of stock will also be refunded by the WS via PayPal and/or by any other electronic-payment service the CCC may employ in the future.

9) my WS status/actions must be bondable and arbitrable via PayPal (or other financial-transaction service), which has recorded my secure/sensitive info regarding my and/or my business/organizational identity verification and SSN and/or EIN # and which thereby has authority to enact actions for/against my favor regarding disputes from my WPs. I further understand that, the more prestigious my business/organization is and more prominent reference it has acquired, the better my chance of being accepted as a CCC WS.

10) WPs may leave ratings/comments ("Positive," "Neutral," "Negative") for ESs and pickup centers, and WPs and pickup centers may leave ratings/comments for each other--all to be posted on the CCC site. WSs may block undesirable WPs and pickup centers, and pickup centers may block undesirable WPs and WSs--all to be indicated on the CCC site. WSs may also block undesirable carriers. Customers may also leave ratings/comments regarding orders received directly from WSs after showing the CCC proof of order. The CCC may take action against any member at any time whom it feels is detrimental to its operations and reputation.

11) payments from CCC customers will be stored in a CCC-controlled fund (CCC Payment-Relay Fund) until all necessary payments have been received, whereby the CCC will place the orders with the affected WSs and have them shipped directly to applicable pickup center.

12) it is my responsibility to keep the CCC updated regarding any changes in my profile info.

13) the CCC has the right to terminate my membership at any time if feels my membership is detrimental to its cause and/or to its membership; however, any remaining orders/disputes will be required to be fulfilled or settled as adequately as possible.

14) the CCC reserves the right to revise this AGREEMENT at any time it deems necessary but that I have a right to re-asses my membership regarding such to determine if membership is still desirable at that point. I further understand that I may terminate my membership at any time at no cost for termination--but that any remaining issues I'm involved with that I'm liable for must still be settled.