Membership
Categories & Dues

PRIMARY: Any person representing a firm, partnership, corporation or other business entity selling at retail goods that consist predominantly of used or recycled personal or household merchandise shall be eligible for Primary Membership. There shall be one and only one Primary Member from any group of persons or business entities that are related to each other through direct or indirect ownership, financing or licensing arrangements.

A Primary Member is a voting Member. 

Primary Dues: $120 year

SECONDARY: Any person representing a firm, partnership, corporation or other business entity selling at retail goods that consist predominantly of used or recycled personal or household merchandise, and which is related to a Primary Member through ownership, financing or licensing arrangements, shall be eligible for Secondary Membership.

Note: There MUST be a Primary Member before a Secondary Member can be added to NARTS Membership.

A Secondary Member is a non-voting Member representing your additional location(s). 

Secondary Dues: $84 year

ASSOCIATE: Any partner or regular full-time employee of a Primary or Secondary Member in good standing in the Association shall be eligible for Associate Membership.

Note: There MUST be a Primary Member, working at the same store location, before an Associate Member can be added to NARTS Membership.

An Associate Member is a non-voting Membership designed to give others involved in your business a professional status.

Associate Dues: $36 year

PROVISIONAL: Any individual or person planning to be eligible for Primary Membership within one year from the date of acceptance into the Association in this membership category shall be eligible for Provisional Membership. No Provisional Member shall be eligible to renew its Provisional Membership without express prior approval of the Association’s Membership Services Director. Renewal of Provisional Membership is limited to one additional year.

Note:  Provisional memberships can be converted to Primary at no additional charge.
When your store is physically open for business, complete the Provisional Member Conversion form in Members Only on our Website.
At that time your store will be listed in our online Shopping Guide.

A Provisional Member is a future owner and a non-voting Member. 

Provisional Dues: $120 year
 

Any person applying for Membership to this corporation is subject to the approval of the board of directors. Membership in this corporation is limited to individuals representing the following categories of retail stores, shops and outlets;
 

1. For-profit retail stores, shops and outlets which solicit inventory on a consignment basis, commission basis, or bona fide arms length purchase basis; or
 

2. Not-for-Profit retail stores, shops and outlets operated by and on behalf of the charities they represent.
 

Retail stores, shops and outlets which receive inventory solicited as a charitable donation, but operate in whole or in part for the benefit of a non-charitable, for-profit person or entity shall NOT be eligible for Membership.
 

Membership in NARTS shall be recorded in the name of the individual, not the employing organization. In the event a member leaves the employing organization or for any other reason finds it necessary to transfer their membership within the same company, the member may do so with payment of a processing fee accompanied by the proper paperwork.

Membership Renewal/Refund/Cancellation Policy

All memberships begin the month the application is processed and are for a one year period. Members are sent a dues renewal notice no later than one month before their expiration date. If renewals are delinquent more than 60 days after renewal date, membership will lapse. Lapsed members would have to join again as a new member and pay $25 application fee. 

There will be no refund of prepaid dues if a member chooses to terminate their membership.

After review of application by NARTS—if an applicant does not meet membership parameters, credit card charge will be reversed and applicant will be notified.