Jamie King-Jones Mermaid Market Shoppes This consignment shop for local artists failed to pay me for the photo note cards I had on display and sold in the shop over a three-month period. Supply NC

I signed a three-month contract with Jamie King-Jones and paid rent in advance ($300.00) on Aug. 23, 2019 to have my photo notecards displayed and sold in her store.  Per the contract, I was supposed to receive a check every month for sales, along with a print out of the items sold based upon the inventory sheets.  During that three-month period, I received one check and no printout.  In addition, I participated in a Holiday Market in November 2019 and was never paid for those sales.

In December 2019, I collected my two card racks and unsold cards from Jamie King-Jones.  Rather than paying me for the Holiday Market sales and two months for which I never received a check, Jamie King-Jones attempted to collect more rent from me.

I filed a small claims suit against King-Jones in an effort to recoup the $223.20 of sales owed to me.  During court, King-Jones told the judge she had sent me a second check which I had failed to cash.  How ridiculous is that claim?!  Why did the first check arrive in the mail and not this alleged second check?!  Had I received this alleged check, I most certainly would have cashed the check.  

The judge dismissed the case because we did not seek dispute resolution using arbitration, per the contract.