People suck, I always call the location to see if a event is actually taken place there.

So sorry this happened to you ❤️no zelle, the payment should go through their website, I think that could be a red flag but I'm also new to the vendor market space

That sucks!! Dispute those charges!!!

I hope you screenshot all parties and share in these vendor groups to warn others.

Hello, I hate that you got scammed. Did you try to dispute your chargers with Zelle? When I look for vendor markets, I actual go up to the place to see if an event will be held when the flyer said it would be and then I will reach out to the coordinator and ask questions before I pay my fee. I also google vendor markets to look for last year's event and do research for this year's event. Just be careful because it is a lot of scammers out there. Hopefully you can find some legit markets. Also look at different youtubers from your area and see what events they are signing up for. Hope this helps.