If you're planning on hosting a yard sale, you may want to brush up on the latest and greatest
government rules on resales. You will have a legal responsibility
to check and double-check the recall status of every product you intend to sell. Its all in the name of "safety and security".
WASHINGTON — If you're planning a garage sale or organizing a church bazaar, you'd best beware: You could be breaking a new federal law. As part
of a campaign called Resale Roundup, the federal government is cracking down on the secondhand sales of dangerous and defective products.
Here is the best quote of the article
Scott Wolfson, a spokesman for the agency, said it wouldn't be dispatching bureaucratic storm troopers into private homes to see whether people were
selling recalled products from their garages, yards or churches.
"The Consumer Product Safety Commission has launched a drive to prevent used goods that have been recalled from being resold. Among thousands of
recalled products on the market, the federal agency has identified 11 that it considers very dangerous for children:
Product..........................................................................When recalled
Playskool Travel-Lite Play Yards (portable cribs)...........March 10, 1993
Baby Trend Home and Roam.(portable cribs)...............Dec. 19, 1994
Evenflo Happy Camper Play Yards (portable cribs).......June 25, 1997
Baby Express Portable Cribs and Play Yards...............Feb. 28, 2001
Magnetix Magnetic Building Sets..................................March 31, 2006
Polly Pocket dolls with magnets....................................Nov. 21, 2006
Easy-Bake Ovens..........................................................July 19, 2007
Simplicity Drop Side Cribs..............................................Sept. 21, 2007
Simplicity Bassinets....................................................... Aug. 27, 2008
Hill Sportswear hooded drawstring sweatshirts.............Feb. 12, 2009
Evenflo Envision high chairs..........................................April 2, 2009"
Be careful out there!