One of our dealers brought this information to our attention and we wanted to pass it on. "Garage sales are covered under new product safety laws" By SARA SHEPHERD, states:
Anyone selling products, even used ones, that have been recalled or banned by the act is in violation. The act covers everything from toys with lead paint to cribs that might strangle babies.
"Ignorance of the law is not an excuse," warns a 27-page Consumer Product Safety Commission resellers' handbook, released this month. "But more importantly ... you do not want to sell products that have the potential to harm anyone, especially a child."
Besides individuals holding yard sales, the law applies to thrift or consignment stores, charities, flea markets and people who sell on auction Web sites, the handbook says.
The handbook is located at: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/thrift/thrguid.pdf
