Comments on: CPSIA and your tag sale

By: BG

BG — Sat, 30 May 2009 02:06:58 +0000

Doug, Make sure your victim is from the right side of town or it won’t matter if you win. My guess is that lower income areas won’t be prosecuted because it will be a waste of $$. It will be the black market the WackyHermit foretold–the poor can sell and anyone can buy so long as it came from the yard/garage.

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:10:09 +0000

I have, in fact, been considering going to yard sales, buying toys, testing and then suing for $$$. One problem is who may sue. No problem, just go a state with a Democratic Attorney General and get him to appoint you some kind of special counsel with power to prosecute on his behalf. Contribute some to his campaign for reelection and your in the money.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:03:55 +0000

Actually, complying with the CPSIA’s requirements is dead simple for people holding yard sales: simply don’t sell anything intended for children 12 years and younger. Just throw it away. Problem solved!

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:48:04 +0000

No! That’s the big risk of CPSIA, as I’ve gleaned from reading here. The RETAILER has the liability–both Criminal and Civil. The item may have been perfectly legal when manufactured, so the manufacturer has no liability.

By: Jim Collins

Jim Collins — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:31:22 +0000

I don’t think that would work. If the toy was manufactured and unaltered, wouldn’t the manufacturer be liable?

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 29 May 2009 03:42:17 +0000

I smell a business opportunity, more profitable than ADA lawsuits: 1) Go to yard sales and buy toys 2) Get them lead tested 3) Sue (and Profit!)