Illegal to sell old toys?

[Dragonrider1227]

Look at this article
New law restricts re-sale of kid's products | News for Austin, Texas | KVUE.com | Top Stories
According to this, by next month it will be illegal to sell used children toys, clothes, and anything made before that date. So what this means of course is that toy collectors like me will be unable to purchase old toys for our collections anymore. Not to mention countless small thrift stores will go out of business. Tell me there's a way to stop this!

[elvistelth]

I wouldn't worry about it.

[Bobby2]

This law has the best of intentions yet it should have been from this point forward. Buyer beware of anything prior to that date. If allowed to stand it will crush several areas of EBay, children's resale shops, garage sales. Many lead free items landing in landing in landfill just because of their manufacturing date.

Do we honestly believe that toys and children's items manufactured and tagged lead free in China etc. will really be tested? Consumer and Safety has had this same problem for years with items being placarded with the UL Label being falsely attached to products. Baby formula, pet food, toothpaste all with harmful if not deadly chemicals added but not listed.

We are currently hard pressed to find anything Disney USA manufactured for children. I would have far more faith in US manufacturing without lead than any label attached from China and the East countries. Can you only imagine if Disney supported American Manufacturers? The boost in jobs would certainly help our economy.

[BamaJenn]

Wow that will make it very hard to collect anything Disney. I think most stuff collectible is probably considered a toy. You'd think if someone chose to sell something on eBay, a disclaimer would suffice.

[GIOny]

We are currently hard pressed to find anything Disney USA manufactured for children. I would have far more faith in US manufacturing without lead than any label attached from China and the East countries. Can you only imagine if Disney supported American Manufacturers? The boost in jobs would certainly help our economy.

to that

[harra]

Many people complain about manufacturing moving overseas but companies like Wal-Mart and Target have gotten us programmed to crave low, low prices. If those manufacturing jobs moved stateside, the prices for those goods will go way up. Let's face it, we have fantastic labor laws that don't exist in those foreign countries. One of those laws is to pay a minimum wage. Those workers in countries like China are paid a fraction of what US manufacturers have to pay their employees.

Plus, many of those jobs would fall into the hands of the unions which will drive up the wages even more.

So, yes, it would be fantastic to have those jobs back in the United States, but I don't think Americans are willing to pay the premium prices that would come with such a move

[HauntedGabe]

Many people complain about manufacturing moving overseas but companies like Wal-Mart and Target have gotten us programmed to crave low, low prices. If those manufacturing jobs moved stateside, the prices for those goods will go way up. Let's face it, we have fantastic labor laws that don't exist in those foreign countries. One of those laws is to pay a minimum wage. Those workers in countries like China are paid a fraction of what US manufacturers have to pay their employees.

Plus, many of those jobs would fall into the hands of the unions which will drive up the wages even more.

So, yes, it would be fantastic to have those jobs back in the United States, but I don't think Americans are willing to pay the premium prices that would come with such a move

I favor a living wage. I am proud of unions. They secured far labor acts, gained health insurance for worker, lunch breaks, over time pay, safety provisions. Other companies followed suit. I prefer to employ our own country and help our economy, but everyone is entitled to their opinion.

[HauntedGabe]

Well it is past Feb. 10th. Anyone hear anything more about this?

[disneydame2004]

I was just looking at the Consumer Product Safety Commission's web page (www.cpsc.gov). They have the latest on the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act as this law is called. There is a good guide to how the act affects sellers/resellers/crafters/manufacturers etc. at Guidance on the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) for Small Businesses, Resellers, Crafters and Charities

It looks like some of the dates were pushed back a year.

[HauntedGabe]

I was just looking at the Consumer Product Safety Commission's web page (www.cpsc.gov). They have the latest on the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act as this law is called. There is a good guide to how the act affects sellers/resellers/crafters/manufacturers etc. at Guidance on the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) for Small Businesses, Resellers, Crafters and Charities

It looks like some of the dates were pushed back a year.

Yes, the law goes on as initiated for new products manufactured and in stock...will not be enforced for a year.

The news that was the other point of this thread: Resale and collectibles don't seem to be apart of the new law after clarification.

In the following article (about half way down the gibberish) it hits on that-

snopes.com: Resale of Used Children's Clothes and Books