How Do You Prevent The Resale Of Unsafe & Recalled Items?
As more and more people look to Thrift Stores, Consignment Shops or Flea Markets and Garage Sales for bargains, there potentially is the problem of unsafe items (toys, clothing, furniture and household goods) being sold that should not be. Here are some steps that can be taken to prevent this from happening. It is important to know that as a second hand retailer (Thrift Store, Consignment Shop for example), regardless of whether you are a large or small retailer, it is illegal under landmark product safety improvement regulations passed last year to sell recalled products. Not knowing that a product is on a recall, may not protect you from a legal problem, even in an isolated incident. Retailers can gather more information on penalties but the goal of the list is to educate resellers on products they may be taking into their shops and prevent it from happening. As a second hand retailer, you can check recall information by going to www.cpsc.gov. Here you can sign up for email alerts on
