Massive new toy re-sale law beginning Feb 10 *UPDATED*
 

New law restricts re-sale of kid's products | News for Austin, Texas | KVUE.com | Top Stories

UPDATED STORY:
Some clarifications have been made.
Update To Toy Resales Ban

So...no more going to ebay for toys? More specifically, older toys? Please don't tell me that's what that means.

That's going to hurt alot of people for sure. Sad day really, especially for the collectors.

I'm glad I collect MISB/MOSC!

What the hell is this going to do to Ebay??????

No mention of what the law is actually called/codified as? That's some good journalisating there, Lou.

All that would have to be done to get around this would be to put a sticker on said items specifying the product is intended for the use of those 13+. Maybe we'll start to get carded when we buy Joe figs at Target, now.

Well while I understand the motivation of this, I have to say that this is just excessive.

I read over at TFW2005 that this law only applies to toys that were recalled in the past, for example if you have one of those CARS toys that were recalled because of lead paint, you can't resell it.

God I hope so because that is not only ridiculous, but WTF are they thinking?!?!? As it was said, stop letting these huge business go to China and we won't have any problems.

How am I supposed to complete my Super Powers figure collection now!!!!!!:eek:

If the companies did that, are you prepared to pay much higher prices if the toys are instead procued here?

Completely Unenforceable............

if it were true to the letter though, Ebay is pretty bad about enforcing the lamest of rules/laws

I believe Takara-Tomy is moving its production to Malaysia... or was it Thailand? Well somewhere in southeast Asia.

I started a thread a few weeks back on the SSMHQ on this crappy subject and law.......One thing I did contact some people about this law and there might be a loop hole...as long as the items are being sold to adult collectors on ebay with some sort of disclaimer....

Its not just toys that had lead paint issues but all toys in general for resale to children under the age of 12.

So our classic toys now become adult toys............:rolleyes:

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Until I hear more info about this action, I'm VERY glad I already have nearly all of the vintage toys I've ever wanted.

Unbelieveable.

I can see no problem on ebay, just put in an adult collectible section on ebay, that happens to sell us Adults our "kids" toys :rolleyes:

This is going to affect people who make anything actually for kids, like, oh, say, Hasbro, as they need to pay for inspection, that means a cost increase inevitably.

Do not approve.

Hrm. The CPSC's website isn't clear to me whether date of manufacture matters:

This makes it seem like any children's product is fair game after 2/10/09:
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) Summary - Section 101. Children’s Products Containing Lead; Lead Paint RuleBut this says only products made after the dates in question need to have the certification to be sold:
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), FAQs For Section 101: Children’s Products Containing Lead; lead paint rule FAQs

eBay already had this at the bottom of any toy listing for a while now...

This is new. the one on ebay is for recalled items, the law is ANY child's items, even clothes I know a place in town that is all nice quality used childrens' clothes will likey shut down if used items can't be sold at all?

They also closed down their USA Offices. Moving production out of China was most likely due simply to the rising standard of living in China and its inherent rising cost of labor.

Bolded, enlarged, underlined and redded for fucking truth. Damn, somebody needs to edit the news title as that is just a flat out incorrect statement. Now there's going to be yet another unecessary shitstorm over here, too. My goodness.

and they wonder
 

The media and government can't quite put their finger on why the economy is failing, and then they pass another piece of legislation like this that causes thousands of Americans to close up shop and hit the unemployment lines. Thanks Barrack Obama for placing your yes vote on this one.

Based on the language of the law that I read here:
http://cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/summaries/101brief.html

and this supplemental letter regarding retroactive application of the new law, I didn't see anything that explicitly stated it only applied to items that have been recalled due to excessive amounts of lead. Even the FAQ on their site does not state it applies only to recalled items.

From what I understand of the law, in general it applies to all products designed and manufactured with the intention that they are to be used by children 12 and under. However, since there is nothing explicitly stated regarding whether this can/will be applied retroactively, it is ambiguous at best.

Regardless, I think that the retroactive application of this law is, as Destro put it, "completely unenforceable." This expansion of the 1988 law as a whole seems to be a typical knee-jerk political overreaction to the lead paint recalls from last year and the subsequent ebay nonsense that followed.

Yes, but it specifically states in both of those links that it will only apply to items that contain 600 ppm of lead, which is the effective new standard of "hazardous" levels. So anyone that thinks that all toys ever can never be resold are mistaken.

I agree, it won't be the end of the secondary toy market.

But the only way to know if a toy does violate the standard, is to have it tested. This is why I think the "retroactive" aspect of the law, real or implied, will be virtually impossible to enforce.

Although it does make me want to test my 2-year-old's clothing for lead. o.O