Guest guest Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 I only just heard this in passing and didn't know that it did actually affect resellers (someone was asking if it would affect ebay/resellers/etc). For some stuff, I can see why that would be a good (for the lead, like in toys from China and such) but overall - it's going to probably also put a damper on folks who sell on Ebay, or even the local goodwill/salvation army/amvets(and the like maybe they fall into that as well...?). This is crazy. Thanks for the links, I'm going to check them out, since all I heard was 'hey does anyone know about this new law?' and I hadn't and then here it was. Missie On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 8:55 AM, shelly sellars <shelly wrote: > > I live in Austin, Texas where this report has been on the news lately. It > is a federal law, so it should affect everyone all over the U.S. I know it's > not about food, but I know a large percentage of the parents in this group > would be interested. > > > <http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/010609kvue-kids_lead-me.466a87af.html> > http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/010609kvue-kids_lead-me.466a87af.html > > I completely understand the problem with lead, but to tell me I can't resale > my child's clothing that I bought that should already be certified > lead-free, And to tell me I have to certify that the product is lead-free > before I sale it is the government restricting my rights!! And the resale > shops - this could put them out of business! And the resale shops are the > small business owners that I love to support!! So, instead of giving my > money to a small business that promotes recycling and saves me money, the > government wants me to shop at some large retail shop that has already run > lots of small business into the ground, buy their New products from China > that they can't certify as lead-free, then when I am done with it either > throw it in a landfill that is already too big, or give it away and not make > any money from it. This is crazy!! > > > <http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/010609kvue-kids_lead-me.466a87af.html> > > Sorry I went off, but this really gets me going! > > Shelly > <shelly > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 I don't understand why, but I only included one link, but it came up as three on the email. Weird. Some people I have talked to about this have expressed concerns for some work-at-home moms. (They make cloth diapers and dolls.) They aren't clear if this would apply to them, and (through the grapevine) the test per item could be up to $70. The moms can't afford this, and some are planning to stop selling in February. Or at least selling items in the US. Shelly <shelly _____ On Behalf Of Missie Wednesday, January 07, 2009 10:29 AM Re: federal law restricting resale I only just heard this in passing and didn't know that it did actually affect resellers (someone was asking if it would affect ebay/resellers/etc). For some stuff, I can see why that would be a good (for the lead, like in toys from China and such) but overall - it's going to probably also put a damper on folks who sell on Ebay, or even the local goodwill/salvation army/amvets(and the like maybe they fall into that as well...?). This is crazy. Thanks for the links, I'm going to check them out, since all I heard was 'hey does anyone know about this new law?' and I hadn't and then here it was. Missie On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 8:55 AM, shelly sellars <shelly@shellysellar <shelly%40shellysellars.com> s.com> wrote: > > I live in Austin, Texas where this report has been on the news lately. It > is a federal law, so it should affect everyone all over the U.S. I know it's > not about food, but I know a large percentage of the parents in this group > would be interested. > > > <http://www.kvue. <http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/010609kvue-kids_lead-me.466a87af.html> com/news/top/stories/010609kvue-kids_lead-me.466a87af.html> > http://www.kvue. <http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/010609kvue-kids_lead-me.466a87af.html> com/news/top/stories/010609kvue-kids_lead-me.466a87af.html > > I completely understand the problem with lead, but to tell me I can't resale > my child's clothing that I bought that should already be certified > lead-free, And to tell me I have to certify that the product is lead-free > before I sale it is the government restricting my rights!! And the resale > shops - this could put them out of business! And the resale shops are the > small business owners that I love to support!! So, instead of giving my > money to a small business that promotes recycling and saves me money, the > government wants me to shop at some large retail shop that has already run > lots of small business into the ground, buy their New products from China > that they can't certify as lead-free, then when I am done with it either > throw it in a landfill that is already too big, or give it away and not make > any money from it. This is crazy!! > > > <http://www.kvue. <http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/010609kvue-kids_lead-me.466a87af.html> com/news/top/stories/010609kvue-kids_lead-me.466a87af.html> > > Sorry I went off, but this really gets me going! > > Shelly > <shelly@shellysellar <shelly%40shellysellars.com> s.com> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 My husband just sent me this link, with a breakdown of the new law. http://www.duanemorris.com/alerts/alert2940.html Jenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 A friend of mine (she teaches at a Law School) sent me this link: This is a link to a site where you can post your complaint to the CPSC: http://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/info.aspx I thought it would be relevant here. I also found this site (which has some good links for explaining in more detail what this is all about, in the first part ) http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/national-bankruptcy-day/ http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/national-bankruptcy-day/ There are others, but I didn't want to just post a bunch from that site But that's only one place that I've found that really goes into the details of it (I don't know how accurate the info is, as I can't really find anything other than the button pushing panic type rhetoric that doesn't get into the actual details other than what's already been said (not that it's not a bad thing, just I want to know more than 'you can't sell x anymore' - like what all does that encompass. Sure I don't want to buy clothing or toys with lead from resale myself, but not everything has it in there - and forcing individuals or small businesses or non-profits out of business for reselling if everything HAS to have a certificate that it has been tested and is lead free will be a huge detriment to small business owners who make a living or supplement their income off of this stuff) Ok. I'm off to read and search for more info about this. Missie On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 11:01 AM, shelly sellars <shelly wrote: > I don't understand why, but I only included one link, but it came up as > three on the email. Weird. > > Some people I have talked to about this have expressed concerns for some > work-at-home moms. (They make cloth diapers and dolls.) They aren't clear > if this would apply to them, and (through the grapevine) the test per item > could be up to $70. The moms can't afford this, and some are planning to > stop selling in February. Or at least selling items in the US. > > > > Shelly > <shelly > > > _____ > > On > Behalf Of Missie > Wednesday, January 07, 2009 10:29 AM > > Re: federal law restricting resale > > I only just heard this in passing and didn't know that it did actually > affect resellers (someone was asking if it would affect > ebay/resellers/etc). For some stuff, I can see why that would be a > good (for the lead, like in toys from China and such) but overall - > it's going to probably also put a damper on folks who sell on Ebay, or > even the local goodwill/salvation army/amvets(and the like maybe they > fall into that as well...?). > > This is crazy. > > Thanks for the links, I'm going to check them out, since all I heard > was 'hey does anyone know about this new law?' and I hadn't and then > here it was. > > Missie > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 8:55 AM, shelly sellars <shelly@shellysellar > <shelly%40shellysellars.com> s.com> wrote: >> >> I live in Austin, Texas where this report has been on the news lately. It >> is a federal law, so it should affect everyone all over the U.S. I know > it's >> not about food, but I know a large percentage of the parents in this group >> would be interested. >> >> >> <http://www.kvue. > <http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/010609kvue-kids_lead-me.466a87af.html> > com/news/top/stories/010609kvue-kids_lead-me.466a87af.html> >> http://www.kvue. > <http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/010609kvue-kids_lead-me.466a87af.html> > com/news/top/stories/010609kvue-kids_lead-me.466a87af.html >> >> I completely understand the problem with lead, but to tell me I can't > resale >> my child's clothing that I bought that should already be certified >> lead-free, And to tell me I have to certify that the product is lead-free >> before I sale it is the government restricting my rights!! And the resale >> shops - this could put them out of business! And the resale shops are the >> small business owners that I love to support!! So, instead of giving my >> money to a small business that promotes recycling and saves me money, the >> government wants me to shop at some large retail shop that has already run >> lots of small business into the ground, buy their New products from China >> that they can't certify as lead-free, then when I am done with it either >> throw it in a landfill that is already too big, or give it away and not > make >> any money from it. This is crazy!! >> >> >> <http://www.kvue. > <http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/010609kvue-kids_lead-me.466a87af.html> > com/news/top/stories/010609kvue-kids_lead-me.466a87af.html> >> >> Sorry I went off, but this really gets me going! >> >> Shelly >> <shelly@shellysellar <shelly%40shellysellars.com> s.com> >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Yet here's another topic Rollye James was talking about just the other night. I don't listen to her show much; perhaps I should more! She's a lawyer and stated that this law applies to everyone; many thrift stores etc. are already taking basically ALL of their resale/donate kids' items off the shelves to comply with the law. It does include ebay sellers, etc. It is part of the law of unintended consequences- lawmakers intended to do a good thing (get lead out of kids' products) and are affecting millions of small business people etc. in the process. This also includes garage sales, by the way, as there is no exemption in the law for that, either. Rollye was encouraging everyone to contact their local congresspeople; they can actually change this law fairly easily by amending it. jenni --- On Wed, 1/7/09, Missie <mszzzi wrote: Missie <mszzzi Re: federal law restricting resale Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 8:28 AM I only just heard this in passing and didn't know that it did actually affect resellers (someone was asking if it would affect ebay/resellers/ etc). For some stuff, I can see why that would be a good (for the lead, like in toys from China and such) but overall - it's going to probably also put a damper on folks who sell on Ebay, or even the local goodwill/salvation army/amvets( and the like maybe they fall into that as well...?). This is crazy. Thanks for the links, I'm going to check them out, since all I heard was 'hey does anyone know about this new law?' and I hadn't and then here it was. Missie On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 8:55 AM, shelly sellars <shelly@shellysellar s.com> wrote: > > I live in Austin, Texas where this report has been on the news lately. It > is a federal law, so it should affect everyone all over the U.S. I know it's > not about food, but I know a large percentage of the parents in this group > would be interested. > > > <http://www.kvue. com/news/ top/stories/ 010609kvue- kids_lead- me.466a87af. html> > http://www.kvue. com/news/ top/stories/ 010609kvue- kids_lead- me.466a87af. html > > I completely understand the problem with lead, but to tell me I can't resale > my child's clothing that I bought that should already be certified > lead-free, And to tell me I have to certify that the product is lead-free > before I sale it is the government restricting my rights!! And the resale > shops - this could put them out of business! And the resale shops are the > small business owners that I love to support!! So, instead of giving my > money to a small business that promotes recycling and saves me money, the > government wants me to shop at some large retail shop that has already run > lots of small business into the ground, buy their New products from China > that they can't certify as lead-free, then when I am done with it either > throw it in a landfill that is already too big, or give it away and not make > any money from it. This is crazy!! > > > <http://www.kvue. com/news/ top/stories/ 010609kvue- kids_lead- me.466a87af. html> > > Sorry I went off, but this really gets me going! > > Shelly > <shelly@shellysellar s.com> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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