For all of you Garage Sale lovers who are actively participating in a sale your friends here at Garage Sales Tracker wish to express a fair warning to you whether your buying or selling.

A new federal law based on a campaign called Resale Roundup is cracking down on secondhand sales of recalled and defective products. This new law is being enforced under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act and is aimed at protecting buyers of defective products from causing unintended harm to consumers.

For your convenience below is a list of the most dangerous recalled products from the Consumer Product Safety Commission:


Product When recalled

Playskool Travel-Lite Play Yards (portable cribs) March 10, 1993

Baby Trend Home and Roam.(portable cribs) Dec. 19, 1994

Evenflo Happy Camper Play Yards (portable cribs) June 25, 1997

Baby Express Portable Cribs and Play Yards Feb. 28, 2001

Magnetix Magnetic Building Sets March 31, 2006

Polly Pocket dolls with magnets Nov. 21, 2006

Easy-Bake Ovens July 19, 2007

Simplicity Drop Side Cribs Sept. 21, 2007

Simplicity Bassinets Aug. 27, 2008

Hill Sportswear hooded drawstring sweatshirts Feb. 12, 2009

Evenflo Envision high chairs April 2, 2009

So when shopping or having a yard sale just be careful and conscious of the products for sale.

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