Federal Government To Crack Down on Garage Sales
From FR33 Agents
When I read the headline to this McClatchy News Service Article I just about blew my top. What is it about those meddling bunglers in Washington that makes them so eager to regulate every activity (including that of the sun)?
James Rosen writes: “If you’re planning a garage sale or organizing a church bazaar, you’d best beware: You could be breaking a new federal law. As part of a campaign called Resale Roundup, the federal government is cracking down on the secondhand sales of dangerous and defective products.”
I was raised with this universal maxim in mind: ‘Caveat Emptor’ (buyer beware). Apparently the Federal Government doesn’t want you to consider the quality of items you purchase, even when you are buying said items second hand!
“The crackdown affects sellers ranging from major thrift-store operators such as Goodwill and the Salvation Army to everyday Americans cleaning out their attics for yard sales, church bazaars or — increasingly — digital hawking on eBay, Craigslist and other Web sites.”
Under this law, those that buy second hand goods are disincentivized from doing the due diligence necessary to ensure that the smurf doll that was bought at a garage sale is safe. Big Brother has made it illegal for dangerous toys to be sold second hand. When your kid breaks the arm off of Papa Smurf, puts it into his or her gobb and chokes to death on it, it’s not YOUR fault for letting the kid eat the toy, it’s the fault of the person that sold you a thirty year old plastic communist indoctrination tool.
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