Hopeless Geek

There are some rumors going around the Internet from stupid, panicked mothers that blindly share another stupid, panicked mother’s interpretation of a law she didn’t understand. Here, please listen:

Some people are claiming the new child safety laws make reselling children’s clothes and toys illegal. Please read the official statement. It’s up to the makers to certify them, not the store selling it. You can resell anything you can obtain, but children’s things that have their first-sale after the effective date must be certified lead-free. That’s it. What’s on the market is on the market; second-sale doctrine is intact.

Listen: when there’s news of a “crazy new law” that would destroy large parts of the American economy, it’s best to presume the person telling you about it is an idiot first and then research it rather than spreading it like butter. This is yet another example for that rule.