5 ON YOUR SIDE: Secondhand safety

@keyframes spin { 0% { transform:rotate(0deg); } 100% { transform:rotate(360deg); } } 5 ON YOUR SIDE: Secondhand safety5 ON YOUR SIDE: Secondhand safety Buying baby essentials secondhand can be a smart way to save money, but a new Consumer Reports evaluation finds online marketplaces can be full of dangerous and even banned children s products. Here’s what shoppers and sellers need to know! Secondhand marketplaces make it easy for parents to buy and sell almost anything online. But according to a recent investigation from Consumer Reports, that can include banned and recalled products. Consumer Reports evaluated four major platforms – Facebook Marketplace, eBay, Craigslist and Mercari, and found banned baby products on all four marketplaces. It’s illegal to sell recalled products, including on the secondhand market, but buyers and sellers may not understand the law, or eve