What is the CPSIA?

If you are concerned about the safety of an item, it is best to refer to the CPSC recall list.
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If you sell children’s products at your yard sale, you may run afoul of CPSIA.  CPSIA requires that the children’s products that are sold anywhere by anyone, not just at a business or by a businessperson, comply with the lead levels and safety standards.
You must verify, for example, that you are not selling recalled items [...]

CPSIA requirements apply to all “children’s products” that are regulated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).  “Children’s products” according to the CPSIA law means anything that is marketed to or for children under 12 that isn’t already covered by another agency.
“Anything” includes more than just toys.  It means books, clothes, bicycles, pens, school supplies, [...]