Threat to Secondary Market for TCG/CCG's?

[Card Slinger J]

http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/010609kvue-kids_lead-me.466a87af.html?ocp=3

I know this thread is kinda pointless, just wanted to get something across. There's a looming threat (maybe) to the secondary market of Trading Card Games and Collectible Card Games in general, including ebay card sales as well.

Starting February 10, 2009 a new federal law passed by the government will make it illegal to re-sell any used children's products including toys and clothing.

Then I was like does this include TCG/CCG's as well too? Since when was the last time I heard of Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, or Yu-Gi-Oh! cards that actually contained lead?

Turns out we're safe, this law doesn't affect the re-selling and the secondary market of Trading Card Games and Collectible Card Games as well. Most preferably this law mainly affects actual toys or clothing...

Yeah I know what you're thinking when you search up the sale of a card on ebay the site counts it as a toy but at the same time it's not cause it's a "card". Then after some more browsing I found this...

http://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/summaries/101brief.html

 

[afnlsjg]

Considering many adults play it, the item can't be limited to a "children's product". And it doesn't very clearly define what a re-sell is.

 

[omahanime]

The law won't last, because how it will effect Goodwill and other thrift stores.

 

[Card Slinger J]

For all our sakes I hope you're right...

 

[Taylor45]

I like how you answer your own question before a discussion can take place haha.

Turns out we're safe

 

[Bo-bo-bo-bo-bo-bo-bo-bo-bo.]

you scared me for a sec, i'm like: " We can't sell cards!" and then i read the rest "phew!"

 

[kaze]

In a way, Secondary market is the Retail sector...

1st: Made and sold to stores, eg: Target.
2nd: Sold to public.