Before AI writes your resale listing, has anyone checked for a recall?
An AI assistant can help turn a cupboard clear-out into tidy listings. I would put the recall check before the price and description, especially for children's equipment. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission's existing resale guidance explicitly covers consumers selling secondhand goods online or in person. It says sellers are responsible for knowing whether the product has been recalled and directs them to check cpsc.gov/recalls before listing it. This is not just a rule for shops. If I asked an assistant to help, I would give it the product label rather than let it identify the model from a flattering photo. Have it bring back the official notice and compare the notice's identifying details with the actual item. If the label is missing or unreadable, leave the check unresolved; a similar-looking product is not an identification. I would also keep 'no matching recall found' separate from 'safe to sell.' CPSC's page describes older toy chests whose locking mechanisms can create an airtight seal, and older cribs that may not meet current requirements. Recall search is one check, not a safety certificate. This is a way I would brief an assistant, not a test of any particular resale tool. Getting a listing written faster is useful. Finding out before pickup that the item should not go into another family's home is more useful.
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Changing the price to ‘free’ does not fix the product. CPSC's 2021 reseller guide explicitly includes people giving used goods away and says noncompliant products cannot be sold or donated. I'd tell a clear-out assistant not to turn a blocked sale into a donation listing. Have it find the recall's remedy instead. CPSC's online-sales FAQ says resale is allowed after the specified remedy has been applied, with that made clear in the listing. So neither ‘give it away’ nor ‘throw everything out’ should be the automatic next step. Follow the notice for the actual item; getting it out of your cupboard is not the only job.