are you tagging cpsia?

[Former_Member]

im currently tagging my items as cpsia sale, to get rid of stuff i already proir to this whole thing.
Good or bad idea?
and are you doing it?

[Former_Member]

the things I make use yarn and is safe. It's exempt so not worries there. My art is painted with paints that have a label saying AP ACMI which my teacher says is the stamp saying it is non toxic and fine. Should be, since I've been putting the brushes in my mouth for years ;P bad habit but I'm fine. ;) I think.

[FayeMaloneDesigns]

I don't understand why you would tag it cpsia.

[Former_Member]

well to be honest, i did a search for "CPSIA" and alot of childrens items came up. i noticed that some people are tagging their items for this purpose so that people know why they are on sale.
if you don't know what CPSIA is faye, then check out the forums section.

[Former_Member]

that was stupid, i posted this in that section! LOL
well, i hope to attract more buyers with it and make sure people realize these items are made already.

[allisajacobs]

I'm still a little unsure as to why you're tagging it "cpsia".... do you mean "cpsia compliant" ?

hmmm....

[FayeMaloneDesigns]

carfitz says:
well to be honest, i did a search for "CPSIA" and alot of childrens items came up. i noticed that some people are tagging their items for this purpose so that people know why they are on sale.
if you don't know what CPSIA is faye, then check out the forums section

Sorry carfitz, I have been up on CPSIA for some months. If you did any checking you would see that I have posted on many, many threads since Dec, when we found out about it. I have at minimum 100 sources faved on my computor under CPSIA, and more than 25 PDF files. I have written, called, emailed Senators, Representatives at both the state and fed level. I have talked to newpapers, reporters and everyone else that I can think of.

Some people tagged their items CPSIA some time ago when we didn't know if we had to get rid of everything made before Feb 10th. In my mind if you are still tagging new listings CPSIA SALE then you are trying to dump product that you know is not compliant. I would be concerned since you are making items that could be construed by the CPSA to be jewelry since it is not clothing, that you should already be doing 3rd pary testing on all of your product, effective Mar. 20th.

[FayeMaloneDesigns]

That's 3rd party testing. Even if they classified your product as not jewelry, by adding the metal clips etc, you would need to be 3rd party testing or have GCCs at the least. Your products are not exempt from testing.

[Former_Member]

No. I tagged my cpsia protest item as cpsia protest but etsy asked me to change it when we got our 'stay' for one year (mumbling curse words).

Im keeping on keeping on...but keeping an eye on things...

[Former_Member]

no offense intended faye. my days and nights are not filled with time enough to do extentsive research etsy and online sources to get info on this topic.
I do have another Job besides etsy. and an 11 month old to care for. She is my first priority.
however, let me clarify, these items that im putting up for clearance are not "new items" but are already made BEFORE this need for compliance. I will be ordering new supplies and such after my clearance stuff moves. The CPSIA is the cause of my sale.
I am not the only one doing this.

[Former_Member]

The CPSIA is RETROACTIVE for all products, though there is a stay of testing for certain product lines, but not a stay about proving your products fall below the lead & phthalates levels. In other words it doesn't matter when the items were made they still need eventual testing by an accredited lab, hence the uproar over pre 1985 children's books and the concern from thrift store about clothing & accessories unless they can prove on demand that the items falls below the regulated levels.
I would sugest that you read http://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/smbus/cpsiasbguide.html , since you are pressed for time. It explains the CSPIA in words that most can understand, it also has a table that gives proposed exempt materials, and a table of when what catergories of products must be 3rd party accredited lab tested by.
For many the stay gives them the time to retool to a line of products that can be used by teens & adults mostly but still would be bought by current customers for their children or to obtain certificates from their suppliers for their base supplies if not on the exempt list. Read http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6059311 .
It is possible that the shops that you searched have CPSIA as tags because thy already have the certificates from their suppliers or it could be as simple as they forgot to take CPSIA out of their listings on FEB 10, 2009 when the law went into enforcement.