A federal agency sued Amazon to force the recall of hazardous products sold on its platform. The administrative complaint is about protecting American consumers, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). (See update to this story below.) “Today’s Read more
Amazon recalled AmazonBasics-branded ceramic space heaters today due to fire and burn hazards. The company notified customers who had purchased the heaters through email. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Amazon conducted the recall voluntarily under CPSC’s Read more
The Federal government is investigating the safety of hoverboards and the USPS is restricting how they can be shipped, but retailers continue to sell them. In fact, eBay continues to promote them prominently on its website. On the top of Read more
Many online merchants take advantage of secondary markets where they can acquire overstock, returned, or refurbished inventory to sell on marketplaces like eBay and Amazon. But the recent hoverboard scare raises important issues about product safety and seller liability. As we reported Read more
eBay continues to promote hoverboards as sites like Amazon and Overstock.com crack down on the products which are making headlines due to safety concerns. Amazon also has concerns about patent liability, spelling double trouble for merchants who stocked up on Read more
