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Re:Is Target selling its excess inventory on eBay and Poshmark? by joering2 on Thursday May 30, 2024 @08:36PM (#40530332)
What? she was fixing strollers?? ask her to STOP immediately and pray none of the customers will sue if the stroller breaks and child is hurt in the process. Your little sister has no idea in what kind of trouble she might be and could be criminally liable and state attorneys do not play nice when it comes to neglect of children wellbeing. Unsure which state this is in, but most have 5 years statue, so if she stops selling today she should be in clear by May 30, 2029. Please pray for her!
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Re:Is Target selling its excess inventory on eBay and Poshmark? by gravescale on Thursday May 30, 2024 @09:47PM (#40530679)
This comment brought to you by Wheeled DeBeers (aka Bugaboo).

Remember, if you don't spend at least a thousand on a brand new pushchair, you're a terrible, negligent parent.

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Re:Is Target selling its excess inventory on eBay and Poshmark? by afavour on Thursday May 30, 2024 @08:39PM (#40530346)
If all that is true (not doubting just have no clue), how does the used stroller market function at all? Are parents suing stroller-selling parents?
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Re:Is Target selling its excess inventory on eBay and Poshmark? by yencabulator on Thursday May 30, 2024 @10:24PM (#40530864)
Generally, consumers buying from businesses are more protected than consumers buying from consumers.
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Re:Is Target selling its excess inventory on eBay and Poshmark? by indigodaddy on Thursday May 30, 2024 @09:09PM (#40530492)
Calm yourself
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Re:Is Target selling its excess inventory on eBay and Poshmark? by bongodongobob on Thursday May 30, 2024 @08:55PM (#40530415)
Babies and toddlers fall down constantly, wtf are you ranting about? It's a stroller not a racecar.
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Re:Is Target selling its excess inventory on eBay and Poshmark? by sircastor on Thursday May 30, 2024 @09:19PM (#40530541)
To be fair, strollers can get away from you, and they can get moving pretty fast. This is especially terrifying around traffic. Having your child strapped in adds to that terror.
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Re:Is Target selling its excess inventory on eBay and Poshmark? by firesteelrain on Thursday May 30, 2024 @10:10PM (#40530791)
No it doesn’t. Come on..
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Re:Is Target selling its excess inventory on eBay and Poshmark? by gravescale on Thursday May 30, 2024 @11:19PM (#40531161)
One wonders how any of us survived childhood! By modern standards we were dead kids walking and should have been taken into care immediately!
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Re:Is Target selling its excess inventory on eBay and Poshmark? by trust_bt_verify on Friday May 31, 2024 @07:46AM (#40533852)
Arguably, less survived childhood then than do now.
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Re:Is Target selling its excess inventory on eBay and Poshmark? by shiroiushi on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @12:14AM (#40570624)
This seems like a good opportunity for an invention: a stroller that detects its own speed and applies brakes automatically.
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Re:Is Target selling its excess inventory on eBay and Poshmark? by gnicholas on Friday May 31, 2024 @12:43AM (#40531581)
Would you also recommend parents not sell or give away strollers or toys, lest they be sued in the event of an injury? I've been on both sides of these transactions (and am a lawyer), and it never occurred to me that a lawsuit might occur.

I'm also unaware of any possible criminal liability — this seems even more farfetched than the notion of a civil lawsuit.

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Re:Is Target selling its excess inventory on eBay and Poshmark? by kotaKat on Friday May 31, 2024 @01:41PM (#40538073)
The closest I could think is a vexatious litigant d.b.a. "ambulance chaser" trying to sue everyone in the supply chain.

I'd generally think the average Joe realizes a private sale/giveaway is an "as is, where is" though.

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Re:Is Target selling its excess inventory on eBay and Poshmark? by SkyPuncher on Saturday June 01, 2024 @12:47PM (#40547229)
This is such a hilarious comment. You’re right that there’s risk, but it’s nothing like what you’re saying.

She’s selling on Craigslist/FB marketplace. People aren’t expecting perfection.

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