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PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Padded crib bumpers and infant inclined sleepers, both banned products, are still available for sale on secondhand marketplaces, according to Consumer Reports.
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“What we found is concerning,” said Oriene Shin, manager of safety advocacy at Consumer Reports.
A Consumer Reports evaluation of Facebook Marketplace, eBay, Craigslist and Mercari found that banned and unsafe baby products are still easy to find on the sites, according to the .
“Consumers don’t know. They assume if it’s online, it’s safe,” Shin said. “And so we’re really encouraging platforms to do better to not only educate consumers but also prevent this type of listing to happen.”
According to Meta’s commerce policy, buyers and sellers are responsible for complying with applicable laws and regulations, noting that recalled products are prohibited on its platforms.
Meta also told On Your Side it is doing more work this year to help prevent the sale of recalled products, including adding recall warning labels for buyers and sellers and sweeping listings for unsafe products.
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Mercari and Craigslist did not respond to On Your Side’s request for comment.
eBay said it was in communication with Consumer Reports about the evaluation.
“The safety of the consumers on eBay’s marketplace is our top priority and we have a number of guardrails and preventative measures in place to keep buyers safe and provide a trusted experience,” a spokesperson for the company said, adding “eBay’s product safety algorithms prevented 21 million potentially unsafe product listings globally in 2025.”
Consumer Reports recommends shoppers take steps to ensure secondhand purchases are safe.
“Don’t buy products like used car seats, secondhand car seats, for example, because it’s really hard to know what the history is like, how old they are,” Shin said. “Also look for missing pieces, components, screws, things that could be critical for the safety of the product.”
Consumer Reports recommends shoppers:
- Look at the product label to know exactly what is being purchased
- Ask sellers about the product’s history, including how long it was used and how it was stored
- Inspect the product in person
- Search for recalls
“If you can’t verify it’s safe, we recommend you walk away,” Shin said.
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