How to Make Money Selling Used Kids’ Items and Toys

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Kids outgrow things fast, and selling used items frees up space and brings back a little money. Children’s products carry safety concerns, though, so there are a few extra checks.

Who this suits

• Parents clearing out toys, strollers, or car seats
• First-time sellers on a local secondhand app

Steps

1. Check the labels: look for the KC mark (safety certification, safety confirmation, or supplier’s declaration), model name, maker, and manufacture date. Korea’s Special Act on the Safety of Children’s Products bars businesses from selling safety-confirmation items without the mark. Even in a private sale, a readable label reassures buyers.
2. Search for recalls: use the recall search on the Product Safety Information Center (제품안전정보센터) by product or model name. If it’s recalled, don’t sell it; follow the recall instructions instead.
3. Extra care for car seats and strollers: check the manufacture date, model, recall status, and any accident or damage history, and state it honestly. If you can’t tell its history, it’s safer not to sell.
4. Formula and other food: check the banned list first: 당근 (Daangn) lists opened food, homemade food, medicines, health supplements, and medical devices among items that can’t be sold. Check the app’s banned-items guide before listing anything edible.
5. Post the listing: use real photos and list usage period, scratches, and missing parts. Posting happens after login.

Common mistakes

• Removing the label so the model can’t be identified
• Listing without a recall search
• Listing opened formula or baby food
• Leaving out a car seat’s accident history

Checklist

• ☐ KC mark, model, manufacture date checked
• ☐ Recall search done
• ☐ Car seat/stroller history checked
• ☐ Food/medicine checked against banned list
• ☐ Real photos and honest description

To set a fair price, see our guide to pricing used items.

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