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Thread ID: 134837	2013-08-21 05:13:00	Upcoming Energy Safety audit of your Trade Me item	1101 (13337)	PC World Chat

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1351715	2013-08-21 05:13:00	I had a email from trademe today. It seems I might have sold an 240v electrical product(used) in the last 12 months So, if audited I have to PROOVE electrical certification of the device I sold. New or used, it doesnt matter. Yeah right, who has that sort of info for every small electrical widget , used widget, they might have sold in the last 12 months. Failure to provide proof of certification means fines etc etc . Doesnt matter if its used or a 1 off, importer or some guy selling off an old TV or phone charger Upcoming Energy Safety audit of your Trade Me item A recent audit of Trade Me has shown that you may have sold an electrical product in the last year. The general rule is that all electrical products must be safe before they are sold. It is the seller's responsibility to ensure that the product is safe. As a seller you must be able to demonstrate how an electrical product meets an appropriate electrical safety standard and be able to produce a test report. Most electrical products require, before sale, that a Supplier Declaration be made by the importer and that all subsequent sellers are aware and able to produce the declaration when requested by a potential buyer. etc etc blah blah	1101 (13337)
1351716	2013-08-21 06:13:00	Guess it would stop people selling electrical goods that are dead, unless advertised as such ( maybe). :tui:	wainuitech (129)
1351717	2013-08-21 06:15:00	Wonder if this will include items with plug packs??	paulw (1826)
1351718	2013-08-21 06:59:00	How much would it cost to get an Electrical Safety Cert for your $10 Trademe toaster? Mind you, they don't say a registered/certified person must perform the test and produce the test report. You could plug the toaster in, confirm it doesn't go pzzt, then whip up a test report in Word...	Jen (38)
1351719	2013-08-21 20:48:00	The general rule is that all electrical products must be safe before they are sold. It is the seller's responsibility to ensure that the product is safe. Doesn't the fact that it is working prove that?	pctek (84)
1351720	2013-08-21 22:37:00	How much would it cost to get an Electrical Safety Cert for your $10 Trademe toaster? Mind you, they don't say a registered/certified person must perform the test and produce the test report. You could plug the toaster in, confirm it doesn't go pzzt, then whip up a test report in Word... Correct step son is a sparkie apprentice and it only has to be tested by a competent person, not a certified one he does a lot of testing for the builders on the sites he works on. I work at the big orange place and our power tool department does testing too I think its about $10 per item	gary67 (56)
1351721	2013-08-21 22:45:00	Wonder if this will include items with plug packs?? Yep, ANYTHING that runs on 240v or has a power pack/charger It has to be "tested & tagged" : you need to be able to provide PROOF ie documentation. Testing without some sort of report or "tagging" is not good enough if you want to sell it. Or you only need provide proof of the original certification from the manufacturer (good luck getting that)	1101 (13337)
1351722	2013-08-21 22:56:00	Doesn't the fact that it is working prove that? Heaps of 'working' electrical products have been recalled due to being found to be unsafe. Some of the el-cheapo power multi-boards would fall into that category.	1101 (13337)
1351723	2013-08-21 23:36:00	Correct step son is a sparkie apprentice and it only has to be tested by a competent person, not a certified one he does a lot of testing for the builders on the sites he works on. I work at the big orange place and our power tool department does testing too I think its about $10 per item Ohakune Gary?? 5154 Ken :devil	kenj (9738)
1351724	2013-08-22 00:45:00	Doesn't the fact that it is working prove that? You're kidding right?	Alex B (15479)
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