This whole thing is a mess. Went to list mine, and a red warning showed up saying if this was part of the recall you are in violation. Well the one I was selling has no give in the handle whatsoever, but above all, does have the 3 digit stamp. It's been used off and on for decades, and it's still like new. So since it was not part of the recall, I went ahead and listed the item.
Then in 48 hours, it was pulled. So I call ebay, and they said all Corning percolators are not allowed per policy. Well, then that is conflicting information, because when I was listing, it #1, allowed me to list (even stating it was not recalled, including pictures of the 3 digit stamp) and #2, said only recalled percolators were prohibited for sale even as a decoration.
But the rep cited a policy that did not say all Percolators, only ones that are affected by the recall governed by the CPSC.
Corning is one of the largest kitchenware companies on the planet and they sold a vast vast vast majority of safe percolators. This would be like banning all Samsung phones because one model had a recall (and that case was even more dangerous than the handle issue). Or banning all sales of Ford passenger vehicles because of the Pinto issue, or all Honda's because of the Airbag issue in isolated models, take your pick, just so many examples. It's just such a massive wide brush stroke.
I understand it's because a handful of vocal people who don't actually know anything are running around and claiming *all* percolators with metal spouts were recalled and are dangerous. And that is misleading, also dangerous, as many statistically far more dangerous coffee makers exist and are not part of any recall.
Inconsistencies up the wazoo. My problem is that I have 15 various NON-RECALLED corning percolators in my collection that were passed down to me. That's not just stressing over one sale, but the fully lawful sale that does not violate anything per CPSC being disallowed out of sure ignorance of the actual cold hard facts of the matter.
The sad thing is, I have been using (never intended on listing this one) a known recalled 10-cup pot for over 40 years now, almost daily, with no problems whatsoever. I've tried to get the epoxy seal to come off for the life of me (partly out of curiosity and lulz, but also so I can refurbish it for my own use) in a manor that was claimed to be commonplace in the consumer warning. But over the years, we have seen that a) *most* people didn't have great options to make it worth their while replacing the item, and b) *most* people who actually ignored the recall for whatever educated or reckless reasons while keeping the pots in regular use have no problems. Most of all c) That allowing repairs to make a potentially unsafe item into something better than new, is also prohibited just exacerbates the tiny sliver of safety concerns left with these survivors.
Yes, that is my rant. It's pretty sad, frustrating, and I'm just tired of the inconsistencies. So now I'm searching for the policy that cites specifically that *ALL* Corning Percolators are prohibited, not a rep interpreting the policy to mean such, but in clear writing that eBay states it has prohibited all sales of Corning Percolators, just as the rep told me. To me, that is what bothers me the most.
