Check shop stock against new product recalls each week
Three developers built RecallDesk, an agent that reads new U.S. product recalls weekly and checks a shop's stock and eBay listings; a 60-item check reportedly cost $0.035.
Done with Custom agentqwen3.5-4b (fine-tuned)
What they did
The team built RecallDesk for kids' consignment shops and resellers. A shop loads its stock list and, optionally, its eBay store once. Every Thursday after the U.S. safety agency posts recalls, the agent reads them, compares each item, and prints one page: do not sell, or check the label and where to look.
How it went
They report a 60-item check took 179 model calls and cost $0.035. Their research found only 45 of 12,562 eBay listings named a recalled model number. The sample card had one item marked do-not-sell that should have been check-label.
Worth knowing
It reads text only and can't see a label in a photo, so most items need a human to turn them over. It covers U.S. recalls only and is not legal advice.
Try it yourself
Every [day of week], read the new product recalls posted at cpsc.gov/Recalls. For each recall, list the brand, model numbers, date or batch codes, sale dates, and where the label is found. Then compare them against my stock list in [spreadsheet or file]. Make a one-page report with three groups: 'Do not sell' for clear matches, 'Check label' with exactly what to look for and where, and no entry for non-matches. Show me the report first; do not remove any listings or contact anyone.
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Source: DEV Community · Subarna Maity · Oct 17, 2026
Written with AI assistance from the original post and checked against our editorial guidelines. Results are as reported by the source, not independently verified.
