Looking for a Carseat or Pieces to an Old One

I know that it is tempting to find low cost used car seats. They grow out of them so fast and I have twins! HOWEVER I need to caution you that when you buy a used car seat you don't know if that carseat has been in an accident. Once a car seat has been in an accident you are supposed to destroy the car seat (I work for a police department so I am up on these thing.) If you are going to go forward and use this seat just contact Peg and they will sell you the missing pieces.

Hi there,

Just picked up my Daily letter and I just finished cleaning out a closet in my house and have and older Eddie Bauer seat that I paid a fortune for 4 yrs. ago for my daughter.

I would LOVE to get rid of it, it's clean (navy blue), but perfect condition.

$ 20 , it's yours, I'm happy to get rid of it.

Let me know!

Hi R.,
I have one for sale for a small price and including a small stroller base where you can click the carseat, its a Graco.
let me know if you are interested, we live in lakeview.
Mirjam

Hi R.,
I have a Peg Perego and love it! On their web site you can order replacement pieces.
Good luck!
M.

I have a brand new Eddie Bauer 22 car seat with base that has never been used. It is out of the box.

Please let me know if you're interested. I purchased as an extra car seat back in January, but I never had a need to use it.

Please contact me if interested.

Pam

try calling the 800 number of each manufacturer to see if either was recalled, to order free instruction booklet, & to order parts, the phone number & model number is usually on the back or side

I'de be pretty upset if I were you. To think, some jerk would sell something that would endanger an infant makes my blood boil. I'de take it back and give them a piece of my mind. Good luck mommy.

Hi there-

Not sure if you would be interested but I have 2 car seat bases and an infant car carrier, by Graco, that I am looking to get rid of. They are navy with a sage and tan plaid. Let me know if you are interested.

Good luck.
N.

R. - your child is too important to go garage sale shopping for a car seat. Car seat materials have a life -- 7 years usually. You don't know how old the car seat is you are buying and if it has been in an accident -- which makes it automatically unsafe for re-use. Unless you get a hand me down from someone you know and trust -- I would suggest buying a new one and maybe looking online for a bargain.
Good luck.
S. in Lisle

Personally, a carseat for my child is the one item I would not buy from a garage sale but new. Unless you know the person selling it, there is no way of being certain that the carseat was not involved in a minor or major accident. I have heard that even a slight impact can degrade the quality of the carseats. I know there are several police stations involved in carseat safety, maybe you want to see if they can check your carseat somehow to see if it's safe before you spend even more time and/or money to make it work. Good luck!

Try peg-perego's web site. I know you can order replacement stuff from there.

I agree with other posters that recommend you just buy yourself a new carseat. Do you know if the carseat has been in an accident? How old is the carseat? Are there other things wrong with it that you can't see? If this were my child, I wouldn't want to take the risk. Besides, by the time you have bought the Evenflo base, the Peg Perego seat, the missing accessories for the Peg, AND go get another one this weekend, won't you be getting close to the amount of money you would have spent on a brand new, intact, carseat that you know is safe?