Jim Epstein on the Feds vs. Craig Zucker

In 2009 Buckyballs, a desk toy comprised of tiny,
powerful magnets, started flying off the shelves and into the
shopping baskets of fidgety-handed customers. Serial entrepreneur
Craig Zucker, the product’s creator, saw it reach $10 million in
sales that year. Today Buckyballs are a sad chapter in the history
of consumer product regulation. The federal Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC) drove Maxfield & Oberton out of business on
shaky grounds. Now, as Jim Epstein shows, the agency is targeting
Zucker himself in what appears to be retaliation for speaking out
about the case.

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