by https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/01/e ... -questions
The first sale doctrine allows you to resell, lend, or give away the products that you own that may be copyrighted or contain copyrighted materials. It’s what protects used bookstores, libraries, garage sales, and eBay, among many other things. However, some copyright owners are trying to undercut first sale rights by claiming the law only covers goods made in the United States. That would mean anything that is made in a foreign country and contains copies of copyrighted material – from the textbooks at issue in the Kirtsaeng case to hair care products with copyrighted labels – could be blocked from resale, lending, or gifting without the permission of the copyright owner.
This would make "garage sales" and second hand stores illegal as very little is manufactured in the US
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