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  "title": "Open-box convertible car seats: condition and what to check",
  "question": "Are open-box convertible car seats a good deal, and what condition should a buyer expect?",
  "answer": "Britax Poplar ClickTight Convertible Car Seat: Open-box items are brand-new, inspected, may show small cosmetic imperfections that don't affect use. Clek Fllo: Open-box purchases come with a 1-year manufacturer's warranty. Britax Poplar S ClickTight Convertible Car Seat: Open-box units are brand-new items that were returned or had their box opened; each is inspected and may show small cosmetic imperfections that do not affect use. CYBEX Sirona S: The maker classes it as a convertible car seat for children from 4 lbs up to 65 lbs, up to 49 in tall, from newborn to about 4 years old. No checked fact states a price, so value for money cannot be judged from these facts.",
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  "market": "US",
  "generated_at": "2026-10-10T01:07:11.407Z",
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    "Open-box condition",
    "Warranty",
    "Ease-of-use rating",
    "Crash test"
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    "facts": "Every value in the table is a fact RoboTrunk checked, linked to the page it came from. A dash means no checked fact fills that cell.",
    "price": "Prices and stock change, so this page prints neither: each product name links to its RoboTrunk page, which shows them live."
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      "product": "Clek Fllo",
      "field": "safety test",
      "value": "NHTSA's Car Seat Ease of Use Ratings (ease of use, not crash tests) lists a Clek Fllo, model number fl19u1 — the model number of this seat — made 2024-08-07, rated 3 of 5 stars overall in rear-facing and 3 of 5 overall in forward-facing, at https://api.nhtsa.gov/childSeats?dataSet=ratings.",
      "stated_as": "Rear-facing (seat weight in this mode 28.4 lb): overall 3 of 5 stars; securing the child 2 of 5 stars",
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      "value": "Open-box purchases come with a 1-year manufacturer's warranty.",
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      "ref": "p2.f8",
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      "value": "Crash protection is its strongest point: aluminum honeycomb crumple zones, EPP foam, deep side wings and a steel anti-rebound bar.",
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      "value": "NHTSA’s Car Seat Ease of Use Ratings cover the Cybex Sirona S but under other model codes, 519004437 and 5190044327, not this Indigo Blue open-box code 519004441, so the tested seat is a different variant of the same model. The rating measures ease of use, not crash performance: the rear-facing mode of the seat made 2021-05-01 (model 519004437) scored 5 of 5 stars overall and the forward-facing mode 4 of 5 stars; the rating was read from NHTSA’s ratings data at https://api.nhtsa.gov/childSeats?dataSet=ratings.",
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      "value": "In that lab’s crash-test analysis the seat scored below average against the competition, though it meets federal standards; head sensor readings were better than most but the chest clip reading was not.",
      "stated_as": "In that lab’s crash-test analysis the seat scored below average against the competition, though it meets federal standards; head sensor readings were better than most but the chest clip reading was not.",
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      "product": "Britax Poplar S ClickTight Convertible Car Seat",
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      "value": "NHTSA's Car Seat Ease of Use Ratings list the standard Britax Poplar (model E1C933QDI, rated seat made 2024-06-29), not the Poplar S: Rear-Facing overall 4 of 5 stars and Forward-Facing overall 3 of 5 stars. These ratings measure ease of use (instructions, labels, vehicle installation features and securing the child), not crash protection. Source: https://api.nhtsa.gov/childSeats?dataSet=ratings",
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