Dodgy Snatch Strap - Need Help with Ebay Seller

[Maxhead]

Here is the link to the buyer, i have just messaged them

The Buyer or the dodgy strap


Here is what i just sent them

I would like to see a response from the buyer, obviously they can't leave a negative feedback but the least they can do is burn the bloody thing!

[Maxhead]

On page 130 of the current issue (No.172) of 4WD Action they worked out that if a towball broke off during a 15km/h snatch recovery the speed of the towball would be close to 670km/h!!!

Tony

That is just unbelievable and just proves the point.

[MudRunnerTD]

Well I heard back from the Buyer of the Dodgy strap.

Dear sirlezzz,

G'day mate, My name is Darren and i contact you as a Very Concerned 4WD Trainer. The ARB Snatch Strap that you have purchased recently is beyond its service life. IT IS A DEATH TRAP. It will kill someone. It will Break if used. I begged the seller to remove from auction and got silence. I posted the item on a forum and many members also messaged him to remove it, He did nothing and remained silent. It was reported to Ebay countless times and should have been removed. I BEG YOU NEVER TO USE IT. This is NOT A JOKE! Please feel free to call me any time to discuss this 0414 375 XXX. That snatch strap has been very heavily used, it should have been thanked and retired. The seller obviously knew that because he replaced it?? Please leave him Negative Feed back and throw the item in the bin for the sake of your friends and family. If it breaks and that shackle comes through your back window at 200km/h someone will die. Also remember never to Snatch off a Tow ball. I BEG YOU, BIN IT!

- 77gnomes

Well i got a good response from the Buyer and here it is

Dear 77gnomes,

Hi Darren thanks for the email

well after buying I feel like a mug who should have known better
it did have the marks showing it had been used
but not until you get up close do you realise just how compromised the strap is
appreciate your candour and sense of responsibility for passing on the warning
he was scottish I wonder if that is why he wanted the money for something that is useless for its purpose
rest assured it will not be used for snatching in any way - not even going in the truck
might be good for hold down straps on the boat/trailer if I cut it up
But again many thanks for taking the time to send an email
appreciate it
Les
PS do you really have 77 gnomes??
must be some front yard

- sirlezzz

Good result.

[NissanGQ4.2]

Great work mate, good 2 hear

[GUtsy ute]

Good to see he listened to you Darren, well done for all the effort you put in and being concerned enough to do
what you did.
Good on you!!

[Yendor]

That is a great outcome.

[beansathome]

Well I heard back from the Buyer of the Dodgy strap.



Well i got a good response from the Buyer and here it is




Good result.

did u answer the question about the gnomes lol

[Maxhead]

Mate well done. The result you wanted!!!!

[the ferret]

Well done Mudrunner, very happy with the outcome.
Cheers, the ferret.

[Silver]

I guess if the strap broke, no one would wear a shackle that attached the end of the strap to a recovery point. The shackle would just stay attached to the recovery point.

Whether it was weak enough to protect a tow ball by breaking before the tow ball would remain to be seen I guess.

In any case even just the end of a broken strap sounds like something you wouldn't want to be standing in the way of.

Certainly not something I'd buy :-)