I think the biggest problem here is that sites such as Fleabay have allowed "Billy" to whack any old shit together on his kitchen table and flog it internationally with virtually zero comeback so why should he care?
All I could do was leave negative feedback which is limited to very few characters.. pretty much only got to write " product is lethal and fire hazard - do not buy unless you can make electrically sa.."
Even then, Fleabay didnt want me to leave the feedback with " Please contact the seller before posting negative feedback " etc
We buy China because its cheap
Well.. yes plus product isn't available here. Ask anyone how to fabricate a steel letter and they'll tell you that you HAVE to TIG weld which isn't true. 30 years ago in my apprenticeship we soldered all steel letters ( TIG just wasn't around) and we installed them in Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Sq etc. Those neon filled letters only came down a few years back to make way for LED message boards because you can sell the same space 50 times over by changing the message.
It took me 10 mins to make the product safe.. but Joe Bloggs??.. He'd be holding those loose wires in his palm right now with another hand on a strip of steel... positively shocking!
