Date   : Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:17:38 +0100
From   : adsb@... (Andrew Benham)
Subject: eBay... sigh

On 29/08/11 16:16, Phill Harvey-Smith wrote:

> The other thought is that having deliberetly and clearly made the thing 
> un-usable, the seller may be (or think they are) more protected leagally 
> if it blows up and injures you / brings about the end of the world. The 
> defense being "I made sure it was safe when it left my hands as it was 
> impossible to connect to the mains".

Where a friend of mine used to work, the company use to sell off (for a
nominal sum) used electric drills and other power tools.  That was until
someone was killed by being electrocuted by one of these items.  From
then on, the power leads were cut off, and they were still sold for
a nominal sum but were described as "scrap power tools".

Don't know if that kept them legal, IANAL.

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Andrew Benham     Southgate, London N14, United Kingdom

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