Originally Posted by
wschruba
Beware cheap elastic cargo nets... They tend to wear out fast.
I have both a Topeak (still only a paltry sum) and a Delta. The Topeak has 6 metal hooks, and is bigger, the Delta has 4 plastic hooks and is slightly smaller—pick your poison.
I bought a couple Topeak ones a few years back ($7 each). They work good, and I use them on my commuter bike maybe once every week or two. Mine haven't worn but then my commute is only a couple miles, and I don't really use them for heavy items.
I found what looked like the same things while browsing on aliexpress, and ordered a couple (I think they were $2.50 each).
Short version: they are junk, not worth stealing. There are multiple reasons for this opinion. I don't normally use them at all, and only kept them in case I ever needed to have "throw-away" cargo nets.
What IS good to get on aliexpress however is some of the cheep mini-carabiners... You can use them to link multiple cargo nets, or nets to bungee cords, to gather up a loose part of the net and so on.