It may be difficult to check the quality of goods without being physically able to inspect them. Back to top Do's and don'ts to protect yourself As with any form of shopping, there are a number of things you can do to avoid making an expensive mistake. Listed below are some safety tips when buying on the Internet. It would be useful to bookmark this site for future reference when making purchases. General Don't judge a website by how good it looks.
Websites are relatively easy and cheap to establish.
Check that the site has a physical address so you can contact the business later if you need advice or after-sales support. Don't deal with sellers who are evasive and won't give contact numbers or addresses. When dealing with sellers for the first time phone or email them direct and ask about the goods or services they provide . Find out more about the seller you wish to deal with. You can do this by asking people who shop over the Internet and visiting newsgroups to ask other users about the seller or their product.