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Are there any online tools to find out the legitimacy of online shopping websites?


To see how they rank, to see if people have had problems with them, fraud investigation, etc?
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  1. Daniel A wrote on January 21st, 2010 at 11:12 pm Uhr1

    Use both MyWot and Siteadvisor

    MyWot is much more accurate but doesn’t have alot of user reviews

    When using Siteadvisor never trust the rating instead look at user reviews at the bottom of the site review

  2. CanadaRAM wrote on January 22nd, 2010 at 9:22 pm Uhr2

    Is this online seller legitimate?
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    Google the company name, URL and address to see if there have been complaints on online forums about the company or any other company at that address.

    Check the Whois information on the website

    Look up the store name on

    Look up the business name or URL at the Better Business Bureau

    Click on the security certificates and badges, such as Thawte, Verisign, Comodo, they should link to a verification page at the security company. If they don’t link, or if they go to a page on the sellers site, then the certificates might be phony,

    Be aware that judging the quality of products based on an online picture is particularly difficult.
    Read the fine print.
    What are the return and refund policies if the product is defective or not as expected?
    Who pays for return shipping?
    Is there a restocking or service charge?
    Do you get a refund to the charge card or only store credit?
    Where does the product ship from?- out of country supplies are particularly risky.

    More info:
    BBB Consumer tips:

    Spyware Blaster blocks the URLs of known malware sites from your browser

    McAfee Site Advisor flags websites security risks as you browse:

  3. David E wrote on January 26th, 2010 at 5:21 am Uhr3

    I would agree with the above two comments, site advisor is a good idea and simple to use

    Also make use of a google search, look at the company history, story, information etc. Look at how much interest they have generated via blogs, hub pages, articles etc. Also look at the terms and conditions and the content on their site, what rights do you have, d their digital security logos link in properly.

    Just remember if it seems to good to be true, it usually is.

    Dave

    ww.buyonicprice.com

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