Over the years online shopping has basically become second nature to the majority of the population. However, I still hear my fair share of horror stories involved with online purchases, especially when it comes to electronics. This is rather surprising, considering how far ecommerce has come, but you still need to use a certain level of caution.
Basically you are pretty safe purchasing electronics from most of the big online retail stores (walmart.com, bestbuy.com, staples.com, and so on). However, it is places like craiglist.org and eBay that you have to be a bit more cautious about, at least when purchasing electronics. But know this: these are probably the 2 cheapest places you will ever find on the internet for the most part.
We will just cover eBay in this article, since craigslist does not generally offer many electric based products. The most important thing to look for by far when using eBay, is the user feedback rating of the person you are purchasing from. If they do not have a feedback of at least 100 or more, and a positive rating of at lest 98.5% or greater, then you should seriously consider moving on.
Another big thing to take into consideration is the return policy, especially when dealing with electronics. Many electronics, for example, the popular electronic airsoft guns, have a fairly high chance of being defective. But as long as the product is backed by a reasonable return policy, you should be safe 99% of the time.
Last, but certainly not least, make sure that you completely read the details of the product for sale before you buy it. A lot of the times people who sell on eBay do not mention in the title of their auction, the fact that an item may be broken, or need repair, and have a major flaw or defect. So basically just be sure to read the fine print before you make a purchase. If you follow these 3 important rules of thumb, then chances are you will be completely safe when buying electronics online from eBay.
Basically you are pretty safe purchasing electronics from most of the big online retail stores (walmart.com, bestbuy.com, staples.com, and so on). However, it is places like craiglist.org and eBay that you have to be a bit more cautious about, at least when purchasing electronics. But know this: these are probably the 2 cheapest places you will ever find on the internet for the most part.
We will just cover eBay in this article, since craigslist does not generally offer many electric based products. The most important thing to look for by far when using eBay, is the user feedback rating of the person you are purchasing from. If they do not have a feedback of at least 100 or more, and a positive rating of at lest 98.5% or greater, then you should seriously consider moving on.
Another big thing to take into consideration is the return policy, especially when dealing with electronics. Many electronics, for example, the popular electronic airsoft guns, have a fairly high chance of being defective. But as long as the product is backed by a reasonable return policy, you should be safe 99% of the time.
Last, but certainly not least, make sure that you completely read the details of the product for sale before you buy it. A lot of the times people who sell on eBay do not mention in the title of their auction, the fact that an item may be broken, or need repair, and have a major flaw or defect. So basically just be sure to read the fine print before you make a purchase. If you follow these 3 important rules of thumb, then chances are you will be completely safe when buying electronics online from eBay.
About the Author:
This article was brought to you by online shopping veteran, William Elmiric, who has been securely shopping online for well over a decade now. When it comes to buying electronics from eBay, follow his advice, and you are sure to be safe 99% of the time or more. Just follow his sound advice given in the examples above and you will be safe.
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