How can I be sure I'm not getting ripped off?
414044
Experience and education should alert you to if you're getting a raw deal. Come well prepared and well researched and no one can rip you off.
76466
Try asking the Better Business Bureau in your area to see if they are legimiate or not.
792117
Have you heard of buySAFE? They will guarantee the sale for you. But I seem to recall that they take 1% of the transaction as their fee for the service.
503861
Excellent place to buy. Lots of deals.\nJust watch who you buy from is the only concern by checking feedbacks of a certain seller.
17369
I've always found that the best way to find a "going rate" for anything was simply to check eBay. For systems matching your specs. I saw a range of about $120 to $190 {plus shipping}.\n\nYou can generally get a little bit more when selling locally, but not that much.
894217
DO NOT SEND MONEY!  You are most likely on the brink of being ripped off.  If this was ligit the person would/should prefer a money order (or check since there is plenty of time for it to clear).  Take the advice of a previous answer and pick a place when you can do a walk through.
1095337
The best thing to do would be to go into two major stores near each other and bounce them off each other...\n\neg. go into "the good guys" and ask "what deal can you give me for that?" he gives you a price...\n\nGo into a close-by shop like "JB hifi" and say "The good guys just offered me this for $xxx, can you do better?"\n\nThen go back and forth until you are satisfied. It really works! I've got a mate who just saved $600 off the SALE price of a Plasma by bouncing two salesmen off each other a couple of times. You gotta be strong though...
864770
Just use common sense. Don't buy from anyone with poor feedback ratings. Don't buy anything that looks too good to be true.\n\nPS they are wary of you too - some people won't even sell to someone who hasn't already made ten purchases.
839701
before buying ..do your research for your products...browse through websites like www.meetnbuy.com \nthey have mostly the thanks giving catalog and online deals for major stores like walmart, homedepot, circuit city.....and compare the deals....
86269
Go to e-Bay. If you don't trust e-Bay, Sell to your friends or advertise in a local newspaper.
45677
Also if you are concerned.  Get a credit card that is strictly for internet use. Make it a low credit line one.  so tha if it does fall into the wrong hands they can't do too much damage. \n\nI do this.  my credit card for online things is only a $500 credit line.  \n\nWhen you give this info it lets the company that you are signing up with check you out.  it will make everyone more sure as to if you are on the "up and up"  \n\nIf you are a person of your word and honest - there shouldn't be any reason not to sign up and sell.  but if a person is planning to take the money and run they may not want to give all that info.  I think that this is the main reason for haveing to give the info.. cause if you  or anyone decides to scam - the company will have some recourse.
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I would say the chances of not being scammed are slim.  However, if you are hired by the company itself then there are no problems.  Companies like Best Buy hire underage people whose job is to buy "Mature" rated games.  That kind of stuff works.  However, if you find an ad online, i would recommend that you be very cautious before giving out your personal information.
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For branded items, especially electronics goods, you may find the information of their site itself. For the others, for which no site/ information of site is available, you can trust shooping sites like ebay to some extent. They will keep their rates close to the market rates (sometimes a bit higher, but never less).\n\nHope you find it useful.
370117
$77 is expensive.  Shop around and look for the best price and don't trust internet sites, you don't know who they could be.  Go to an authorized or street creded store.
341567
What is guaranty that they deliver?\nYour are giving your credit card no they may misuse that.\nWhat about the quality
489606
Check out the competition that exists presently on the net.  That way you will be able to work out how much gets charged.  Then contact the website.  Compare what you are offered and make a guess.
400707
see where its ever onsale\nit gets pretty cheap when its onsale\neverything does.