Tips for online shopping continued

Hi guys, welcome back J. I hope till now the last quarter shopping tips would have helped you a lot in transforming you into a smart shopper! Lets share some more tips.

7. Confirm the book vendor’s address- with a physical store or a catalog, you know where to turn to if you run into problems. But in cyberspace, all you may have is a web address. Look on the site for a street address and phone number. Be wary if the seller’s only contact information is a post office box.

8. Still Selling - Is the seller still in business?
   You might wish to telephone or send an e-mail to be sure the seller is still in operation, particularly if the web site’s material appears to be old or out of date.

9. International Buying- Make sure to cross check if the seller is in country or out side your country. Since it’s the World Wide Web, sellers might well be located in other countries. If so, you might not have the same legal rights, or be able to enforce your rights as easily, as when the seller is located in the United States.

10. Electronic Agent - Shopping for the lowest price?
    Some web sites offer an "electronic agent" to identify the sites that charge the lowest price for a specified book. Be aware that some sellers have taken technological steps to block these "agents" from gathering pricing data. In addition, "agent" sites might not take shipping costs or return/refund policies into account when comparing the book prices. Visit www.gauchotexts.com for exact actual and fresh book prices from top book selling vendors.

11. Secure Internet Connections
    How do you tell if the Internet connections are secure?
    Many web sites use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to encrypt the credit card information that you send over the Internet. These sites usually inform you they are using this technology. Or, check if the web address on the page that asks for your credit card information begins with "https:" instead of "http:"; if so, this technology is in place. Other ways to tell whether a web site uses security software:

· Your browser displays the icon of a locked padlock at the bottom of the screen (Netscape Navigator™; - versions 4.0 and higher);

· You see the icon of an unbroken key at the bottom of the screen (earlier versions of Netscape Navigator™);

· You see the icon of a lock on the status bar (Microsoft Internet Explorer®).

12. Safest Way to pay
    why is paying by credit card safer than paying by check, cash, or debit card?
    If you have an unauthorized charge on your credit card, under federal law your liability is limited to $50. In fact, some credit card issuers and web site operators say that under certain circumstances they will even pay this amount for you.

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