Safe buying on the Internet. Options?

[cc rider]

Hey my lil internet darlings... am in need of some advise.

I'm looking at buying some items from a online store.
What are the does & don'ts.
I have Pay Pal account I use on e-Bay.

cheers
CC

[leathel]

what online store? others may have dealt with them ...... always good to know other dealings have gone well

I am always pleased when an order arrives.... you never do know until it arrives as if its going to go wrong its often with postage

[Hitcher]

Most internet e-commerce sites are safe as houses. Use your credit or debit card. There are as many horror stories about PayPal rip-offs as there are for credit cards. At least with a credit card your bank should give you a bit of supporting leverage if you have been legitimately wronged. Remember that some of your local high street retailers could not be described as being "safe".

[leathel]

I have had no issues with PayPal....until last night, Facebook Ireland charged to my account $299 worth of advertising, Of coarse I disputed the charge and it will be interesting to see how fast it is sorted...

The money has not come of my C/Card yet and it shouldn't as they had the dispute within minutes of the email as I was on the computer when it came it..... but its a worry, pass words etc changed but it does knock your confidence in it, Ran security bits on my machine to make sure no bugs on there copying my pass words etc and it came up clean ???

Local stores I don't use PayPal but some sites in Asia I do as they want bank statements etc if you are to use your C/Card...

[mashman]

Not exactly a gender neutral colour, but I'm sure that won't matter

[Akzle]

Hey my lil internet darlings... am in need of some advise.

I'm looking at buying some items from a online store.
What are the does & don'ts.
I have Pay Pal account I use on e-Bay.

cheers
CC

is that comic sans i detect?


fuck me it is!


not a very funny joke...

[cc rider]

Thanks for the comments guys... and mash, you're an idiot. I luvs ya but you're still an idiot

Is it correct that you can buy a type of 'pay as you go' debit or credit card for internet use. A card to put small amounts of dosh on?

Well I've been having a lil buying spree this week... can't wait to see which items actually arrives

[leathel]

Thanks for the comments guys... and mash, you're an idiot. I luvs ya but you're still an idiot

Is it correct that you can buy a type of 'pay as you go' debit or credit card for internet use. A card to put small amounts of dosh on?

Well I've been having a lil buying spree this week... can't wait to see which items actually arrives

Only problem with a prepay debit card is I am pretty sure if you get ripped off you dont have the cover that the credit card has.... I am in the process of sorting an unauthorized transaction and its pretty easy, not fast but easy, I dont think you have that with debit


Nothing stopping you getting a std credit card with a low limit though

[Usarka]

Is it correct that you can buy a type of 'pay as you go' debit or credit card for internet use. A card to put small amounts of dosh on?

Pressie Card from a post shop. It's basically a pre-pay visa. I've heard it occasionally doesn't work for some sites that validate your address. I got one for a birthday and i had no problems but used it up in a couple of hits so not a big sample size.

http://www.prezzycard.co.nz/how-prezzy-card-works/

Could be a good way to buy dodgy stuff if you don't want your bank seeing transactions for sites like www.hamsterducttapelovers.com.

[AllanB]

I've been buying stuff on line for 10 years or more, never had a issue. If you stick with the large stores you will be fine. Used Paypal heaps too with no issues.

[cc rider]

Thanks Allan

Pressie Card from a post shop...
Could be a good way to buy dodgy stuff if you don't want your bank seeing transactions for sites like hamsterducttapelovers.com

Pressie card... that's it, ta
I always thought of hampsters as wheel lovers... who new

[mashman]

Thanks for the comments guys... and mash, you're an idiot. I luvs ya but you're still an idiot

Wank you very much.