Buying

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Buying Selling On The Internet
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Just Remember

• Internet merchants do not pay taxes that repair
  the our local roads or keep our school running
• Internet company do not employ local people who
  support our town and schools
• Buy locally when possible

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Why Buy Off The Internet???

• Cant find item locally
• Easy to do cost comparison quickly
• Can do your shopping from home
• No sales Tax???????

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Suggestions For Safe Buying

• Website should display
• Better Business Bureau logo
• Offer a secure website (HTTPS) when entering
  credit information.
• Verisigned secure logo
• Business should have a physical US address (P.O.
  Box) phone number
• Terms and conditions are readily available

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Suggestions For Safe Buying (cont.)

• Make sure you anti-virus is up-to-date
• Never give credit information solicited from an
  email.
• Be willing to lose money if sales fall through.
• Use PayPal when possible.
• Use common sense

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Sources Of Internet Sales

• Directly from retailer
• Walmart.com
• Jcpenny.com
• Sear.com
• Lowes.com
• Target.com

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Sources Of Internet Sales

• Through 3rd party
• Amazon
• http//www.amazon.com
• Yahoo
• http//shopping.yahoo.com
• Price Grabber
• http//www.pricegrabber.com
• Overstock
• http//www.overstock.com

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Online Auction Service

• iland.net
• http//isell.iland.net/
• Craigslist
• http//craigslist.com
• Ebayhttp//www.ebay.com

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Lets Go Shopping