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Title: Buying online
Post by: ed_saifa on August 30, 2008, 04:17:11 pm
Has anyone used paypal or google checkout and is it safe?
Cheers
Title: Re: Buying online
Post by: Matt The Rat on August 30, 2008, 04:22:07 pm
I've used Paypal before when purchasing some things through eBay and never had a problem with it. Found Paypal useful when buying things from overseas. Haven't used Google Checkout before though.
Title: Re: Buying online
Post by: bturville on August 30, 2008, 04:22:46 pm
yes, and yes.
Title: Re: Buying online
Post by: excal on August 30, 2008, 05:15:19 pm
Just make sure you're using HTTPS though, rather than HTTP (look at the address bar). With these two sites, you will be.
Title: Re: Buying online
Post by: psychlaw on August 30, 2008, 05:17:56 pm
Has anyone used paypal or google checkout and is it safe?
Cheers
i was scammed through paypal last week ($150) :(
but thats more my fault then the safeness of paypal..
Title: Re: Buying online
Post by: AppleThief on August 30, 2008, 05:25:19 pm
PayPal is safe.
Has anyone used paypal or google checkout and is it safe?
Cheers
i was scammed through paypal last week ($150) :(
but thats more my fault then the safeness of paypal..
How/why?
Title: Re: Buying online
Post by: xox.happy1.xox on August 31, 2008, 08:27:54 pm
I would never buy things off the Internet. I could just imagine what those people on the other end may do. If I ordered a 'genuine' Chanel purse (yay), how would I know it's genuine? But it's too late, they have your $2000 already in their pocket. What will they do with that money? They will probably spend it on material goods, and won't spare one dime of it. Will they feel guilty? I seriously doubt it.

Anyway, long story short, I will never buy off the Internet :P (But not everyone is like that, this is just my personal opinion.)
Title: Re: Buying online
Post by: excal on September 01, 2008, 03:51:26 pm
I would never buy things off the Internet. I could just imagine what those people on the other end may do. If I ordered a 'genuine' Chanel purse (yay), how would I know it's genuine? But it's too late, they have your $2000 already in their pocket. What will they do with that money? They will probably spend it on material goods, and won't spare one dime of it. Will they feel guilty? I seriously doubt it.

Anyway, long story short, I will never buy off the Internet :P (But not everyone is like that, this is just my personal opinion.)

Caveat emptor :)
Title: Re: Buying online
Post by: AppleXY on September 01, 2008, 07:28:18 pm
don't purchase from dodgy stores lol, i'm sure no-one will :p

But stores like Apple, Dell, Skype, Microsoft, Newegg are genuine businesses with a established trading presence. If you found to be a victim of fraud, just report 'em.

Simple.

Title: Re: Buying online
Post by: excal on September 01, 2008, 07:36:21 pm
don't purchase from dodgy stores lol, i'm sure no-one will :p

But stores like Apple, Dell, Skype, Microsoft, Newegg are genuine businesses with a established trading presence. If you found to be a victim of fraud, just report 'em.

Simple.



And then you fall for phishing.
Title: Re: Buying online
Post by: ed_saifa on September 01, 2008, 07:58:01 pm
don't purchase from dodgy stores lol, i'm sure no-one will :p

But stores like Apple, Dell, Skype, Microsoft, Newegg are genuine businesses with a established trading presence. If you found to be a victim of fraud, just report 'em.

Simple.


How can you tell if a store is dodgy? =S
Title: Re: Buying online
Post by: AppleXY on September 01, 2008, 08:48:24 pm
huh.

So you're telling me that these sites phish?

http://store.apple.com/us
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/buy/default.aspx

lol.
Title: Re: Buying online
Post by: xox.happy1.xox on September 01, 2008, 08:57:49 pm
I would never buy things off the Internet. I could just imagine what those people on the other end may do. If I ordered a 'genuine' Chanel purse (yay), how would I know it's genuine? But it's too late, they have your $2000 already in their pocket. What will they do with that money? They will probably spend it on material goods, and won't spare one dime of it. Will they feel guilty? I seriously doubt it.

Anyway, long story short, I will never buy off the Internet :P (But not everyone is like that, this is just my personal opinion.)

Caveat emptor :)

Only by day... ;)