Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Blog 19: Online Shopping/Ebay

Ebay was a website that started out small and eventually took off. This goes to show how far we’ve come with safety and satisfaction on the Internet. I remember my first purchase off Ebay. I was skeptical at first because I did not want to get scammed and send money to a stranger receiving nothing back. I also did not want to purchase something and have the sender send me something in poor condition. Now, I am not afraid to purchase something on Ebay because the websites have added applications to make the buyer more confident in their buy. We can now rate the people we buy or sell to and they receive a score for their exchange. I am surprised how fast the online shopping has become today. I rarely leave my house to go shopping because it’s just as easy to do it online. We can now get the same stuff in stores, sent to us in the mail. We may have to pay a shipping and handling fee but if we drove to the mall, we’d be paying for gas money anyway. I usually don’t like giving my credit card information to strangers but feel that most sites are reliable. I have yet to have someone take my money without sending me my purchase in return (knock on wood). It would just be a hassle to track someone down on the Internet to get your money back. Unlike malls, online shopping never has a line. Most of the time, we can find what we’re looking for the same price or even cheaper than it is in stores. Online shopping is one of the best technologies I use regularly.

3 comments:

Steve Settembrino said...

Ebay is awesome, i now conistantly shop on ebay. You can find whatever you want and it is usually at a reasonable price. By the way mike Go Giants!

Kregg Deery said...

i agree with you both, i love ebay its a lifesaver and i would be lost with out it and i think that you are a redskins fan haha...good job

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