How can I tell if the site I'm buying from is reliable?

Question

I want to purchase a jacket from rei.com but I just want to know how do I tell fake scam sites apart from reliable ones?

Answer 1

REI is a legit website. That is a very common website, and brand.

Answer 2

rei is safe, reliable and sells very high quality outdoor gear.

Answer 3

This is very hard to do when it comes to certain products...

If you look at amozon you can look at all the customer reviews

and see how many people said they were scamed.....there

are also a few other sites that have reviews.

I have purchased from REI,, and had no problems.....

But what if you could not find reviews for a store and nobody

replied to your question.......

First,,, never buy with a check or a money order....they have

your money,,,,you could have nothing.....

Out of my 5 credit cards,,one of them is awesome. If I have

any problems,,,don't get product, if broken,,was not what was

described,, They refund my money and fight the merchant.

I fill out a small form online,at there site.  So you always buy

with a credit card and check to see what your credit card

company will do and how long it takes them to do it...

If the item is over 60.00,,,,make sure there is shipping INS,,,

if not they can say,,oh we shipped it,,,oh no ,you did not get

it,,,,,sorry your out both. Hope this helps you.....

Answer 4

Make sure you are typing the url into the address bar manually, not clicking on a link you found in an email or even on another site. You might even have to navigate back to your product, but it's the safer way.

If you still aren't sure about the URL, Google the company and make sure you're using the real website for the company you want to buy from.

Check to see if whatever company it is publishes its physical address in easy to find places. Cross reference that with Google.

Never give your SS#.

Never email your CC#.