Anyone thinking about buying anything online espescially when it comes to
expensive things like laptop computers, etc should be extremely wary and
cautious who you send money to, even through PayPal or other services. If a
website does not give a lot of information or it seems like the deal you are
getting seems too good to be true, it's best not to give out your money to
them. If you're pretty sure they're ligitimate, you should do a background
check on their domain name, PayPal reputation report or anything else you
can think of. Also, if you're getting something shipped to you, make sure
you get a tracking number for anything you buy. Although these precautions
may not apply to all instances, please be wary when you buy online! I cannot
stress this enough. I recently got ripped off for something very expensive
by a fraudulent company, and I should've known better. I let my want for the
item I was supposedly purchasing get in the way of logical thinking. I even
emailed the company to ask why things were so cheap and they answered and
seemed legit in some way. I knew in the back of my mind that they didn't
seem trustworthy. I thought I had checked everything I needed to, but really
the fact that I needed to do this was reason enough NOT to trust the company
I was ordering from.
The crazy thing is, the link to the site came from THIS very list saying how
great the site was and how cheap things were. I would've been making music
with my new item, but now I'm just more in debt and it's not easy to track
down people unless you're ready to fly to the city and look for them
personally with a gun, which I would if I had more money!
Don't think you're too intelligent to get trapped in this kind of thing
either. These people know how to do just enough so that you trust them and
then they get your money and only put in minimal effort. It doesn't take
much and they have a new Porche suddenly with your money. Anyway, I hope my
long cautionary post is enough to stop other people who are just honest
music makers and artists from making the same mistake I did.
BE CAREFUL PEOPLE!!
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