Online Shopping

Information about purchasing goods and services from online retailers.

Resources in this category:

DealTime
http://www.dealtime.com/

Search engine for comparing the prices of books, music, movies, software, video games, and much more at several dozen online shopping sites.

econsumer.gov
http://www.econsumer.gov/

"Your site for cross-border e-commerce complaints. File your complaint online; Contact consumer agencies around the world; Get tips for safe shopping online."

Federal Trade Commission: E-Commerce & Internet
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/menus/consumer/tech.shtm

The Federal Trade Commission offers consumer and business information related to e-commerce and the Internet on subjects including automobiles, online shopping, spam email, web scams, credit reporting, privacy, health, education, energy, ID theft, investments and telemarketing.

Safeshopping.org
http://www.safeshopping.org/

A detailed and thorough guide to shopping safely on the Internet. Has information for buyers and sellers and covers such issues as security, privacy, payment, sellers, product, delivery, and complaints.