Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Shopping for Nintendo Wii Online

By Jay Davis

There are a lot of Nintendo Wii units on sale online, in particular in eBay and Amazon. Units are either brand new or unused or already used.

Shopping online is actually a good way to save money, time and effort as you don't anymore have to go and search for units in every store, considering too that units are oftentimes are out of stock. If you shop online, all you have to do is to sit back and relax and then click a few on your mouse and start scrolling through the list of units on sale. However, there's also disadvantage when you shop online. The threat of being deceived or fooled by some naughty sellers can really be serious. Thus, it's important that you know what are the things you must consider checking when you shop online so you won't be victimized by such sellers.

Things to Consider Checking:

1. Seller's Feedback Rating

When you shop online, you'll most likely get to see seller's feedback rating. At all times, check on this seller's feedback rating. Doing so will give you idea if you'll be dealing with a reputable seller. If in eBay, click on the detailed feedback link in the auction to review past sales transactions. Be careful with sellers with low feedback scores. Same thing with those who sold or bought plenty of very cheap items in short period of time. Selling or buying plenty of very cheap items is the technique to enhance or manipulate feedback.

2. Seller's Requirements

Sellers typically set requirements for making payments, return policy, and shipping cost. Normally, sellers online only accept payments through PayPal which is actually a good thing for you as you'll be eligible for buyer protection and PayPal's dispute resolution plus the protection.

3. Listing Expirations

Auctions online have expirations, thus it's best to always check the auctions' expiration date. Check if they are still active and when are they going to expire. At best, go for auctions that do have at least 4 days left before expiration. Then if already found some, save them in to your favorites. And then take time to research for auctions that were completed recently to check what price range you'll be getting good value for your money. This will really help. - 16747

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