2.  Online shopping can be quick, easy, cheap, and safe!  Today’s class: › Online shopping safety › Auction sites – eBay › Finding local goods – Craigslist › Sites for unique finds › Bargain & Deal of the day sites › Comparison & Coupon sites

3.  Make sure the internet connection is secure. Look for: › The picture of the unbroken key or closed lock in your browser window. › The web address on the page that asks for your credit card information begins with “https:” instead of “http.” › The words “Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)” or a pop up box that says you are entering a secure area.  Use a variety of strong passwords. › The best passwords are not your address, birth date, phone number, or recognizable words.

4.  Use a credit card rather than a debit card or check › If you have an unauthorized charge on your credit card, under federal law your liability is limited to $50.  Legitimate businesses do not ask for SSNs or bank account numbers on the Internet. › Do not respond to such emails and do not click on any links they contain.

5.  Be knowledgeable about web-based auctions. › Familiarize yourself not only with the policies of the auction site itself and also the policies of the seller's items that you want to bid on.  Find and read the privacy policy. › Find out what information the seller is gathering from you, how the information will be used, and how you can stop the process.  Review other policies including the return, refund, and shipping and handling policies, expected delivery dates.  Print or save any records related to your online transactions.

6.  Yahoo! Shopping Tips: › http://docs.yahoo.com/docs/info/consumer tips.html http://docs.yahoo.com/docs/info/consumer tips.html  American Bar Association’s Safe Shopping: › http://www.safeshopping.org/ http://www.safeshopping.org/  Security Garden Online Safety Tips › http://securitygarden.blogspot.com/2010/11 /online-shopping-safety-tips.html http://securitygarden.blogspot.com/2010/11 /online-shopping-safety-tips.html

7.  Get Registered  Shop and Bid http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/bas ics.html http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/bas ics.html

10.  Research the Seller  Read the Fine Print  Compare Price – Policies and S&H cost  Bid to Win!  Pay securely with PayPal

11.  http://syracuse.craigslist.org/ http://syracuse.craigslist.org/  Use Craigslist to deal locally with people you can meet in person!  When buying from someone for the first time, please remember to: › Meet in a public place › Be especially careful when buying/selling high value items › Have a friend accompany you

12.  http://www.etsy.com/ http://www.etsy.com/  Handmade, personalized gifts  Communicate over Etsy with the artist/ crafter to specify exactly what you want  Follow the same precautions as with eBay: › Make sure to read the seller’s policies › Make sure the seller has positive feedback

13.  Bargain Sites: › Overstock.com › SmartBargains.com  Deal of the Day sites › Woot.com › Tada.com › Groupon: http://www.groupon.com/syracuse/http://www.groupon.com/syracuse/ › Today Show’s Steals and Deals: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40538512/ns/tod ay-holiday_guide/

14.  Shopzilla › http://www.shopzilla.com http://www.shopzilla.com  PriceGrabber › http://pricegrabber.com http://pricegrabber.com

15.  Retail Me Not › http://www.retailmenot.com/  CurrentCodes › http://www.currentcodes.com/  Wow-Coupons › http://www.wowprintablecoupons.com/  Restaurant.com