Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Australia and the gumtree

In this era where everything is done online, there seems to be a lot of places where you can purchase items. One of the places Australians frequent to purchase some items, be it brand new or second hand, is gumtree.com.au.

I would only recommend this site to people who knows what they want to get and know the prices and knowledge of the product before browsing on the website.

There is a few things also to watch out for before you buy anything on the website. Here are the few things you can do to protect yourself from scams.

1) Don't give out personal details on the website. Try to get to meet the seller in person with the product
2) Do some research before buying the product and test the product before making the transaction
3) Don't go on impulse buy as it would increase the likelihood of getting scammed
4) Find alternative prices to bargain if you know it is above even the original price in stores

Hopefully it would make your shopping experience a little better