Kimberley G.

I shop and purchase from Amazon at lease once a month if not more. They tend to have much better prices on a lot of items compared to other retailers.

I've purchased many different categories of items and haven't had a bad experience yet. I love that if you purchase $25.00 worth of products that say are eligible for Super Saver Shipping you get free shipping! Just make sure that you check the box that says "Super Saver Shipping" at checkout! I haven't tried Amazon Prime yet though so I can't comment on that program.

I really enjoy having the choice to purchase some items new or used (music cds and books). The great part is that some of these used items qualify for Super Saver Shipping which helps to save even more money! There are buyer choices listed to click on for the prices of new and used items so you can scroll through to see which qualify. The used listings also list the rating of the item; i. E. Used - Like New, Used - Good, Used - Acceptable. There are other types but I didn't list them all here.

They also have seller reviews for private sellers which includes their seller percentage rating. It's a good idea to click on their profile to get a better idea of how many items they've sold and view some of their feedback to see if they appear to be reputable.

I find that Amazon is my first stop when I'm at the start of the research process for an item. The user reviews are extremely helpful and I rely on them to help me make decisions on purchasing products whether I buy them on their site or not. Amazon users! Keep those product reviews coming, good or bad to help let other shoppers know what we as consumers think of their products!

Enjoy the Amazon experience!

I love shopping on Ebay.com! You can find so many unique things that you can't find anywhere else. Some that you need and some that you didn't know you needed until you discovered them! I've purchased 350+ items on Ebay.com and have only had two negative experiences.

Some tips for those new to purchasing on Ebay. You can bid on items or use the "Buy it Now" feature to purchase an item for the specified price. While it is exciting to bid on items, be careful that you don't get too caught in the excitement of winning that you end up spending more than you wanted to or get hooked on bidding on lots of different items. I did for awhile and found myself in debt so I learned my lesson. Just know your limits.

Always do your homework on the seller that you're thinking or purchasing an item from. Check their percentage score. The closer to 100% feedback the better. I won't touch anything under 90% and am even leary of those under 99% but that's just me. You also should look to see how many items the seller has sold as that does factor into how good or bad their score seems. If they haven't sold very many items and have a very low score that's a huge red flag while others that have sold thousands might not be as bad but still worth doing your homework. I always go to the seller profile an while it scrolls their most recent feedback, click on where it says to "View all feedback". You can then see how many good, neutral and bad reviews they've had for the last month, 6 months and 12 months. I often will scroll through many pages of feedback to find the neutral and mainly negative reviews to see why they received this feedback and then determine if I want to do business with them. Also if you find a seller that has sold very few items, look at the ebay id's that left feedback for them. If you see that there are many of the same ebay id leaving feedback, that could be friends of theirs building up their score to give you confidence in buying from them in hopes that you won't look at the id's. Early on when I started using Ebay I got bit by this very thing. They were a fraudulent seller and I never received my item and they closed their account!

Overall Ebay is a great experience that I highly recommend, just do your homework to get the best experience. Happy shopping! :)

BUYER BEWARE! I placed an order of 2 boxes of 24 assorted Webkinz each and received them just fine as promised. Great! They were then selling individual Wekinz so I placed 4 more separate orders for several people I knew. A couple of weeks go by and they say "Still Awaiting Fulfillment". I sent an email, they said they would do their best to ship them the following week. Nothing. Sent another email. More promises about shipping. I decided to look up their online user reviews and they were rated 1 star by most people! They also charge you for your order BEFORE they ship the items! After reading the reviews, I sent an email telling them that I had read their reviews about unfulfilled promises about shipping and I wanted an immediate refund. From reading other user reviews I felt lucky to get it! I would have given them one star had I not received my refund the same day. Here's the timeline: The 4 orders I did not receive were placed on 1/25/13. Last email promise to ship "soon" 3/20/13. Sent email 3/20/13 asking for refund. Refunded 3/20/13. Completely unacceptable and very disappointed that neither I nor my friends received the items I purchased!