How to Know If a Website Is a Scam

For those of you out there who are quite apprehensive about selling something or buying something through the Internet because of scam threats, I am with you during these very tough decisions. While it seems like it’s a bit too much to say that selling something online feels like putting one of your feet in a black hole, it did feel like that for me when I tried to sell iPhone on CashforiPhones.com. At first I felt like it was a very big risk for me, especially since I loved my iPhone so dearly but I had to let it go eventually. The process seemed a bit risky when I tried the website’s quotation calculator and after reading bad Cash for iPhone review blogs and threads, I got scared that I might get scammed. This is why I immediately tried finding out if the website was legitimate.

I did what everyone probably does when they are checking out a site; I tried to see if it had contact numbers and addresses. Well the site seemed to anticipate Cash for iPhone scam accusations because they had the address and toll free numbers on top of the page where everyone could see them immediately. I tried calling the numbers and they would ring and I also tried checking if the address was a real address in Nevada and it did show up in the directories. I also tried checking out their other websites. It turns out that not only can you sell iPhone units to them you can also sell them laptops, BlackBerrys, any kind of smartphones and even tablet PCs. I also tried clicking on their trust logos like VerSign and TRUSTe and found out that it all works. I also tried checking out the graphics for watermarks to prove that the pictures were all legal and original.

The main process of selling a gadget is actually a bit shady because it seemed too short for a website like that as compared to other website like Gazelle or NextWorth. And while it is definitely easy to use, it made me more nervous so I also tried researching to Cash for iPhones scam issues. There were tons of comments about this website, both good and bad which made it harder to decide whether or not to push through with my little selling experiment.

Finally, I realized that there was no other way to find out if it was a legit business but to sell iPhone and wait for feedback. Within days of registering for the quote they provided me, I received a box with a free UPS shipping label where I packed my iPhone carefully. I went to a UPS store and prayed that I would get my money for selling my iPhone. A week passed and nothing happened. I was so scared I that lost my iPhone over a Cash for iPhone scam that I decided to email and call them. Fortunately a girl named Gail answered to tell me that the UPS shipment got delayed which was why it took longer for them to receive my iPhone. About four days after the call, I received my money through my PayPal and was able to get the cash in two days! Since then, I never tried any other site for selling my gadgets! So to those who say that Cashforiphones.com is a scam, I say you’ll never know until you try it!

SOURCE: http://cashforiphonesreviewblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/how-to-know-if-website-is-scam.html

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