Denver, Just like anything else on the Internet...you must beware and do some checking. All of us who have legitimate businesses have paid a fee to belong and partypop has checked us out. As for brides selling their gowns, here`s my advice and it applies to all other buying on line as well...since anyone could pretend to be anything. (Just think about all the sexual predators on line trying to find young kids and the games they play, as an example!)
1. Don`t pay anyone money until you`ve checked them out....get name, address, phone number etc. And then actually phone them and talk to them to be sure you reach who you think you`ve been communicating with.
2. Do some email/telephone contacts and ask questions.
3. Ask for pictures of what you are buying...and if it`s a wedding gown, look for `real` pictures of the actual gown. Don`t accept just a picture from the company website. Ask for their wedding pictures for example.
4. When paying, get set up with a service like PayPal to do the sale, where you can protect your CC/checking account info and still have protection for the sale. If there is a way to pay with a major credit card, you always have chargeback protection. I know you cannot do that with a bride selling her own gown, but by the time you`ve done the other checking I mention, you`ll have a pretty good gut feeling for if this person is really selling the gown they say they are selling.
I don`t mean to imply we can`t trust the brides selling on here. But there is a LOT of scam attempts going on in the wedding industry and everyone just needs to be careful when you cannot meet face to face and look at the product you are buying.
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