Auctions (9) Auctions can save you money, but most often the competitive fever drives prices higher than shopping the discount pages. Be smart and know your upper limit before bidding.

Buyer's Guides (many)

Classifieds (5)

Comparative Price List Pages - (26) This is an absolute must if you are shopping for the best price outside of the occassional great deal in the newsgroups.

Complaint pages (1) - If anyone knows of more of these complaint registering pages, please let me know. Looks like the Moan and Groan Page has been abandoned..

Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc.- Includes scam alerts, business reliability reports, and consumer guides. This is the parent council, not a local entity.

Consumer Fraud Alert Network- General scam alert notifuications (not computer specific)

Escrow services - When you are really concerned about purchasing from an unknown ...

Trade Direct - An intermediary escrow service buyers can use to assist in executing a safe buy from vendors. This is a good idea and a new business that advertises frequently in the forsale newsgroups.

Rutgers University - Approved List of Vendors

Usenet Marketplace FAQ