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Here's where we'll help you find what you're looking for in a secure and easy-to-use shopping environment! Read Our Policy.

We're partnered with top-name e-commerce vendors you'll recognize - The Sharper Image, Brookstone and more!

We'll soon offer The AgeSpan Computer Solution - our configuration makes computing easier for seniors! (Also shop for computers in the Computer Room or at InSight.com).

Try out shopping helpers like mySimon.com.

Wheel and deal for bargains at auctions like uBid and eBay!   (NOTE)

 

Our Policy - The Customer is Always Right!

When AgeSpan picks a store to recommend, we have several things to look at. Each store must be:

• Easy to use
• Highly rated in all categories at BizRate.com or other such service
• Be a member of the Better Business Bureau, Truste, Verisign or other business watchdog organizations
• Print out most if not all of the page without problems at your normal printer settings
• Conform as closely as possible to standards for readability
• Have excellent products with a good customer service and returns policy
• Publish and stand behind a strong privacy policy that guards against the sale or transfer of your information. (Even so, when shopping at any online site, you should read the company privacy policy and make sure you understand it before giving them your information.)

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Tips About Online Auctions

Auctions are just that - auctions! That they are online does not stop your bid from being a binding agreement, and don't forget that you will have the same possibility of trouble with people through an online auction that you might with buying and selling at a swap meet locally. And worse, the people you buy from or sell to could be long distance, making problem-solving difficult.

Some good tips:

• Deal with people who have a lot of experience - and you can find out about people as part of a reputable auction site!
• Buy from people who accept PayPal or some other payment service that is a third party. Companies like PayPal will gaurd you from fraud and protect your credit card information.
• Don't send payment or credit card information to someone with a short history in the auction system or someone who won't reveal a real street address and phone number.
• Print out what you bid on and your confirmations as reminders - you may have to complete a transaction in a certain period of time and it will be handy to have a copy to refer to.
• Deal with dealers or vendors who stake their business on the auction system first - these folks are most likely to be reputable.
• Read user comments about the people you want to buy from before placing a bid.

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