Scam Prevention1 min read
The Five-Minute Check: Verify Any Shop Before You Pay
Before paying a digital-goods shop, check how long it has been indexed, whether it has any recorded positive feedback, and whether your payment method leaves you recourse. None of these prove a shop is safe; all of them catch the obvious failures.
Why five minutes is enough
Most losses happen because nobody looked. These checks are boring and they work.
What to look at first
- How long the shop has existed in our index
- Whether it has any recorded positive feedback at all
- Whether the payment method leaves you any recourse
What none of this proves
Feedback and sold counts are scraped from each shop's own storefront. Shops control them.
Frequently asked
Does a high rating mean a shop is safe?
No. Ratings and feedback counts are scraped from the shop's own storefront and the shop controls them.