how do i check site safety ?

[Trickster]

dont know where else to ask, so : how do you check, whether or not is certain site safe to shop ? i want to purchase an instrument at www.susato.com but they dont provide paypal option (which is all i use for online payment), they rather want me to give them my debit card details which is driving my (positive) paranoia ...

is there a way to check safety of such payment ? would you trust online vendors to give them your card details ?

to look elsewhere is not an option, susatoś price cant be beaten...

any suggestion is greatly appreciated.

[Bikerdude]

2 things -

 

1. check the site has a contact number and snail mail adress

2. do a google search to see if there any review of said site - like I did

[Fidcal]

They have had the domain for some time and a whois gives their street adress etc...

 

http://www.whois-search.com/whois/susato.com

[Trickster]

sure, i did quick google search, seems to be respectable business. but do you ever type in your debit/credit card info for general net shopping ?

 

International: We accept Visa, MasterCard and Discover credit cards and charge in US dollars only. Bank drafts and International Postal Money Orders in US Dollars are also accepted. Electronic wire transfers are accepted with a $12 sevice fee for orders under $500 - please ask for our bank details.

Sorry, we do not accept American Express or Pay-Pal.

 

so i rather send them money by bank transfer ? (though + $12)

 

 

[Fidcal]

Yes but generally known names. I must admit it is a worry with unknown companies.

[Komag]

In my experience, it is very common to pay with credit card, less common (relatively) to use PayPal

[Trickster]

ok, thanks everybody for clarification, i wasn´t aware its a common payment method, just felt unsafe to typing it all into browser, however it says "https"... i´m being a bit too cautious. So i´m gonna order that bagpipe chanter, god save the neighbours