Buying video games online

June 21, 2006 9:52am CST
What are the basic principles one should follow while trying to buy vide games online.
17 responses
@ssh123 (31073)
• India
18 Aug 06
everything is explained at www.eBay.com
• Indonesia
20 Nov 06
thans for your info
• United States
9 Jan 07
if you are going to buy anything online you should have a decent anti spywar and anti virus software. if you dont, if any spyware gets on your computer it can look into the account numbers and passwords and such things that u put into the webtite to buy your item (like a credit card number or a bank account. my mom had a paypal account and she transferred some money to her bank and someone had gotten her bank account info and used it to take money out of her account.
@desiret (2117)
• Italy
26 Nov 06
it depends... i'm using Fish Tycoon, the trial version is very short, about 1 day. so now i have to buy it. there are some sites that can allow you to buy it and pay with paypal. that's why i'm here basically. my idea is to earn as much as possible and buy this game.
@mayakup (1303)
• United States
26 Nov 06
go to www.eBay.com to find out everything
• United States
8 Jan 07
Why buy any video games when you can just as easily go and download them for free? You can download the game for free... try it out and if you like it go buy it... Im a strong believer in trying ANY game for any of my consoles, or systems first before I buy them. Packaging and pictures leaves much to be desired and honestly I have spent enough money over the years on games I tought were going to be good but then turned out to suck. So now I TRY BEFORE I BUY Try a reputable torrent site like demonoid.com or isohunt.com
• United States
9 Jan 07
if you are going to buy anything online you should have a decent anti spywar and anti virus software. if you dont, if any spyware gets on your computer it can look into the account numbers and passwords and such things that u put into the webtite to buy your item (like a credit card number or a bank account. my mom had a paypal account and she transferred some money to her bank and someone had gotten her bank account info and used it to take money out of her account.
@cyrux004 (948)
• India
18 Aug 06
You can consider this is normal online transaction. Same rules applies here. You need a cc , paypal or any other payment that the site allows. Instead of going to sites like ebay and all i suggest you buy the game direct from game's site itself.
@dlufel (423)
• Australia
23 Sep 06
go to a really big website .. dont go to small ones .. big ones usually has more protection
@blessonje (1651)
• India
25 Sep 06
i play chess online in pogo.com
22 Sep 06
Read review sites such as www.ign.com and www.gamespot.com you can’t go wrong with those sites, there’s also boards where people post their comments on the games themselves. If youre buying them for a PC unsure you’re computer is up to scratch and meet the requirements, occasionally you’ll have to hunt them down yourself. Usually if you buy a game, open it, find out you’re computer isn’t good enough the online store won’t take it back because they can’t prove you’re doing it as piracy.
• United States
26 Nov 06
go to amazon.com
@emisle (3822)
• Ireland
26 Nov 06
i like http://www.cdwow.com. They ship your items out for free.
@emisle (3822)
• Ireland
26 Nov 06
and ebay is good too, just check the reputation of the seller first to make sure they are reliable.
@gudindin (529)
• Brazil
26 Nov 06
i play online games...
@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
18 Aug 06
Research the game at different online forums, reviews, and places where people place their opinions about video games. This way you know if you are getting a quality product.
@pcruz77 (449)
• Guam
18 Aug 06
I used to buy my games at amazon.com and i would rceive them the following week. That was because we didn't have any good places here on Guam that had the games i wanted on stock, until the opened GameStop and Playntrade. Now i can reserve them in advacne and get the games when they come out... I love those places.
@kingkaze (113)
• United States
18 Aug 06
There are a few sites that give you points for trading games online to buy other games, one site i know is www.goozex.com when i signed up i got 100 points and a free transaction. Thats basically a free game! I searched for a while and found the game i wanted that was worth 100 points and requested it. Within 3 days of the person who had it up for trade had accepted my offer i recieved my game in the mail without a scratch, so that was basically a free game just for signing up for the site!!!!