Buy Not From Shopping Search Engines

DSLRBlog explains to us why we shouldn't buy photography gear from online shopping search engines. To summarize, he mentions the "If it's too good to be true" rule as well as discusses how some of the scammy online stores work. He then offers three tips for buying camera gear, which I think are pretty good.

1. Buy from brick and mortar stores. You can test (usually), hold and get a feel for what you're actually buying.
2. Talk to others who you trust for recommendations about buying through online stores.
3. Credit cards offer you a bit of protection, so pay with them if at all possible.

These tips are great in the realm of photography, but I think these are generally good rules to follow.