Meeting for Online Transactions Requires Vigilance

[The Patriot]

Over the past few years, we've seen swift growth in the number of websites and smartphone apps that allow users to buy or sell items online. Soldiers may be enticed by these virtual marketplaces for their ability to provide a means to quickly exchange goods or rid themselves of excess property prior to a change of duty station move. While many of these transactions will live up to expectations, one should carefully evaluate the risk before running in blind with hopes of making some fast money or scoring a deal that seems too good to be true.

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