Buying stuff from the web or television

So I'm watching TV, and I see another commercial for cash4gold. Basically it says contact us and we end you an envelope and you put your gold inside and get money for it. So out of pure curiosity, I went and googled it and added the word scam at the end. I think everyone who is interested in buying something off the net or tv should use google and add the word sucks or scam at the end. You will come up with lots of interesting things. I came up with an incredible amount of dirt on this cash4gold stuff. Apparently there are testimonials from many ex customers and even employees discrediting them.
So people be sure to remember, not everything you see on tv is what it implies it is. Leaving loop holes just so the truth is twisted or left off enough to make them not liable for false advertising. You can read about the employee here: http://consumerist.com/5144296/10-confessions-of-a-cash4gold-employee. You can read about some customer 1st hand experience with pictures here of what actually happens and their "process" : http://cockeyed.com/citizen/goldkit/cheat.shtml .

Does anyone think about the saying "buyer beware" after reading this? Not that you are buying, but maybe they should make a new saying to match "sellers beware also." Things like this happen all the time. You guys may not think much of it but there are tons of people paying (with their gold) for that commercial to be broadcasted on tv everyday.

I am so scared to buy stuff on the net. I refuse to use my credit card on here. So what I did was go and buy a prepaid visa from walmart. You go and sign up your card with their website and they send you a new one with your name on it. But until its sent to you, you can use it like a normal credit card on the net. You can even add it as a credit card on paypal. It might not stop people from overcharging you if you have extra money on the card. But it will definitely stop them from cleaning out your banking account. The prepaid card costs $3 to get. And after that $3 a month. For my personal security, I don't think thats too much at all.