online shopping..

Online shopping is the process whereby consumers directly buy goods or services from a seller in real-time, without an intermediary service, over the internet. 

online shopping was famous since year 1999... there are so many people sales thing through the online store.. there are a few website that are famous about this online shopping, example http://ebay.This Online shop is the most famous among the entire world.. In Malaysia http://www.mudah.my/ is the most famous online shopping website.. People sale many thing in this websit includes house, car, household and anything that they can sale.

In america this is a way for them to make thier money. This online shopping is easy to use because we just need to surt the internet "key in it's tittle " and "click" for the stuff that we like and wait for the item 2 deliver at our house.  West people always do thier online shopping through this way. For them this kind of shop can help them to save money and save energy to go shopping at the shopping mall. Online shopping is the ability to purchase at bargain price because it is more cheaper than the shopping mall. Research has shown that people who shop on online ways saved more than the shoppng mall. This is because the online shop also sale the original product for second-hand but still in good condition, if you buy at the mall the price might higer than the online shop. There are many benefits on online shopping. To those who had never try before you should try to shop at the online shopping. This might a new experience for you all. Have a try. :)

the disadvantages of online shopping is :

Fraud and security concerns

Given the lack of ability to inspect merchandise before purchase, consumers are at higher risk of fraud on the part of the merchant than in a physical store. Merchants also risk fraudulent purchases using stolen credit cards or fraudulent repudiation of the online purchase. With a warehouse instead of a retail storefront, merchants face less risk from physical theft.

Lack of full cost disclosure

The lack of full disclosure with regards to the total cost of purchase is one of the concerns of online shopping. While it may be easy to compare the base price of an item online, it may not be easy to see the total cost up front as additional fees such as shipping are often not be visible until the final step in the checkout process. The problem is especially evident with cross-border purchases, where the cost indicated at the final checkout screen may not include additional fees that must be paid upon delivery such as duties.

Privacy

Privacy of personal information is a significant issue for some consumers. Different legal jurisdictions have different laws concerning consumer privacy, and different levels of enforcement. Many consumers wish to avoid spam and telemarketing which could result from supplying contact information to an online merchant. In response, many merchants promise not to use consumer information for these purposes, or provide a mechanism to opt-out of such contacts.