Another notable problem is the ability to rip someone off with wording and shipping costs. Many people may only charge a small amount for the item, but list the shipping for an outrageous amount, actually costing more than if you bought it local or through a retail store online. Wording can also get people into trouble. Some people will sell information to a good deal on <insert item here> and some people think they are selling the actual item. With these problems, that’s why I suggest Craigslist.org

Craigslist.org is free to use, buyer or seller. It was offered a buyout, but Craig (the owner) who has a very small office in California (San Fransisco, I believe), did not budge because he believes in it staying free. Another benefit is that everything and anything is listed on Craigslist, such as dating, and services. There are local versions of each site for your nearest large city, so give it a try.

One thing I must note is that Ebay does have quick payment and has checks in place to fight against fraud listings and buyers/sellers.

Lastly, I must just ask that you give craigslist.org a try and see how you like it. And if you do, feel free to give it a little donation for staying free for everyone and remaining what the internet should be about.

People want free stuff. I do, my friends do, and I’m sure you do. One site that aims to do this is FreePay.com. Don’t be too skeptical because I myself actually took advantage of their offers and won not only an iPod Shuffle, an iPod 30GB Photo, but a Nikon Digital Camera, and an Xbox.

FreePay offers plenty of tech gadgets, from iPods, to Desktops and Laptops, and even Xbox 360′s and PS3s. Whatever site you choose to actually try for, make sure you look up what it requires and what are the best offers to complete. What do I mean?

Say you are wanting to get an iPod and it requires you to sign up, complete an offer, and have 8 people complete offers of their own. What this means is that you need to sign up, participate in one of their sponsored products or services, and then get 8 of your friends to sign up under you (using your referal link) and also complete an offer. Now you don’t get credit if your friend gets someone to sign up under them, so make sure you get to people first, because once they sign up and complete an offer for a site, they aren’t allowed to do it again for that particular site.

Here is where you can take advantage of the internet. Make sure you go to Free Ipod Guide Forums and read through what people are saying about each site and their offers. People give you hints on which ones are free, or the cheapest, and the easiest to cancel. You can also trade sites with people (WARNING: Read the rules first so you don’t get scammed by someone and complete an offer for them but get nothing in return) if you can’t get friends and family to sign up, or simply pay them to do so (might cost you $5 per referral, but if you had to get 8 for an iPod that is $300, well then your iPod only costs you $40, see how you win). Anyhow make sure to go to the forums and read. This short amount of reading could save you the hassle of choosing the wrong product or service to try. Good luck!

Write the list of free items, explain the freeipodforum site. Also explain how it works and how you got the items the first time.