How can I check if a new e-commerce site is legit before shopping?

The biggest trap people fall for is the green padlock icon or SSL certificate. SSL is free nowadays and can be set up in seconds; all it means is the connection is encrypted, not that the site is honest. What you actually need to check is the tax registration of the company issuing the invoices.

The quickest practical tip you can give your clients is this: go all the way to the checkout page. If there is no 3D Secure confirmation code sent to their phone or if the page says "technical issue, please transfer money to this account," close the tab immediately.

Even an ETBİS registration isn't a 100% guarantee on its own. There have been cases where someone incorporated, registered with ETBİS, took orders for a few months, never shipped anything and went under. ETBİS is a must but it always has to be cross-checked with delivery history on independent consumer complaint platforms.

nobody's gonna sell an item worth 12 thousand lira on the market for 1800 lira anyway. the biggest verification is a common sense filter. like before any official check customers need to question how realistic the price is.

Add these items to your checklist as well: 1) Check the dates of their social media accounts' first posts and see if comments are turned off. 2) Call the landline number on the contact page during business hours to see if a corporate switchboard answers. 3) Be skeptical if only a neighborhood is listed instead of a full address on the site.

An acquaintance of mine got scammed out of 2,200 TL just like this last month. They had made an exact clone of a real brand's website, adding just a single letter to the domain name. The interface was flawless, but on the checkout screen, the money was pulled directly without an approval code ever arriving.

Roughly two-thirds of the similar complaints we receive originate from sites opened via heavy-discount links in social media ads with domain registrations under 15 days old. Just checking the domain registration date prevents a huge portion of these scams.

Under the Tüketicinin Korunması Hakkında Kanun, it is a legal requirement for sellers in distance contracts to clearly state their full identity, address, and the terms of the right of withdrawal. Platforms that fail to include these statutory texts are directly subject to administrative sanctions.

We experienced almost the exact same thing last year. When making decisions, write down the worst-case scenario too not just the best.

If you have questions, write them; I'll answer as best I can.

I've been dealing with this for a long time. Start with a small trial; don't commit to everything at once.

That's all, sorry if I went on too long.

I completely agree. When making a decision first look at what data you have on hand.

This is my opinion, I'm not claiming it's absolute truth.

Could you elaborate on that? If you scold false alarms, nobody will report again.

My questions are cleared up, thanks. When making decisions, write down the worst-case scenario too, not just the best.

Most time waste accumulates in tasks waiting for approval. This is my opinion I'm not claiming it's absolute truth.

You're right, I've been down that road too. The biggest time-waster for us was not knowing who had the final say.

Don't rely on a single measure; go layer by layer. If I were you, I'd go this route.

Do you think this works at any scale? If the notification path is long, notifications don't arrive; missing notifications mean delayed incident detection.

Hope this helps.

We experienced almost the exact same thing last year. When you try to change everything at once nothing settles.

If you get three different answers on a topic, the question was asked wrong. If you post the result here, it will help others too.

Let me write how it's done in practice. Hasty decisions become decisions you have to fix six months later.

The real issue isn't the number, but what it's based on. If you have questions write them; I'll answer as best I can.

We need to make a distinction here. The answer varies greatly by industry; there is no one-size-fits-all rule.

Proven by experience.