# Can I ask opinions on a certain website? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 24, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-ask-opinions-on-a-certain-website/389245 "2007-01-24T15:28:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-ask-opinions-on-a-certain-website/389245/1 "2007-01-24T15:28:35Z")
I don’t know anything about the website in which I want to inquire. I’m looking to buy some box set DVDs and this website seems to offer prices that seem too good to be true. So it makes me kind of paranoid to send these guys my money. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2007, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-ask-opinions-on-a-certain-website/389245/2 "2007-01-24T16:13:53Z")
Sure you can ask - this will probably wind up in the “IMHO” section, as that’s our home for polls and questions looking for opinions. What’s the site? There’s a better than good chance that someone here has encountered them already. If not, you might be able to plug their name into Google along with terms like “review” or “complain” or even try things like “fraud” “bootleg” or “illegal” if you’re that concerned about them. If you can find where they’re located (assuning they’re in the US) you can also plug their name into the Better Business Bureau ([www.bbb.org](http://www.bbb.org)) and see if they have a ton of complaints against them. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2007, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-ask-opinions-on-a-certain-website/389245/3 "2007-01-24T16:33:30Z")
Of course you can. Why would this be a problem? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2007, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-ask-opinions-on-a-certain-website/389245/4 "2007-01-24T20:15:05Z")
I’m not a mind-reader, but perhaps SHAKES was concerned about the possibility of the site selling illegal merchandise or dabbling in copyright violations, since the prices seem “too good to be true”? ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-ask-opinions-on-a-certain-website/389245/5 "2007-01-26T02:39:36Z")
[QUOTE=Arnold Winkelried] I’m not a mind-reader, but perhaps SHAKES was concerned about the possibility of the site selling illegal merchandise or dabbling in copyright violations, since the prices seem “too good to be true”? [/QUOTE] Carnack er, um, **Arnold Winkelried** nailed it. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-ask-opinions-on-a-certain-website/389245/6 "2007-01-26T10:49:53Z")
Yeah, but in context here: You’re not advertising a site, you’re asking a question, you’re looking for information, you’re not trolling for the site. We can tell the difference. Mostly.