There's always somewhat of a gamble buying big ticket items online. Most of us have done it and will continue to do so but you really need to do your homework first. Buy from an online retailer that you know about from personal experience, reviews, etc. But,as the saying goes, if the price seems to be to good to be true...........
There's been lots and lots of returns for various reasons so a good price on a tv may be a return item, with nothing more wrong with it than the original buyer didn't get his S-IPS panel or whatever. So they have to, or should, resell it as "used" and not at their full retail price.
READ THE FINE PRINT FOR RETURNS and understand what it says. I've seen folks have return issues on tv's because they bought at 37" and the fine print said no returns on tv's smaller that 42". Or there is a hefty restocking fee, or you have to pay for return shipping. If it's a reputable dealer, and you have read and understood their return policy, you should be ok as long as you've done your research on the particular model of tv you want. Buying tv's nowadays is not as easy as it used to be. Too many choices and marketing hype from all of the manufacturers. FWIW, I got educated here and then bought mine from our local BB.
There's been lots and lots of returns for various reasons so a good price on a tv may be a return item, with nothing more wrong with it than the original buyer didn't get his S-IPS panel or whatever. So they have to, or should, resell it as "used" and not at their full retail price.
READ THE FINE PRINT FOR RETURNS and understand what it says. I've seen folks have return issues on tv's because they bought at 37" and the fine print said no returns on tv's smaller that 42". Or there is a hefty restocking fee, or you have to pay for return shipping. If it's a reputable dealer, and you have read and understood their return policy, you should be ok as long as you've done your research on the particular model of tv you want. Buying tv's nowadays is not as easy as it used to be. Too many choices and marketing hype from all of the manufacturers. FWIW, I got educated here and then bought mine from our local BB.