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Last checked 11/15/2000

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    Comparison Shopping/Search Engines:
  • Froogle is a search engine for products that is brought is us by the Google folks.
  • Yahoo Shopping4 out of 5
  • mySimon4 out of 5 searches for various categories of products including books, CD's, hardware, and software. Shows a comparison of prices on various sites.
  • Price Grabber4 out of 5 is a shopping bot which will find the best price of goods in almost all categories. They also have a newsletter so you can be informed of bargains in your desired category.
  • Price Watch4 out of 5 searches for computer products on the Web. Shows comparison prices.
  • Shopper4 out of 5 from CNet, has a great computer products search engine and comparison page.
  • CompareNet4 out of 5 - incomparable comparisons. Includes product information, side-by-side comparisons, reviews, etc.
  • Deja.com4 out of 5 gives you reviews written by the public collected from news groups. A little hard to navigate but worth a visit.
  • Consumer World4 out of 5 has links to all kinds of consumer resources. They have a great list of links to comparison sites, a price checker, links to sites showing what's on sale at brick and mortar stores, etc. Plus, they have a very large list of links to bargain sites4 out of 5.
  • Respond.com4 out of 5 You tell them what you are looking for and they send your request out to a bunch of sellers who will contact you. Very good service.
  • Buy It Online - search for a site that sells your desired item and then buy it. A searchable index is included. This site is supposed to be good at finding offbeat items such as handicrafts and specialty foods.
  • Computer Shopper from ZDNet, will search for an item and give you side-by-side comparison prices that it found at various sites on the Web. Mostly computers and accessories.
  • PriceScan4 out of 5 If you buy computer equipment online, PriceScan may save you some time. You enter the equipment you want, a manufacturer if you prefer one, and a price you want to pay, and it will give you the lowest priced web retailer it can find.
  • mySimon searches for items in a bunch of categories although the selection of items within a category can be very limited.
  • C|Net's Comparison is useful when looking for a good price on computer related equipment.
  • RoboShopper will search for goods available to you on the Web.
  • Shopping Bots - useful if you already know what you want and just want the lowest price.
  • eSmarts has a collection of up-to-date reviews of shopping sites.
  • DealTime - you select a category and enter what you're looking for and this bot goes out and finds it for you. Shows comparison pricing. Good search engine.
  • Shopbot will help you find specific goods.
  • Deal Pilot does comparison shopping for books, music, and videos.
  • AddAll searches for book prices in thiry online book stores.
  • AllBookStores does an excellent job of searching for book prices online book stores.
  • Shopping List You enter your zip code and select a shopping category and this shopping bot returns with a list of items in the selected category on sale in stores in your area.
  • LycoShop will give comparison prices and has a filter on its search that allows you to define your preferences and features for specific products
  • Monitors 101 has some nice info on monitors and their characteristics.
  • Active Buyers Guide finds products and reviews based on your preferences.
  • Shopping Sleuth will find information on the product that you are considering. Most of the information is public opinion but also have more solid reviews and comparisons.
  • Health Product Price compares prices of health products at various e-stores.
  • Best Web Buys is a search engine for various products but is especially useful for finding low prices on books.

    CD's, Records, Video Tapes:
  • CD Universe5 stars has a great selection. Along with a list of CD's, a search for a particular artist will display a list of similar artists and a list of artistic roots. Good prices.
  • Reel.com5 stars sells video tapes.
  • CDNow has a bunch of music CD's for purchase and industry gossip for reading. Has all kinds of info on recording artists and music including a music dictionary, suggestions on how to build a classical music library, etc.
  • Half.com has discounted pricing on CD's, videos, books, and games.
  • Imix allows you to create your own CD.
  • Music Maker sells compilations and single song CD's.
  • CD World has a good selection.
  • BMG
  • Tower Records
  • Sam Goody
  • MyMusic.com says they have the top 200 CD's for less than $10.
  • Tunes sells music CD's. You can listen to the first 30 seconds of each song on an album.
  • One site that allows you to pick out tunes and have them pressed to CD for you is Supersonic
  • Collector's Choice sells old and hard to find CD's and tapes.
  • GEMM for hard to find CD's.
  • Cash For CDs buys your used CD's.
  • BuyVideos sells movies.
  • Bigstar has a large collection of videos for sale.
  • BlockBuster sells videos and CD's.
  • Critics Choice sells videos, specializing in the hard-to-find stuff.
  • All Vinyl sells old vinyl records (33's, 45's, 78's).
  • GEMM The Global Electronic Music Marketplace has links to thousands of sellers of music, book, and video sites. Kind of an e-Bay style exchange. It has a search engine.
  • CDExchange sells used CD's and DVD's.
  • Second Spin sells used CD's and DVD's.

    Housing 4 Sale/Rent:
  • Zillow.com Based on some unknown and proprietary algorithm, Zillow attempts to tell you what your home, or any home in your neighborhood, is worth.
  • Home.com - property search (very few matches on test search), rental search, calculators, tips and advice.
  • HomeSeekers - property search (only a few matches on test search), foreclosure listings, information on neighborhoods, tips and advice.
  • RealEstate.com - property search (you can only search by large metro areas not municipalities), moving, insurance, etc.
  • Realtor.com - sponsored by National Association of Realtors - property search (best number of matches), moving, insurance .
  • HomeScout permits you to search its database for a house in a specific location or price range.
  • Home Hunter is sponsored by Philly News. You can search its database for property for sale or you can specify what you are looking for and they will e-mail you when it shows up. They deal in all types of real estate including rentals. They also have videos of homes for sale.
  • Owners Network sells houses directly through the owners.
  • Home Fair - info on buying a home, moving, etc. Includes calculators, city reports, search databases, etc. Includes a number of useful calculators.
  • IRED is the International Real Estate Directory which has sections for each county within state.
  • Microsoft's HomeAdvisor helps you find a home that meets your preferences.
  • Realtor.com helps you find a home or neighborhood that meets your preferences. The site also has other info associated with home buying. There is a section for southeastern Pennsylvania.
  • Cyber Homes lists homes for sale. You enter an address and a radius, and it will list the homes for sale. Sounds better than it actually works. Very few homes listed but you can get demographic info on neighborhood.
  • QuickenMortgage is a great site for information and calculations related to financing the purchase of a home.
  • ListNet - lists only a few houses but gives Tiger census data of area.
  • Financenter has a number of very useful calculators including one that estimates closing costs.
  • 4WallsinPhilly has information on renting in Philadelphia.
  • Apartments.com has an effective search engine with plenty of options.
  • Apartment Guide - apartment search, furniture, moving, etc.
  • Rent Net helps you find an apartment.
  • Interest.com has interest rates from across the country.
  • Quicken Mortgage Rate/Point comparison is a decision helper.
  • Quicken Mortgage and Home Financing has a bunch of decision helpers and calculators.
  • APBNews Crime Rating - you enter a zip code and it give you a map and general crime rating for how safe the area is.
  • Interest.com compares various mortgage types and rates, has a refinancing section, advice, calculators, etc.
  • Mortgage Bankers Association has mortgage news, advice, tips, tools, etc.
  • HomeFair has a lot of info on moving, where to live, cost of living calculators, geographical comparisons, city reports, etc.
  • Housingmaps.com is a graphical tool that shows you rentals and homes for sale in selected areas.
  • Montgomery County Property Records

    Gifts:
  • Christmas Gifts is a collection of pretty good links to stores. Sorted into categories.
  • Surprise - great collection of ideas for gifts sorted by occasion and the characteristic of the recipient.
  • Unique Gifts has some special gifts with special prices (if you know what I mean).
  • Wonderfully Whacky Gifts has "unique and unusual gifts".
  • Gift Certificates sells gift certificates for about 200 big name stores and restaurants. You buy 'super certificates' that the receiver can then trade in for a certificate for a specific merchant. Small charge for service.
  • Give Anything sells gift certificates for about 200 big name stores and restaurants. You buy 'super certificates' that the receiver can then trade in for a certificate for a specific merchant. Small charge for service.
  • Gift Cards sells gift cards for about 100 different merchants.
  • The Guild sells artisan produce - wood, jewelry, photography, accents, sculpture, etc.
Software

Free Stuff

  • The Free Site5 stars has a lot of links to free stuff including free fonts and graphics, product samples, e-mail, and software. Also has a list of company offers to pay you in exchange for filling out a survey or for performing some other trivial act.
  • Virtual Free Stuff5 stars has free software, free samples, free calendar's, etc. Everything is categoized.
  • FreeLance free samples, free CD's, software, catalogs, free e-mail, etc. Good quality and quantity of links.
  • Free Stuff Center has free software, samples, coupons, etc.
  • Free Stuff from Volition.
  • Cool 'n Free Cool? Maybe, but at least it's free.
  • Reference Desk is a huge directory of sites which offer "free" stuff, mostly shareware.
  • Free magazines
  • Free Forum has a lot of free stuff, contests, software, etc.
  • Weekly Freebie has some more free stuff.
  • Free Outlet is sparse, free, and from Compuserve.
  • Free Stuff for Teachers is brought to us by the Mining C.
  • PumpkinHead's Phone Freebies has a list of free offers that you can take advantage of by calling a 800/888 number.
  • Catalog Central where you can sign up for free catalogs.
  • The Daily Freebie has free stuff as well as over 300 catalogs. Stuff is conveniently categorized. There is a lot of stuff here.
  • Internet Shopper has free stuff.
  • Pocket Stuffer
  • The Reference Desk's Free Stuff is a humongous list.
  • Free Center has links to all kinks of free stuff including hosting services, email, program scripts, etc.
  • #1 Free Stuff has rated links to sites that offier free stuff.
  • Trade Publications has a collection of links to free subscriptions to trade publications.
  • Free Legal Forms like wills, power of attorney, etc.
  • Free2Try has a number of categories of stuff you can either try or have for free.
  • FreebieDirectory is a directory of free stuff.
  • DailyDeals
  • Free Samples
  • Free Samples Direct
  • Freeze.com - free games, screensavers, graphics, music, coupons for online stores, etc. - links to other freebie sites.
  • Jumbo - free donwloads - games, fonts, programs, screensavers, music.
  • FreeByte has links to free stuff including graphics.
  • Totally Free Stuff has all kinds of stuff that is free as long as you do some little thing like filling out a survey, or buying a sponsor's product, or by providing very personal and private information so that the vendor can build a marketing profile... (don't get me started), etc.
  • FreeBee The site allows you to see what others are giving away for free and allows you to give your stuff away for free. "We're helping the earth's environment by decreasing stuff in landfills...". Helps you to recycle PC's and phones.
  • Free CycleThis is a recycling site where members can get other's stuff and give away their own stuff - all for free. Free Cycle is moderated by a local volunteer in your neighborhood. Helps you to recycle PC's and phones.
  • Give Away of the Day- a different application is given away free every day.
  • Free Books is an article from the PCWorld folks about where you can find free books.

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