Checked online shops for home and garden

Home and garden is a strongly seasonal category, and dubious providers follow that season very closely. Late summer and autumn bring a wave of shops for heaters, wood stoves, firewood and pellets; spring brings garden furniture, pools, lawnmowers and greenhouses. The pattern is much the same each time: a domain only weeks old; a range offering precisely what is currently scarce or expensive in specialist retail; and advance bank transfer as the only payment method, often paired with a note that only a few units remain. With fuels there is an added twist: the quantities are large, so high amounts fall due in a single transfer. Furniture and furnishings are likewise often advertised with product photos taken from well-known manufacturers. The shops listed here have been checked automatically against technical and formal characteristics, not for their ability to deliver or for product quality. For large orders, check the company in the commercial register, insist on a payment method with buyer protection, and distrust any offer that sits well below the regional market price while promising immediate delivery.

This overview currently holds 159 checked domains: 109 assessed as dangerous, 3 as suspicious and 47 with no objections. Most common domain endings in this group: .com (67), .shop (34), .de (30), .at (12).

Checked domains

By check date

Recently checked 100

By initial letter

A 963B 1174C 622D 688E 516F 593G 676H 628I 251J 163K 503L 551M 936N 325O 359P 648Q 45R 474S 1270T 651U 137V 344W 450X 39Y 73Z 1410–9 83

By assessment

Danger 9004Suspicious 2604No major warning 1695

By sector

Health & pharmacy 88Fashion & apparel 421Shoes 134Electronics 168Beauty & cosmetics 142Home & garden 159

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