Thanks for your reply's everyone! You guys explained a lot to me as to why people continue to purchase online!
No specific post prompted this one really. I've been wondering for awhile about this, but never remembered to post about it. Seeing all the threads about scams, and hearing about scams on other sites made me wonder about it. THen when I saw the thread about the scam being in the newspaper it just reminded me that I should post my question.