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ABA Law Info: Buying and Selling (Shopping)

Buying and Selling

   
 

From buying a new car to operating a small business, click on a topic below to learn more about the laws that regulate your commercial transactions.

Consumer Law
· ABA Gift Card Consumer Tips - information on avoiding unintended surprises with gift cards. www.abanet.org/buslaw/r/0003.html
· ABA Consejos para Consumidores: Obsequiar y Recibir Tarjetas Regalo www.abanet.org/buslaw/committees/CL230000pub/giftcard/home_esp.shtml
· ABA Guide to Consumer Law - available free online or for purchase. www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/books/consumer/home.html
· Contracts and
Consumer Law www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/books/family_legal_guide
/chapter_9.pdf

Automobiles
· General information.
www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/books/family_legal_guide
/chapter_10.pdf

· Buying, selling, or leasing a vehicle. www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/vehicle.html

Internet and Online Shopping
· SafeShopping.org - information on ordering safely when shopping online. www.safeshopping.org
· SafeSelling.org - information based on frequently asked questions that arise during the creation, launch and operation of an online store or other e-commerce venture. www.safeselling.org
· Facts About Privacy and Cyberspace www.abanet.org/media/factbooks/cyberspace.pdf

Small Businesses
· Forming and operating a small business - an introduction. www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/books/family_legal_guide
/chapter_12.pdf

· Securing capital for a new business. www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/businesscapital.html
· State and local laws that affect new businesses. www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/businessnew.html
· Home-based businesses.
www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/businesshome.html