51.   Options can be bought through just about any broker, offline or online.

52.   One obstacle Egghead faces is consumer concern about buying through the Internet.

53.   Porter still buys through eBay.

54.   Reliable statistics on orders in Pakistan are difficult to get because big retailers often buy through third parties.

55.   Recently, dot-com companies have approached Boston offering deals such as a percent of revenues if students buy through a Web site.

56.   Residents may even band together to bargain for cheaper power, buying it through homeowner associations or apartment owners.

57.   Repeat buyers, analysts say, tend to buy through other channels like mail order or directly from the manufacturer.

58.   Seely points out that such investor favorites as Microsoft, Cisco Systems and Dell Computer do not offer dividend reinvestment plans, but they can be bought through Sharebuilder.com.

59.   Sellers are not required to prove that an Indian relic was bought through legal channels.

60.   She suggested that people buying through online auctions should use escrow services instead of sending money directly to sellers.