I expect there are lots of ways of avoiding such sites but it is hard when you are searching for the best price of something to be sure a site is safe.
DS who is very savvy just looked at one and said "Everything looked real. Contact form, secure payment etc. Proper ads on google." but it wasn't. He suggested that if we are not entirely sure we look at:
www.scamadviser.com/ .
I hope this helps someone to avoid being scammed.
What were the first ever records that you bought and when?
Parents-in-Law. What do/did you call them?