There’s much territory to explore within the four corners of the internet, but often when it comes to online shopping, it’s just too easy to rely on the mega-stores like eBay and Amazon.com. While there are hundreds of shady stores that might take your credit card number and never send you what you ordered, there are also thousands of legitimate boutiques and specialty stores plying unique wares.

Wired takes a look at some of the wacky e-commerce stores