Your article mentioned onrebate.com as offering good options; however before using them I checked first via Google and found hundreds of people claiming fraud. They did not get paid regardless !

See some of the complaints:

SCAMS Onrebate.com / TigerDirect.com
http://www.tigerdirectsucks.org

This shows that TigerDirect and Onrebate.com are SAME:
http://jerryfeil.com/tigerdirect.htm

YOUR PERSONAL information is for SALE:
http://glaserlists.com/Lists/OnRebate%20Enhanced.htm
http://directmag.com/mag/marketing_listline_29/

PLENTY about Onrebate.com:
http://www.tigerdirectsucks.org/index.php?disp=comments
http://www.ripoffreport.com/results.asp?q1=ALL&q4=&q6=&q3=&q2=&q7=&searchtype=0&submit2=Search!&q5=OnRebate
http://www.xpbargains.com/xpricer.php/store_reviews__store--Tigerdirect....
http://www.resellerratings.com/forum/showthread.php?t=117159&page=2
http://digg.com/tech_news/TigerDirect_and_OnRebate_Scam
http://www.thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=431408
http://forums.slickdeals.net/archive/index.php?t-189363.html
http://www.bl3nder.com/music/rhapsody/reduced.php?entry=NBSPMNTBRPBLKSPT...
http://forums.windrivers.com/archive/index.php/t-60292.html
http://digg.com/technology/Tiger_Direct_uses_False_Advertising_to_get_sa...
http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=321865

FTC ruling against tigerdirect in 1999 for their deceptive practices, not honoring warranties, bait and switch tactics etc?

http://www.ftc.gov/os/1999/11/tigerdirectcmp.htm
http://www.ftc.gov/os/1999/11/tigerdirect.do.htm

FTC ruling and penalties against COMPUSA for the very same Perversions & Peccadillos.
http://www.out-law.com/page-5384
http://www.out-law.com/www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/0223278/050311agreecompus...

Where to complaint:

File a Complaint with the Florida Attorney General's Consumer Protection Office

http://www.myfloridalegal.com/ConsumerComplaint.pdf

File a Complaint with the Miami-Dade County's Consumer Services Department

http://www.miamidade.gov/csd/complaint.asp

File a Complaint with the Palm Beach County's Consumer Affairs Division

http://www.pbcgov.com/pubsafety/consumer/html/home.asp

File a Complaint with your state's Attorney General's Office

File a dispute with your credit card company (if the purchase was made by credit card)

Typically, you have 60 days to file a dispute with your credit card company. The credit card company will then initiate a dispute between you and the merchant's bank.

If all else fails, file a dispute at your local Small Claims Court.

Ask Microsoft not to allow TigerDirect to sell Microsoft products:

Bill Benton
Sales Manager
Microsoft
Bill.Benton@microsoft.com
Fax: 425-936-7329

The brains and pockets keeping your money:

Systemax, Inc., ONREBATE.com AND TigerDirect's parent company