Abstract:Information asymmetry between sellers and buyers is inherent in online markets where transactions often occur between strangers. Trust-building mechanisms such as seller feedback ratings have reduced these problems because a seller’s feedback ratings build buyers’ trust in the seller before they engage in a transaction. However, these ratings are retrospective, that is, they generate information about a transaction after it is completed, rather than during the transaction itself. Additionally, they are based o… Show more
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