An exploratory investigation of problematic online auction behaviors: Experiences of eBay users

Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-16

  Peters, Cara ^a   Bodkin, Charles D ^b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

eBay Internet addiction; Online retail auctions; Qualitative consumer research

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33750465214     PISSN: 09696989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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