Consumer motivations and concerns in online auctions: An exploratory study

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 181-192

  Cameron, Dylan D ^a   Galloway, Alison ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auctions; Consumers; Ebay; Internet; Online

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547099958     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2005.00385.x     Document Type: Article

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