Sellers' quality claims in online auctions: evidence from eBay Online publication date: Sun, 12-Aug-2007
by Jianwei Hou
International Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing (IJEMR), Vol. 1, No. 4, 2007
Abstract: Quality uncertainty is a major problem in online auctions owing to the physical separation between sellers and bidders. To reduce potential bidders' quality uncertainty, sellers often send quality signals to assure their product quality. This study investigates whether a seller's self-made quality claim can be perceived as a quality signal by bidders. The empirical results show that a seller's self-made quality claim has no effect on the auction outcomes (e.g., odds of a sale and price) regardless of how reputable the seller is.
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