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The Retaliatory Feedback Problem: Evidence from eBay and a Proposed Solution

The Retaliatory Feedback Problem: Evidence from eBay and a Proposed Solution
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Author(s): Ross A. Malaga (Montclair State University, USA)
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 8
Source title: Information Systems Research Methods, Epistemology, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Aileen Cater-Steel (University of Southern Queensland, Australia)and Latif Al-Hakim (University of Southern Queensland, Australia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-040-0.ch019

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Abstract

Online auctions are an increasingly popular avenue for completing electronic transactions. Many online auction sites use some type of reputation (feedback) system—where parties to a transaction can rate each other. However, retaliatory feedback threatens to undermine these systems. Retaliatory feedback occurs when one party in a transaction believes that the other party will leave them a negative feedback if they do the same. This chapter examines data gathered from E-Bay in order to show that retaliatory feedback exists and to categorize the problem. A simple solution to the retaliatory feedback problem—feedback escrow—is described.

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