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Decision Support Systems
An integrated model exploring sellers' strategies in eBay auctions
Electronic Commerce Research
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International Journal of Electronic Commerce
Procurement models in the agricultural supply chain: A case study of online coffee auctions in India
Electronic Commerce Research and Applications
Online consumer-to-consumer market in China - A comparative study of Taobao and eBay
Electronic Commerce Research and Applications
Delegation of Control in Administrative Procedures
DEON '08 Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Deontic Logic in Computer Science
Parasitism and Internet auction fraud: An exploration
Information and Organization
Technical opinion: Online auctions hidden metrics
Communications of the ACM - A Direct Path to Dependable Software
A comparison of fraud cues and classification methods for fake escrow website detection
Information Technology and Management
Electronic Commerce Research and Applications
Reputation inflation detection in a Chinese C2C market
Electronic Commerce Research and Applications
Vickrey vs. eBay: Why Second-Price Sealed-Bid Auctions Lead to More Realistic Price-Demand Functions
International Journal of Electronic Commerce
The importance of individual characteristics on consideration sets for online auction buyers
Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research
Personality and cognitive style as predictors of preference for working in virtual teams
Computers in Human Behavior
Information and Management
Distributing trusted third parties
ACM SIGACT News
Bidding strategies in online single-unit auctions: Their impact and satisfaction
Information and Management
Seller heterogeneity in electronic marketplaces: A study of new and experienced sellers in eBay
Decision Support Systems
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Internet fraud has been on the rise in online consumer-to-consumer (C2C) auction markets, posing serious challenges to people's trust in electronic markets. Among various remedies to promote trust and reduce trader's risk, online escrow service has been proposed as a trusted third party to protect online transactions from Internet fraud. However, whether an escrow service constitutes a viable business model for a trusted third party to effectively block Internet fraud remains an open question. This research proposes a dynamic game model for online traders and a profit maximization model for the escrow service provider. Through the investigation of the optimal strategies of online traders, we explore the relationships among traders' decision making, escrow service fee rates, and adoption rates. We reveal the demand for escrow services and establish the optimal pricing rule for the escrow service provider. A numerical study based on the theoretical analysis is conducted to provide detailed guidelines of the model application for an escrow service provider and to explore if the escrow service is a viable business model in C2C auction markets.