TY  - JOUR
AB  - Research was undertaken to assess the level of fraud and precautions against fraud in Internet auctions. A trial run was also carried out of placing items for auction with eBay and then bidding for them. It is concluded that Internet auctions are severely disadvantaged in comparison to traditional auctions because of their inability to check the quality or provenance of items on offer. The attempts of Internet auction houses to prevent potential fraud have loopholes and can therefore be manipulated of the unscrupulous.The current checks Internet auction houses impose are therefore not enough to eradicate this growing problem. Recommendations are made to a number of di ¡erent stakeholders,such as the government and the auction industry.
VL  - 53
IS  - 7
SN  - 0001-253X
DO  - 10.1108/EUM0000000007060
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000007060
AU  - Bywell Charlotte E.
AU  - Oppenheim Charles
PY  - 2001
Y1  - 2001/01/01
TI  - Fraud on Internet auctions
T2  - Aslib Proceedings
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 265
EP  - 272
Y2  - 2024/05/07
ER  -