| Internet Marketplaces: The Law of Auctions and Exchanges Online | 
 enlarge | Author: Christina Ramberg
Creator: Christopher Kuner
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (1 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2181459
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 232
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 6.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 019925429X
Dewey Decimal Number: 343.09944
EAN: 9780199254293
ASIN: 019925429X
Publication Date: June 19, 2003
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Product Description
Internet Marketplaces explains and analyses the legal questions and challenges posed by the increased use of online auctions and exchanges for business transactions. Rather than focusing on internet businesses as a whole, the author studies the rules related to closed internet marketplaces where commercial dealings are carried out. The book provides a detailed analysis of the new business models that are being employed, their legal structures, and the extent to which further work is still required to fill in the legal infrastructure. Professor Ramberg is well known for her expertise and involvement in this field, and the book will prove to be useful to fellow practitioners as well as being a key reference for academics working in this area.
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An operator's manual for an auction or exchange December 10, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
When you think of Internet auctions, eBay springs to mind. But it is only one of many auction sites. And then there are the b2b exchanges, usually confined to specific industries. Ramburg studies both types of entities, placing their legal frameworks in the context of existing traditional auctions and exchanges. The perspectives in the book are predominantly European, with an emphasis on Britain.
She furnishes a useful taxonomy of auctions - English, Dutch, Japanese, sealed bid... You are undoubtedly familiar with the English type, but the others may be new to you.
The book goes over the many details about what can go wrong online. Like different interpretations of sale conditions and membership terms. Or being able to cancel bids and what constitutes "unintentional" mistakes and how to undo these.
If you are pondering operating a new online auction or exchange, you would do well to carefully look over the many details in this book. On a de facto basis, it can be a vital operator's manual.
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