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ONLINE REVERSE AUCTION [1 record]

Record 1 2007-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Commerce
DEF

Online auction where Internet buyers can set a purchase price as the basis for finding a vendor willing to sell at that price.

CONT

Contrary to auctions where buyers negotiate the first price proposed by the seller, in a reverse auction, the buyer is allowed to fix a purchase price as the basis for finding a seller willing to sell at that price.

Key term(s)
  • on-line reverse auction

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce électronique
DEF

Enchère en ligne qui consiste à donner la possibilité à un acheteur internaute de fixer un prix d'achat servant de base à la recherche du vendeur souhaitant vendre à ce prix.

CONT

Contrairement aux enchères où l'acheteur négocie le prix d'abord proposé par le vendeur, l'enchère inversée consiste à donner la possibilité à un acheteur de fixer d'abord un prix d'achat servant de base à la recherche d'un vendeur souhaitant vendre à ce prix.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio electrónico
DEF

[Subasta en línea en la] cual un ciberconsumidor somete su demanda de un producto o servicio a competencia y en la cual el proveedor ganador será aquel que ofrezca el precio más bajo en igualdad de circunstancias comerciales y técnicas.

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