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Note that eBay actually indicated a feedback rating of 2349 for IBM while reporting 2453<br />

positives and 106<br />

negatives; however, this is, obviously, in error. EBay acknowledges this problem in their<br />

discussion boards: for<br />

example, a May 26, 2003 post by an eBay staff member states, “Hi Folks, We are aware that<br />

some members'<br />

feedback scores and/or summaries are not showing correct numbers. We are currently<br />

investigating the situation<br />

and hope to have it resolved soon. Thank you for your patience in this matter as we work to<br />

correct this problem.<br />

Daphne Community Development<br />

A main limitation of these inquiries is that they do not consider many other Feedback Forum<br />

elements/details, such as individual-auction comments, which contain “much (service<br />

performance) information about sellers,” (Ba and Pavlou 2002, page 256). Research which<br />

delves below the surface of the aggregate feedback measures is important because it can<br />

provide greater insight into: a) how consumers process and use online auction word-of-web<br />

information, b) which feedback elements impact consumer/bidder perceptions and behavior,<br />

c) how practitioners should make online-auction reputation- or service-related decisions<br />

(e.g., being less concerned about not receiving positive feedback, but doing everything<br />

possible to minimize the likelihood of receiving negative feedback), and d) the role of word-<br />

of-web rating-and-review information in online auctions in order to replicate or transfer its<br />

effects to other online (or offline) contexts or applications.<br />

STUDY ONE: RATING-AND-REVIEW WOW<br />

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