market platforms such as eBay) interact to promote trustworthinessand trust. Our analysis suggests that the costs involved in … crowds out trust and trustworthiness. …

Trust that suppliers and buyers will keep their word is a necessary ingredient to a wellfunctioning marketplace …, putting them out of the reach ofthe legal safeguards and the long-term relationships that build trust in the brick …

that, unlike the partner market, the benefits of trust and trustworthy behavior go to the whole community and are not …