virtual marketplace
Digital shopping platform
A virtual marketplace is an online platform where buyers and sellers conduct transactions without physical interaction.
The term encompasses everything from massive e-commerce sites like Amazon and eBay to specialized platforms for services, digital goods, or peer-to-peer sales: She sells vintage clothing through several virtual marketplaces.
The "virtual" distinguishes these from brick-and-mortar retail spaces, though the distinction has become less meaningful as online commerce dominates.
- e-commerceInternet-based buying and selling
- online shoppingInternet-based retail activity
- platformRaised flat structure
- vendorOne who sells goods
- buyerOne who acquires things
seller · peer to peer · cart · checkout · digital wallet · listings · price comparison · Amazon · Etsy · eBay · transactions · browse · click · scroll · buy now · shopping cart · wishlist · ratings
- e-commercecheckout, shopping cart, online shopping, cart, online retail
virtual marketplaceshopping mall
Large indoor retail center
department store · street market · corner shop · trading post · supermarket
virtual marketplacedirect trade
Commerce without intermediaries
bazaar · flea market · farmers market · swap meet · open-air market
virtual marketplacedirect exchange
Trading without currency
handshake deal · yard sale · garage sale · estate sale · swap meet
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