virtual markets

Digital trading platforms

Virtual markets are online platforms where buyers and sellers conduct transactions without physical presence—eBay, stock exchanges, cryptocurrency platforms.

The term encompasses both legitimate e-commerce and darker corners like black markets for illegal goods.

Virtual markets may trade in virtual goods themselves: in-game items, digital art, or online services.

transactionsExchanges of value
cybermarketsOnline trading venues
commerceExchange of goods, services
online shoppingInternet-based retail activity
platformRaised flat structure

e-tailing · flash sales · drop shipping · cryptocurrency · loot boxes · webstore · digital wallets · tokenization · smart contracts · Second Life · trade networks · economic exchange · peer to peer · blockchain · supply chain · shopping cart · in-game currency · commodity trade

Opposites

physical presence

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Open-air local food bazaars

shopping malls · bazaars · street markets · flea markets · corner shops

mode of transaction

virtual marketscash-and-carry

Pay upfront, transport yourself

direct exchange · counter service

Family

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Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Abstract · Rated G