HotOffTheWire.com is a Web wholesaling environment where small and medium-sized retailers can purchase consumer goods merchandise. While retailers use the site to purchase consumer goods for their stores, manufacturers use the site to offer their products to retailers. Because hotoffthewire.com is an independent trading community, you know that:
A) it charges a fee for its services.
B) it deals with thousands of geographically dispersed buyers and sellers.
C) its product offerings are time sensitive due to potential perishability and obsolescence.
D) its buyers find its offerings and its suppliers easily comparable.
E) all of the above are true.
Answer: E