India seen as next big e-commerce market for global players
Bangalore
CRAIGSLIST could learn a thing or two from Quikr. The Indian equivalent of the free classifieds service publishes product ratings, handles payments and shipping and - crucially - releases payment only after a buyer gives their purchase a once-over and a virtual thumbs-up.
In so doing, the site that lists for sale everything from smartphones to cars is trying to solve problems familiar to every local flea-market bargain-hunter: the typically loud and messy business of haggling, unwieldy transport, and a distrust of smaller merchants.
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