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This study investigates differences in risk perception between buying by mail and buying from a store and/or salesman. For 20 products studied, consumers perceived more risk in the mail-order situation than in the store/salesman situation. The relationship between perceived risk and selected socioeconomic variables is examined. Implications for further research are explored.
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Spence et al. (1970) studied this question.
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