The most common business model seen in C2C commerce
is a market creator, which helps consumers or businesses to
connect with other consumers.
P2P businesses are generally content providers that link
users so that they can share files and computer resources
without having to go through a common server.
.C2C: Consumer-to-Consumer: Consumer selling to other consumers. Ex: On a large number of Web auction sites such as eBay, and listing sites such as Craigslist, consumer can auction or sell goods directly to other consumers.
• P2P: Peer-to-Peer: Use of peer-to-peer technology, which enables internet users to share files and computer resources directly without having to go through a central Web server, in E-commerce. Ex: Bit-Torrent is a software application that permits consumers to share video and other high bandwidth content with one other directly, without the intervention of a market maker