Essays about: "ebay auctions"

Found 3 essays containing the words ebay auctions.

1. 1. Art auctions on eBay : An empirical study of bidders’ behavior on eBay

   University essay from Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : KRIT VINIJSORN; [2011]
   Keywords : eBay; auction theory; Late bidding; Sniping; online art auctions;

   Abstract : This paper explores the determinants of the number of bidders and final price of 1900s oil paintings auctioned by resellers or dealers on eBay art auctions. We find that starting price has negative effect on bidder’s decision whether to enter the auctions or not while seller reputation variables such as seller´s feedback, being top rate seller has a positive effect. READ MORE

3. 2. Efficiency and Price in Simultaneous vs. Overlapping Competing Auctions

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Henrik Siverbo; [2011]
   Keywords : Auction theory; competing online auctions; overlapping auctions; simultaneous auctions; cross-bidding; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This essay investigates differences between simultaneous and overlapping competing online auctions with respect to efficiency and price. Recent theoretical findings suggest that overlapping auctions are more efficient and result in a higher average price than simultaneous auctions. READ MORE

4. 3. Last Minute Bidding on Tradera

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : David Nordström; [2011]
   Keywords : Last minute bidding; Sniping; Online auction; Shill; Incremental bidding; Second-price auction; Bayesian game; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In online auctions bidding frequency tends to increase towards the last minutes of the auction. This thesis investigates why bidders might choose to engage in last minute bidding, sniping, in Tradera auctions (Tradera is a Swedish subsidiary of eBay). Tradera uses a hard-close rule and a second-price rule. READ MORE