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Snipers, Shills, and Sharks : eBay and Human Behavior /

Every day on eBay, millions of people buy and sell a vast array of goods, from rare collectibles and antiques to used cars and celebrity memorabilia. The internet auction site is remarkably easy to use, which accounts in part for its huge popularity. But how does eBay really work, and how does it co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Steiglitz, Ken (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2021]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • Chapter One. English and Vickrey Auctions
  • Chapter Two. From Vickrey to eBay
  • Chapter Three. eBay Strategies Observed
  • Chapter Four. What If eBay Were First-Price?
  • Chapter Five. The Signals that Sellers Send
  • Chapter Six. Prices!
  • Chapter Seven. Transgressions
  • Chapter Eight. Epilogue
  • Appendix A Vickrey's Genesis
  • Appendix B Riley and Samuelson's Optimal Auctions
  • Appendix C Myerson's Optimal Mechanisms
  • Appendix D Laboratory Evidence: A Summary
  • REFERENCES
  • INDEX