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 compare to other kinds of auctions? These are questions that led Ken Steiglitz--computer scientist, collector of ancient coins, and a regular eBay user--to examine the site through the revealing lens of auction theory. The result ...
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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 compare to other kinds of auctions? These are questions that led Ken Steiglitz--computer scientist, collector of ancient coins, and a regular eBay user--to examine the site through the revealing lens of auction theory. The result is this book, in which Steiglitz shows us how human behaviors in open markets like eBay can be substantially more complex than those predicted by standard economic theory. In these pages we meet the sniper who outbids you in an auction's closing seconds, the early bidder who treats eBay as if it were an old-fashioned outcry auction, the shill who bids in league with the seller to artificially inflate the price--and other characters as well. Steiglitz guides readers through the fascinating history of auctions, how they functioned in the past and how they work today in online venues like eBay. Drawing on cutting-edge economics as well as his own stories from eBay, he reveals practical auction strategies and introduces readers to the fundamentals of auction theory and the mathematics behind eBay. Complete with exercises and a detailed appendix, this book is a must for sophisticated users of online auctions, and essential reading for students seeking an accessible introduction to the study of auction theory.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 276 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2006050389 Type of material Book Personal name Steiglitz, Kenneth, 1939-Main title Snipers, shills, & sharks: eBay and human behavior / Ken Steiglitz. Published/Created Princeton: Princeton University Press, c2007. Description xix, 276 p. : ill.; 25 cm. ISBN 9780691127132 (alk. paper) 0691127131 (alk. paper) LC classification HF5478. S73 2007 Variant title Snipers, shills, and sharks Subjects Internet auctions--Simulation methods. Game theory. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-270) and index. Dewey class no. 381/.177015193 Other class no. 54.84 National bib no. GBA6A2332 National bib agency no. 013618758 Other system no. (OCoLC)ocm70878048
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