Does Buyer Experience Pay Off? Evidence from eBay

作者:Kostandini Genti*; Mykerezi Elton; Tanellari Eftila; Dib Nour M
来源:Review of Industrial Organization, 2011, 39(3): 253-265.
DOI:10.1007/s11151-011-9304-x

摘要

This study explores the relationship between buyer experience and final price in Internet auctions for a homogenous product. We find that more experienced buyers are able to purchase a homogenous product at lower prices, on average, compared to relatively less experienced buyers. The findings are robust to how we account for instances when auctions fail to result in a sale or when they end via the "Buy it Now" option. This result supports findings from the experimental auction literature on auction performance and experience using real auction data.

  • 出版日期2011-11

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