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The Science of eBay

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the on-the-auction-block dept.

PreacherTom writes "Professors of marketing, economics, management, and psychology have published dozens of papers to try to explain how and why eBay users buy and sell online. At the same time, there is no shortage of people offering helpful hints online. Kerry Miller takes a novel approach, offering 10 tips to maximize your profit that are based on a summary of these scientific analyses, rather than just 'educated' guessing."

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  1. That is not science... by Funkcikle · · Score: 5, Insightful
    ...and describing it as such is just yet more "puffery" intended to get people to look at THAT guide instead of others, thus driving up ad revenue.

    Most of the tips are common sense or obvious to people who have used eBay a few times, to both buy and sell.