Snipers, Shills, and Sharks:
eBay and Human Behavior
Ken Steiglitz

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ADDITIONAL ENDORSEMENTS:

"Steiglitz is uniquely positioned to discuss eBay--as a computer scientist, an aficionado of eBay and auctions for rare coins, and someone well versed in auction theory. The book is peppered with vivid examples and first-person tales. The main theme throughout is that real-world bidding behavior and prescriptions for auction design differ sometimes quite markedly from that predicted by classic auction theory. Steiglitz's approach is pragmatic: what does the empirical evidence reveal about how people bid on eBay, and which kinds of auctions are best for sellers? Most notably, the author provides behavioral explanations for commonly observed behavior on eBay, such as sniping, as well as anecdotal evidence about bidding rings and other seller manipulations."--David C. Parkes, Harvard University

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