The sequential auction problem on eBay: An empirical analysis and a solution

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Electronic Commerce

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 180-189

  Juda, Adam I ^a   Parkes, David C ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

eBay; Online Auctions; Options; Proxy Bidding; Sequential Auction Problem

Indexed keywords

EBAY; ONLINE AUCTIONS; PROXY BIDDING; SEQUENTIAL AUCTION PROBLEM;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; MARKETING; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 33748679713     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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