Of PEZ and perfect price: Sniping, collecting cultures, and democracy on eBay

Everyday eBay: Culture Collecting and Desire

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 151-166

  Epley, Nathan Scott ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^b The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

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EID: 78651502602     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203958988     Document Type: Chapter

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