Formulating second-hand market value as a function of product specifications, age, and conditions

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Kwak, Minjung ^a   Kim, Harrison ^a   Thurston, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

buy back price; consumer electronics; design for reuse; end of life; second hand market

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COSTS; PRODUCT DESIGN; SPECIFICATIONS;

BUY-BACK PRICE; CONDITION; DESIGN FOR REUSE; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; END OF LIVES; MARKET VALUES; PRODUCT SALES; PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS; SECOND-HAND MARKETS; USED PRODUCT;

LAPTOP COMPUTERS;

EID: 84863358461     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4005858     Document Type: Article

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