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| 1. Private Auctions on eBay |
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| 1. What would best describe your activity on
online auctions? |
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Response Percent |
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22.9% |
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77.1% |
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| 2. If you sell on eBay, how many auctions do you
typically list per week? |
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Response Percent |
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36% |
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25.3% |
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11% |
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11% |
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6.8% |
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2.9% |
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2.9% |
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4.2% |
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| 3. If you sell on eBay, what do you primarily
sell? |
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Response Percent |
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Antiques/Art/Collectibles |
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38.4% |
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11.7% |
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Computers/Consumer Electronics/Business Equipment
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6.8% |
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6.5% |
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Real Estate/Tickets/Travel |
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0.8% |
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35.7% |
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| 4. What online marketplaces do you sell on?
Choose all that apply. |
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Response Percent |
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Amazon |
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10.6% |
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Bidville |
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7.9% |
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Bid4Assets |
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0.9% |
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eBay |
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92.4% |
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ePier |
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2.4% |
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Overstock |
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12.1% |
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Yahoo! |
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9.4% |
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11.8% |
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| 5. As a seller, have you ever used the
"Private Auction" feature on eBay? |
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Response Percent |
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23.4% |
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76.6% |
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| 6. What would best describe your reason for
listing your items as private auctions? Check all that apply. |
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Response Percent |
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To keep competitors from
soliciting customers |
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14.7% |
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To cut down on scammers |
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7.4% |
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To cut down on malicious bidders |
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5.6% |
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I don't want anyone to see my
shill bids |
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1.2% |
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I never use Private Auctions |
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69.9% |
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19.2% |
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| 7. As a buyer, does a private auction affect
your decision to bid on an item? |
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Response Percent |
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Yes, I'm more likely to bid if it's a
private auction |
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2.6% |
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Yes, I'm less likely to bid if it's a
private auction |
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64.9% |
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No, it has no effect on my decision to bid |
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32.5% |
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| 8. As a buyer, what would best describe your
reason for not bidding on a private auction? Check all that apply. |
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Response Percent |
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Seller might be shill bidding |
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43.3% |
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Don't trust sellers that use
private auctions |
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58.5% |
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Can't see who is bidding on
auction |
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40.7% |
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28.4% |
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