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New eBay program aims to reward good sellers
Jul 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- EBay Inc. wants to attract more buyers to its online marketplace. So it's trying a new way of rewarding good sellers.
Engineers create system for combating manipulation of online product ratings
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Apr 28, 2009 |
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As online shopping continues to grow in popularity around the globe, shoppers increasingly depend upon consumer-based rating systems that vendors like Amazon.com and eBay use to rate products and sellers. But those rating ...
EBay's tweaks for sellers part of changes to site (Update)
Apr 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- More changes are coming to eBay. The online marketplace operator announced Tuesday that sellers will have new ways of listing items on the site.
Black market exists for children's lost comfort items
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Any mommy and daddy whose child has lost a favorite blanket or stuffed animal knows the lengths they will go to make everything better again. But parents often are powerless, because the well-worn blankie their child loves ...
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EBay cuts auction listing fees for casual sellers
May 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The online marketplace eBay is eliminating some upfront fees to attract more sellers who occasionally auction off items.
High eBay shipping costs: When do surcharges affect the purchase price?
Apr 21, 2008 |
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Ever find a bargain online, only to realize that the cost of shipping doubles how much you’ll pay? Shipping-and-handling sticker shock accounts for about 30 percent of all online shopping cart abandonment, but prior research ...
Traders Who Sell Short Stocks Are Well-Informed
Apr 03, 2008 |
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The term “short selling” refers to the practice of selling shares the seller does not own, in the hope of repurchasing them later at a lower price. A new study in The Journal of Finance reveals that there is a large occurr ...
Established eBay sellers get higher prices for good reputations
Jul 07, 2006 |
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EBay sellers with established reputations can expect about 8 percent more revenue than new sellers marketing the same goods, a new University of Michigan study shows.
Wal-Mart and Amazon.com trade price cuts on books
Oct 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- An online book special offered by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is turning into a full-fledged price war with Amazon.com.
Online Shoppers Trust Reputations of Sellers More at Amazon Than at eBay: Study
Jun 22, 2007 |
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The right feedback design can be critical to the long-term success of online marketplaces and auction sites, and they can also help consumers become better shoppers, according to a study from the Sauder School of Business ...
The freebie dilemma: Consumers are skeptical about 'free' products
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2009 |
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It's common for retailers to bundle two different products (like razors and blades) together and describe one as free. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that this strategy leads consumers to devalue the it ...
Web sites cater to for-sale-by-owner home sellers
Nov 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Selling a home without a real estate agent can save thousands of dollars in commission fees, but it can also be a painstaking, confusing task.
E-book release delayed for Kennedy memoir
Sep 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- E-book fans will have to wait for a download of Sen. Ted Kennedy's memoir.
Regulation and oversight of gun sales reduces trafficking to criminals
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Comprehensive regulation of gun sellers appears to reduce the trafficking of guns to criminals, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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