CityLab Even on eBay, Women Earn Less Than MenCityLabThe study's authors analyzed a dataset containing all eBay auction transactions of the most popular products by private sellers in the U.S. between 2009 and 2012. The data included the gender (though not the identity) of the sellers. To focus solely on …
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Quartz “Damn Daniel,” the new viral meme, is generating crazy bids for these shoes on eBayQuartzAn eBay listing for "damn daniels white vans" Damn, Daniel. That's a lot for some white Vans.(Screen grab of an eBay listing). Will any of the high bidders actually pay for the sneakers they win? …
Read More »A Margate theme park is selling a host of unusual items on eBay including a wooden log flume – Metro
Metro A Margate theme park is selling a host of unusual items on eBay including a wooden log flumeMetroA theme park is selling a host of unusual items on eBay including a wooden log flume. Harry Readhead for Metro.co.ukMonday 22 Feb 2016 2:29 pm. 15. A theme park is selling …
Read More »New eBay seller performance standards go live – Post and Parcel
New eBay seller performance standards go livePost and ParceleBay's new seller performance standards went live on Saturday (20 February). The company also announced that – for the moment, at least – UK sellers will not be marked down for any late deliveries they may incur when using Royal Mail's Tracked …
Read More »Our cash-strapped councils are raising thousands of pounds selling goods on eBay – Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press Our cash-strapped councils are raising thousands of pounds selling goods on eBayNorfolk Eastern Daily PressNorwich City Council said using eBay supports the local economy by recycling old office equipment. Among items it has sold were a child's Wendy house and an American football helmet. Mike Stonard, …
Read More »4 Success Secrets Startups Can Learn From eBay – Fast Company
Fast Company 4 Success Secrets Startups Can Learn From eBayFast CompanyInvestors are comparing your focus and strategies to winning companies, says Rannala, who led eBay's premium features business from 2002 to 2005, during the time the company's revenue grew from $124 million to $410 million. "We can usually tell if …and …
Read More »eQuality? Even on eBay, Men Earn More Than Women – Haaretz
Haaretz eQuality? Even on eBay, Men Earn More Than WomenHaaretzWhy was the theory that men make better salespeople, if that's the conclusion, being tested on eBay as opposed to the corner grocery? Auctions are ideal for testing for gender differences because once an item is listed, its final price isn't …
Read More »Selling something on eBay? It pays to be a man, study says – Bend Bulletin
Bend Bulletin Selling something on eBay? It pays to be a man, study saysBend BulletinOn average, women received 2.9 percent lower prices than men for used products, but 19.7 percent lower prices on new products. EBay doesn't advertise a seller's gender, but Kricheli-Katz and Regev say buyers can often figure …
Read More »Buyers on eBay bid more for goods sold by men, study shows – San Antonio Express-News (subscription)
Buyers on eBay bid more for goods sold by men, study showsSan Antonio Express-News (subscription)Successful sellers on eBay know certain things matter: item description, appealing photos, strong seller ratings and, of course, price. Now, a study published in the journal Science Advances suggested another factor might make a subtle difference …
Read More »eBay Launches New Seller Standards – EcommerceBytes
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