This paper provides a structural empirical analysis of Dutch auctions of houseplants at the flower auction in Aalsmeer …, the Netherlands. The data set is unique for Dutch auctions in the sense that it includes observations of all losing bids … auction participants, and as such these data are collectible due to neurological constraints on information processing. The …

depending on the item´s value, bid fee and price increment. The data from the Czech leading auction site Bonus.cz were chosen … business success. In these auctions bidders pay a small, but irrevocable fee each time they want to increase the price. In this … paper we test the model suggested by Platt, Price and Tappen (2010), which forecasts the distribution of closing prices …

In economic approaches it is often argued that reputation considerations influence the behavior of individuals or firms … and that reputation influences the outcome of markets. Empirical evidence is rare though. In this contribution we argue … that a positive reputation of sellers should have an effect on selling prices. Analyzing auctions of popular DVDs at eBay …

It is often argued in economics that building a reputation for trustworthiness could help individuals or firms to … test whether a seller's bad reputation has an effect on selling prices. For auctions of popular DVDs at eBay we do indeed … decreases the selling price by about 4 per cent. The number of negative ratings, in contrast, does not affect the selling price …

the likelihood of choosing the selling position. Cattle market price, and mode of payment/credit have significant effect …