This research examines how the intensity of the dynamic competitive interaction with other bidders in ascending auctions influences consumers' willingness to pay for auctioned products. It focuses on one important aspect of this interaction – the speed of competitor reaction. The key...

Bundling, a strategy of selling multiple component products as a package for a single price, is widely practiced in today’s marketplace. This article focuses on bundling in auctions, and it investigates under what conditions it is more profitable to auction two items as a bundle vs....