Bidding Behavior Questionnaire
Have you bid on an online auction in the past 6 months?
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If no, thanks for your time
Approximately how many on-line auctions have you bid on in the past 6 months?
Sniping has been defined as bidding within the last two minutes before the auction ends.
Using the above definition of sniping, what percent of the time have you sniped when bidding in on-line auctions (0-100):
To what degree would you agree or disagree with the following statements:
When bidders snipe,they have a higher probability of winning the auction?
When bidders snipe, they usually pay less for the item they have won?
When I snipe in an on-line auction, I plan it in advance of the last two minutes of the auction?
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Sniping Behavior Questions
Bidding Behavior Questionnaire
We are part of an international group of University researchers who are studying bidding behavior in online auctions. We would appreciate it if you can spare 3 to 5 minutes to answer the following short list of questions.
Please rate your agreement or disagreement with each of the following statements in terms of how they apply to your bidding strategy in on-line auctions
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Note that 7= Strongly agree and 1= Strongly disagree; You can use any number between 1 and 7 to express your opinion.
a) I don't use any strategy
b) I plan my strategy before entering the auction
c) My strategy changes according to the number of other bidders/bids
d) My strategy is unaffected by other bidders/bids
e) I modify my strategy during the auction
f) I place a single bid early in the auction
g) I submit several bids and follow the auction continuously
h) I place an early bid and a late bid
i) I place a single bid at the end of the auction
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j) I am using an automated bidding system which places bids on my behalf
I will get better prices
I want to avoid competition
I want to keep my price secret
It will be hard for competitors to submit higher bid
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To what degree do you consider the number of people who have viewed the auction, in your decision as to whether or not to bid?
Please rate the degree to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements which_formlogix_newlinerefers to sniping
In order to differentiate between respondents please answer the following questions:
How long have you been an eBay member:
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Gender:
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Age:
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1) 10 or less _formlogix_newline2) 11-50_formlogix_newline3) 51-200_formlogix_newline4) 201 – 1000_formlogix_newline5) more than 1000
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Do you look at page views when deciding whether or not to bid?
If yes, why do you do so?
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