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When you shop on eBay, do you expect to find lower prices in general than on other online marketplaces? Please explain your answer.
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40 Responses to Option A
I expect eBay to have the best prices as it has largest selection and most competitive marketplace
I typically use eBay to purchase used or second-hand electronics. I most certainly do expect to pay less for items from eBay.
Because some people don't know what their product is worth, and misprice it leading to a deal for me.
Yes sometimes because as a seller on Ebay you can set your prices to anything you want. Some people just want to get rid of things and set their prices lower then average pricing.
The goods are used, so I would expect the price to be lower than a new product elsewhere
I think the whole point of ebay is to bid on things and/or send offers. It is not a normal retail place like wal mart or amazon.
Most of the time yes I do expect to pay less because its secondhand items. Sometimes, when it comes to collectibles or vintage items, even jewelry I could see paying more
Yes, because there are multiple sellers and a ton of competition that can bring costs down.
You go to e-bay for bargains and that is probably the only reason people shop on e-bay
I feel you should as people can see whats going on and price accordingly
Yes, I still find that eBay has better deals for things that I would usually find on specialty websites around the internet. There are still fees and shipping costs, but I generally find eBay more reliable than places like the Amazon used marketplace or Etsy.
eBay tends to have a lot more of the same item to pick from, so the odds of finding a lower price are better.
There are more sellers and options on ebay so I expect lower prices.
The prices are almost always lower but the shipping takes longer.
Since it's an auction format I do expect slightly lower prices
Yes, because it happens, so I expect it to happen again.
Yes, because most sellers offer free shipping and the prices in general are lower than other sites.
Yes, being an eBay seller myself, I tend to find that many sellers utilizing this platform will price their goods just below other competitive sites, such as Amazon, etc.
I liked that eBay has tons of great deals.
Yes I usually expect to find slightly lower prices
i honestly look at ebay for cheaper and better deals than amazon, sometimes i do find good deals or even products other places don't sell or have.
I think of ebay as a place to obtain deals as, I think, many other consumers do.
Ebay may have used items so used usually goes for a bit cheaper
eBay is an online auction site. Auctions tend to favor lower prices for ordinary used goods. I expect to see a lower price for something used on eBay than for a new good in a store.
I expect ebay to be more competitive and have lower prices since they are not an authorized seller of products.
Yes, I expect lower prices for I normally only buy used items off of eBay.
I always expect ebay to be the cheapest place to buy items at.
I know from experience that eBay has generally lower prices than either Amazon or Etsy.
i chose option a because i believe on most items on ebay i do receive lower prices than on most other online marketplaces because it is mostly mom and pop sellers that don't need to make as much money as a business
I expect that most things are used or people are just wanting to turn a profit for some cash. Therefore it would be lower
I would think lower in most aspects. The reason it’s eBay
I feel like it's people in competition with each other to sell their items, which may cause some of them to drop prices.
I would say that I am hopeful to find a deal. It was like that early on, when getting something from an individual or on overstock items. But now there are retailers on ebay that aren't offering items any cheaper than I could find anywhere else.
People tend to have bids and sell more used things so it tends to be cheaper than most places.
I expect to find a lower price or bid for a product that cost more on line. Sometimes, that is not the case and I would have to go to Amazon to see if it is cheaper there.
yes because some sellers are just trying to get something for their sale and they have to price-compete
There is usually a lot of competition on ebay, which drive prices lower.
Yes and no it depends on the product sometimes they r higher
I chose option A because I do expect to find lower prices on this site because that is usually what I find because people are trying to get rid of things at lower than market price usually.
I do because more things are sold so there is more competition to sell.
10 Responses to Option B
usually amazon has the best prices. ebay seems to have been pricing up recently.
Usually the products I am looking for on ebay have very competitive pricing with other marketplaces (which is why I often don't use ebay either)
Many good deals can be found on different sites so I don't always expect the lowest price to be on Ebay.
Mostly due to an item's rarity, the prices are inflated a lot.
Back in the day I expected that, but given many people now use eBay as a re-selling store I don't think it is the case anymore
Amazon usually is the lowest price, in most cases, because it's a mega-business rather than some dude trying to get every dollar he can online.
eBay doesn't support many of the comparison price tools that can be used to check for lower prices.
I think that scarcity of items makes the price on eBay higher
Not anymore with new items. Now it seems you are paying the same or a little bit more than other places.
I used to expect that, but now the prices are basically retail prices and they just seem to keep getting higher.
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