The Rugby Player and the Handbag: Extending a Model of the Factors of Influence in Online Auctions

Val A. Hooper, Sid L. Huff and Jon MacDonald
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Val A. Hooper: Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Sid L. Huff: Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Jon MacDonald: Trade Me, New Zealand

International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR), 2009, vol. 5, issue 4, 22-38

Abstract: Research into the determinants of online auction prices has tended to group them into buyer factors, seller factors and site factors. A case is presented which records how a $30 handbag was sold for $ 22,750 in an online auction shortly after a national sport final. Analysis of the case indicates additional factors which can exert a considerable influence on the final auction price. A model is proposed which depicts five groups of factors impacting the final price: buyer factors, seller factors, site factors which are expanded to include timing of the “action”, and site brand strength; product factors which include product features, brand strength, and brand extension/association; and promotion, which includes media publicity. While not all factors will impact on every auction, due consideration should be accorded each of them.

Date: 2009
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