Online Auctions Dataset

<h2>Content</h2> <p>The datasets contain eBay auction information on Cartier wristwatches, Palm Pilot M515 PDAs, Xbox game consoles, and Swarowski beads.</p> <p><strong>auction.csv</strong>&nbsp;includes 9 variables:</p> <ul> <li> <p><strong>auctionid</strong>: unique identifier of an auction</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>bid</strong>: the proxy bid placed by a bidder</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>bidtime</strong>: the time in days that the bid was placed, from the start of the auction</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>bidder</strong>: eBay username of the bidder</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>bidderrate</strong>: eBay feedback rating of the bidder</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>openbid</strong>: the opening bid set by the seller</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>price</strong>: the closing price that the item sold for (equivalent to the second highest bid + an increment)</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>item</strong>: auction item</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>auction_type</strong></p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>swarovski.csv</strong>&nbsp;includes 5 variables:</p> <ul> <li> <p><strong>Seller</strong></p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Bidder</strong></p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Weight</strong></p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Bidder.Volume</strong></p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Seller.Volume</strong></p> </li> </ul> <h2>Acknowledgements</h2> <p>The original dataset can be found&nbsp;<a href="http://www.modelingonlineauctions.com/datasets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.</p> <h2>Inspiration</h2> <p>Some ideas worth exploring:</p> <ul> <li>For each item, what is the relationship between bids, bid time, and the closing price? Does this differ by length of the auction, opening bid, or by bidder rating?</li> </ul>