Possibly interesting as a topic for someone's Masters or Doctoral thesis for Economics or Psychology.
A study on the Economics or Psychology behind garage sales, both from the seller and buyer perspective.
I could see one of the papers analyzing how/why sellers set the prices that they do (Why did you price that shirt 50 cents, and that book $1.50?), and how why the buyers occasionally "negotiate" on prices ("That shirt is 50 cents, I'll give you 35 cents for it.")
A study on the Economics or Psychology behind garage sales, both from the seller and buyer perspective.
I could see one of the papers analyzing how/why sellers set the prices that they do (Why did you price that shirt 50 cents, and that book $1.50?), and how why the buyers occasionally "negotiate" on prices ("That shirt is 50 cents, I'll give you 35 cents for it.")
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