If you want to make the most money from your second-hand sales, there’s a new trick to raking in the most money on eBay.
Unfortunately, it’s a ridiculously sexist trick.
If you want to earn the most money while selling online – you need to be a man.
A study published in the journal Sciences Advances found that men earn 20 percent more than women when selling the same product.
Yep, we know – shocking!
The study also revealed that when the seller of popular items identified as female, the auction got fewer bids and a lower final price.
According to The Independent, Dr. Tamar Kricheli-Katz from Tel Aviv University, and economist Tali Regev point to the gap narrowing once the item was used – with a woman earning 97 cents per dollar on used items, rather than the 80 cents per dollar for new products.
The research team believe the lower gap could be down to buyers subconsciously trusting women more when it comes to product descriptions.
While eBay does not currently state the gender of its users, the study found that buyers correctly identified the sex of the seller 1,127 cases out of 2,000.
