File:Ebay spotify car thing posts.csv.pdf

Summary[edit | edit source]

This is a .csv (uploaded as .pdf to bypass the file format restrictions) snapshot of all 63 eBay postings selling a Spotify Car Thing. The csv contains 9 columns: Title (string), Title includes 'new' (bool), Title mentions bricked (bool), Title mentions discontinued (bool), Title mentions desk thing (bool), Description mentions bricked (bool), Description mentions discontinued (bool), Description mentions desk thing (bool), Price (double).

If columns 6,7, and 8 are empty it indicates an empty description. Description mentioning desk thing also includes mentions of "hacks" to bypass the bricking of the device. Title includes 'new' only counted titles explicitly saying the word 'new'. For sales that had a bid or "buy now" option the "buy now" price was used. The snapshot was taken manually through observation, future snapshots may not be the same due to changes in the postings.

Here are some basic stats to be aware of:

1. 29 (46%) of all postings are "new" condition. 2. 3 (4%) of all titles included "bricked" or similar 3. 13 (20%) of all titles included discontinued. 4. 6 (9%) of all titles included mention of hacks or "DeskThing" - some are even prehacked. 5. 14 (22%) of descriptions mentioned the bricking. 6. 28 (44%) of descriptions mentioned discontinuation. 7. 18 (28%) mentioned desk thing or hacks. 8. 3 posts had no description at all. 9. The average price was $161.54 - Car Thing originally costed $89.99. The max price was $350, min was $30 (around the min price spotify sold it at).