Buyer's Willingness to Pay Based on Yesterday's Average Price
To illustrate how buyers react to information asymmetry, consider a scenario where ten cars were sold yesterday, and their average value was determined to be $4,500. A prospective buyer today, lacking specific information about any car's quality, will use this historical data and be willing to pay a maximum of $4,500 for any car.
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