Great question, and upon reflection (I actually looked this up in my PhD dissertation just now!) I agree. I actually can’t remember the last time Bethany and I used a joint purchase auction. For some reason it never comes up—we just each buy things and don’t worry about joint ownership. If we did disagree about whether to buy a household item we’d probably just straight up yootle for whether to buy it (with the cost split 50⁄50 if we did).
Great question, and upon reflection (I actually looked this up in my PhD dissertation just now!) I agree. I actually can’t remember the last time Bethany and I used a joint purchase auction. For some reason it never comes up—we just each buy things and don’t worry about joint ownership. If we did disagree about whether to buy a household item we’d probably just straight up yootle for whether to buy it (with the cost split 50⁄50 if we did).
If this is something that can be looked up in your PhD dissertation, where can I get a copy?
Edit: here (pdf)