- 1. By Michal Sibilla eBay
2. eBay company overview
- Founded in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar
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- C to C (consumer to consumer)
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- B to C (eBay shops: business to customer)
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- B to B (wholesalers: business to business)
3. eBay Today
- eBay is The World's Online Marketplace with a global customer
base of 220 million. Founded in 1995, eBay has created a powerful
marketplace for the sale of goods and services by a passionate
community of individuals and small businesses. eBay now has a
global presence in 33 markets, including the United States
4. eBay Inc.
- eBay Marketplace auctionsonline
- Skype communicating software
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- Rent.com -appartment-listing website
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- Shopping.com -comparaisig shopping website
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- Local classified websites:Kijiji.com, Gumtree.com, LoQUo.com,
Intoko.com, Netherlands-based Marktplaats.nl, mobile.de
5. eBay auctions online
- eBay Express (fixed price + shopping cart)
6. eBay key numbers 8.6 16.0 72.7 187.2 369.2 Number of listings
in shops 629.7 955.0 1 ,339.9 1689.6 1996.1 Number of listings n/a
n/a 254000 383000 593000 eBay stores 27.7 41.2 56.1 71.8 81.8
Active users61.7 94.9 135.6 180.6 221.6 Registered users 2002 2003
2004 2005 2006 Year eBay - key figures 7. eBay profit and revenue
(In Thousands) 1,000,224 1,749,038 2,656,894 3,734,297 4,712,949
Gross profit 1,214,100 2,165,096 3,271,309 4,552,401 5,969,741 Net
revenue 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Year 8. eBay - competitors And
others 9. eBay -Unusual sale items
- Water that was said to have been left in a cup Elvis Presley
once drank from was sold for $455
- A Coventry University student got 1.20 for a single
cornflake
- A man from Brisbane, Australia attempted to sell New Zealand at
a starting price of $.01AUD. The price had risen to $3,000 before
eBay closed the auction.
- In February 2007, after Britney Spears shaved all of her hair
off in a Los Angeles salon, it was listed on EBay for $1million USD
before it was taken down
- In June 2005, the wife of Tim Shaw, a British radio DJ on
Kerrang! 105.2, sold Tim's Lotus Esprit sports car with a Buy It
Now price of 50 pence after she heard him flirting with model Jodie
Marsh on air.