eBay

eBay is an online auction site where people buy and sell goods worldwide. Any item can be sold online as long as it is not illegal or it does not violate eBay’s Prohibited and Restricted Items policy.

eBay items can be sold either via a silent auction, in which users input the maximum price they are willing to pay and for which the site will automatically increase bids as necessary up to that maximum, or via “Buy it now,” with which they purchase items at a set price.

eBay generates revenue by charging various fees for its service. The auction service (US version) charges the seller $0.20 to $0.80 per listing and up to 12% of the final price. In addition, advertisements may also appear on the website pages.

eBay products and companies include eBay Marketplace, Media Marketplace, Skype, PayPal, half.com, MicroPlace, Shopping.com, Rent.com, Stubhub and various online classifieds.

Milestones

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  eBay acquired Den Bla Avis for $380M. (10/6/08)
  Posted 10/6/08 at 9:40am
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  eBay acquired Bill Me Later for $945M. (10/6/08)
  Posted 10/6/08 at 9:24am
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  eBay acquired Gmarket. (9/25/08)
  Posted 10/13/09 at 12:51am
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  eBay invested in ChannelAdvisor. (9/5/08)
  Posted 9/6/08 at 10:47am
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  eBay acquired Vuvox. (5/2/08)
  Posted 7/8/09 at 4:55pm
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  eBay acquired Fraud Sciences for $169M. (1/28/08)
  Posted 10/21/08 at 12:47pm
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  eBay acquired ViA-Online. (10/4/07)
  Posted 10/7/09 at 2:39am
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  eBay acquired Gumtree. (5/19/07)
  Posted 10/6/08 at 11:28am
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  eBay acquired GittiGidiyor.com. (5/3/07)
  Posted 10/7/09 at 2:30am
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  eBay invested in ChannelAdvisor. (5/1/07)
  Posted 8/25/07 at 6:48am
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  eBay acquired StumbleUpon for $75M. (5/1/07)
  Posted 6/1/07 at 11:15am
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  eBay acquired MicroPlace. (4/1/07)
  Posted 8/27/07 at 6:54am
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  eBay acquired StubHub for $310M. (1/10/07)
  Posted 2/20/08 at 10:37pm
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  eBay acquired Tradera for $48.3M. (4/1/06)
  Posted 8/27/07 at 6:06am
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  eBay invested in Meetup. (3/9/06)
  Posted 1/8/09 at 3:08pm
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  eBay acquired Skype for $2.6B. (9/12/05)
  Posted 7/2/07 at 9:35pm

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Sources

1. eBay's Kijiji Acquires German Classifieds Web Site opusforum (businesswire.com) []
2. Ebay Spends More Than $1.2 Billion To Buy BillMeLater And DBA.dk, And Lays Off 10% Of Employees (techcrunch.com) []
3. eBay Buys Denmark’s DBA for $380 million (techcrunch.com) []
4. EBay in Talks to Buy Share of Korean Auction Site GMarket (bits.blogs.nytimes.com) []
5. Cap Index Report []
6. eBay Acquires Fraud Sciences For $169 Million (techcrunch.com) []
7. eBay Acquires Afterbuy.com (news.ebay.com) []
8. eBay grabs hold of Gumtree (news.zdnet.co.uk) []
9. eBay Acquires Stake in Turkey's GittiGidiyor.com (investor.ebay.com) []
10. Ebay acquires StumbleUpon for $75M (venturebeat.com) []
11. eBay Getting into Micro-Finance through Purchase of MicroPlace (auctionbytes.com) []
12. It’s Official - eBay is Buying StubHub For $310 million (techcrunch.com) []
13. eBay Acquires Sweden's Tradera.com - VCs Exit (thealarmclock.com) []
14. eBay to nab Skype for $2.6 billion (news.cnet.com) []
15. eBay's Kijiji Acquires German Classifieds Web Site opusforum (businesswire.com) []
16. eBay's Kijiji Acquires German Classifieds Web Site opusforum (businesswire.com) []
17. EBay buys Shopping.com for $620 million (archive.thestandard.com) []
18. eBay's Kijiji Acquires Gumtree & LoQUo Classifieds Sites (auctionbytes.com) []
19. eBay to Acquire Kurant Assets (investor.ebay.com) []
20. eBay Grabs Rent.com for $415M (internetnews.com) []
21. eBay Acquires Dutch Company Marktplaats.nl (investor.ebay.com) []
22. eBay buys Baazee.com for $50 mn (in.rediff.com) []
23. eBay Completes EachNet Investment (investor.ebay.com) []
24. eBay Motors Announces Acquisition Agreement and New Strategic Relationship (investor.ebay.com) []
25. eBay picks up PayPal for $1.5 billion (news.cnet.com) []
26. eBay To Acquire Ibazar S.A. (investor.ebay.com) []
27. eBay Broadens Scope with Half.com Buy (ecommercetimes.com) []
28. earthtimes.org [edit]
29. thealarmclock.com [edit]
30. eBay's Affinity for Meetup.com (businessweek.com) [edit]
31. ChannelAdvisor Press Release (channeladvisor.com) [edit]
32. EBay buys 25% stake in Craigslist (sfgate.com) []
33. ChannelAdvisor Press Release (channeladvisor.com) [edit]