eBay Inc. is an American e-commerce company headquartered in San Jose, California, founded in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar as an online auction website. It operates online marketplaces in markets worldwide, connecting individual and business sellers with buyers and earning revenue mainly through commissions charged on completed sales.
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Company Type Founded Year HeadquartersSan Jose, California, U.S. 2 Company Type
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eBay, connecting individual buyers directly with individual sellers, is the most commonly cited real-world example of a customer-to-customer trading platform.
eBay, built around individuals reselling used and secondhand goods to other buyers, is widely credited as recommerce pioneering online platform.
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1. Wikidata: eBay Inc.
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eBay Inc. ( EE-bay, styled as ebay) is an American multinational e-commerce company based in San Jose, California, that allows users to buy or view items via retail sales through online marketplaces and websites in 190 markets worldwide.
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eBay Inc. (EE-bay, styled as ebay) is an American multinational e-commerce company based in San Jose, California, that allows users to buy or view items via retail sales through online marketplaces and websites in 190 markets worldwide.
View the Source 3. StockAnalysis.com: StockAnalysis company profile for eBay Inc.
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Employees 12,300
4. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR): SEC EDGAR submissions for EBAY INC
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR)exchanges
"exchanges": [ "Nasdaq" ]
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"tickers": [ "EBAY" ]
View the Source Jeff Skoll (Wikipedia)
Led By: Jeff Skoll, Skoll's eBay eraQuote, Led By: Jeff Skoll, Skoll's eBay era
who hired him as the company's first president and first full-time employee
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