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DJ Ross One
Male / 31 / Miami, FLMy dangerous addiction.. Records, clothing, memorabilia.. You name it, I've spent way too much for it on eBay.
Sky Nellor
Female / New York, NYI have eBay issues, because eBay is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. I've only been an eBay member for 5 days, and I've already bought one too many things. It's my new friend. Late night shopping is a really bad habit. There were just a few things that I was not able to find - like there was this Hermes cuff that they stopped making, and I broke mine, and I found it on eBay for like a third of what I would have paid for it retail - so that's how it started. And then a few Chanel bags happened. I just missed out on a watch, but I'm very thankful that I was at work and didn't get back to counter-bid because I've been outbidding everybody and it's becoming a bit of a problem. I haven't ventured into other areas but I will for the home and things. I think especially in this climate and this economy... You know, some things have barely been touched. You buy from the power sellers that have like 100% perfect feedback and they guarantee authenticity, and you can get your money back if it's not what they said it is. I'm all for it. I'm all for recycling on every level. So I don't care if you wore that twice - I'll wear it now.
niki r
Male / 34 / Los Angeles, CAneed i say more
THIS IS " THE SITE" FOR ALL THINGS THAT YOU MIGHRT NEED.. FROM USED TOYS AND ELECTRONICS TO NEW OUTFITS, CAMERAS VIDEO GAMES, CLOTHING.
RARE ITEMS AND SUCH. MY NUMBER ONE PLACE TO SHOP.
Joey 2X
Male / 33 / Village Of Lakewood, ILwww.ebay.com
eBay Inc. is an American Internet company that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell goods and services worldwide. In addition to its original U.S. Web site, eBay has established localized Web sites in thirty other countries. eBay Inc. also owns PayPal, Skype, StubHub, and other businesses.
The online auction Web site was founded in San Jose, California, on September 3, 1995, by French-born Iranian computer programmer Pierre Omidyar as AuctionWeb, part of a larger personal site that included, among other things, Omidyar's own tongue-in-cheek tribute to the Ebola virus. In 1997, the company received approximately $5 million in funding from the venture capital firm Benchmark Capital.
The very first item sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer for $14.83. Astonished, Omidyar contacted the winning bidder to ask if he understood that the laser pointer was broken. In his responding email, the buyer explained: "I'm a collector of broken laser pointers."The frequently-repeated story that eBay was founded to help Omidyar's fiancée trade PEZ Candy dispensers was fabricated by a public relations manager in 1997 to interest the media. This was revealed in Adam Cohen's 2002 book, The Perfect Store, and confirmed by eBay.
Chris Agarpao was hired as eBay's first employee and Jeffrey Skoll was hired as the first president of the company in early 1996. In November 1996, eBay entered into its first third-party licensing deal, with a company called Electronic Travel Auction to use SmartMarket Technology to sell plane tickets and other travel products. The company officially changed the name of its service from AuctionWeb to eBay in September 1997. Originally, the site belonged to Echo Bay Technology Group, Omidyar's consulting firm. Omidyar had tried to register the domain name echobay.com (the domain has recently been put up for sale) but found it already taken by the Echo Bay Mines, a gold mining company, so he shortened it to his second choice, eBay.com.
eBay went public on September 21, 1998, and both Omidyar and Skoll became instant billionaires. The company purchased PayPal on October 14, 2002.
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Millions of collectibles, decor, appliances, computers, furnishings, equipment, vehicles, and other miscellaneous items are listed, bought, and sold daily. In 2005, eBay launched its Business & Industrial category, breaking into the industrial surplus business. Some items are rare and valuable, while many others are dusty gizmos that would have been discarded if not for the thousands of eager bidders worldwide. Anything may be offered for sale as long as it is not illegal and does not violate the eBay Prohibited and Restricted Items policy.[25] Services and intangibles can be sold, too. Large international companies, such as IBM, sell their newest products and offer services on eBay using competitive auctions and fixed-priced storefronts. Separate eBay sites such as eBay US and eBay UK allow the users to trade using the local currency. Software developers can create applications that integrate with eBay through the eBay API by joining the eBay Developers Program. As of June 2005, there were over 15,000 members in the eBay Developers Program, comprising a broad range of companies creating software applications to support eBay buyers and sellers as well as eBay Affiliates.
Controversy has arisen over certain items put up for bid. For instance, in late 1999, a man offered one of his kidneys for auction on eBay, attempting to profit from the potentially lucrative (and, in the United States, illegal) market for transplantable human organs. On other occasions, people and even entire towns have been listed, often as a joke or to garner free publicity. In general, the company removes auctions that violate its terms of service agreement after hearing of the auction from an outsider; the company's policy is to not pre-approve transactions. eBay is also an easy place for unscrupulous sellers to market counterfeit merchandise, which can be difficult for novice buyers to distinguish without careful study of the auction description.
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