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About eBay
Founded
in September 1995, eBay is The World's Largest Online Marketplace
for the sale of goods and services by a diverse community of
individuals and businesses. Today, the eBay community includes tens of
millions of registered members from around the world. People spend
more time on eBay than any other online site, making it the most
popular shopping destination on the Internet.
On any
given day, there are more than 16 million items listed on eBay across
27,000 categories. In 2004, eBay members transacted over $18 billion
in annualized gross merchandise sales.
People
come to the eBay marketplace to buy and sell items across multiple
categories, including antiques and art, books, business & industrial,
cars & other vehicles, clothing & accessories, coins, collectibles,
crafts, dolls & bears, electronics & computers, home furnishings,
jewellery & watches, movies & DVDs, music, musical instruments,
pottery & glass, real estate, sporting goods & memorabilia, stamps,
tickets, toys & hobbies and travel.

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