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	{{Infobox Dotcom company<!-- infobox source: http://www.hoovers.com/ebay/--ID 56307--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml -->
	\| company_name = eBay Inc.
	\| company_logo = ]
	\| company_type = ] ({{NASDAQ\|EBAY}})
	\| company_slogan = ''What ever it is, you can get it on eBay.''<br>'''&'''<br>''Shop victoriously!''<br>'''&'''''<br>From collectibles to cars, buy and sell all kinds of items on eBay''<br>'''&'''<br>''Buy it, sell it, love it''
	\| foundation = September 3, 1995
	\| location_city = ]
	\| location_country = ]
	\| key_people = ], Founder and Chairman <br /> ], CEO<br /> Lorrie Norrington, President of eBay Marketplaces
	\| num_employees = 15,500 (Q1 2008)
	\| market cap= $25 billion ] (2008)<ref name=zenobank/>
	\| industry = ]s
	\| revenue = {{profit}}$8.541 billion ] (2008)
	\| net_income = {{increase}}$1.779 billion ] (2008)<ref name=zenobank>{{cite web \|url=http://zenobank.com/index.php?symbol=EBAY&page=quotesearch \|title=Company Profile for eBay Inc (EBAY) \|accessdate=2008-10-21}}</ref>
	\| products = ], ], ]<br />], ], ], ],
	\| url = <br />]
	\| screenshot = ]
	\| caption = The eBay homepage.
	\| website_type = ]
	\| language = ]
	\| registration = Required to buy and sell
	\| launch_date =
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	])]]
	]
	'''eBay Inc.''' is an ] ] company that manages eBay.com, an ] and shopping ] in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide. A majority of the sales take place through a set-time auction format, but subsequent methods include a substantial segment of listings in the "Buy It Now" category. In addition to its original U.S. website, eBay has established ] in thirty other countries. eBay Inc. also owns ], ] (to be sold soon),<ref>{{cite web \| last = Suciu \| first = Peter \| authorlink = \| coauthors = \| title = Skype and PayPal – A Different Set of Rules \| work = \| publisher = All Business \| date = 2008-04-18 \| url = http://www.allbusiness.com/legal/communications-law-telephone-rates/8583888-1.html \| doi = \| accessdate = 2008-04-23}}</ref> ], ], and other businesses.

	==Origins and history==
	The ] website was founded as AuctionWeb in ], on September 3, 1995, by ]-born ]ian computer programmer ] <ref></ref> as part of a larger personal site that included, among other things, Omidyar's own tongue-in-cheek tribute to the ] virus.<ref name="cohen">{{cite book \| title=The Perfect Store \| first=Adam \| last=Cohen \| publishdate=2002 \| isbn=0-316-16493-3}}</ref> In 1997, the company received approximately $5 million in funding from the venture capital firm ].<ref>{{cite book
	\| last = Stross
	\| first = Randall
	\| title = eBoys: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work
	\| publisher = Ballantine Books (May 29, 2001)
	\| date = 2001-05-29
	\| pages = 28–29
	\| url = http://www.amazon.com/eBoys-Inside-Account-Venture-Capitalists/dp/0345428897/
	\| isbn = 978-0345428899}}</ref>

	The very first item sold on eBay was a broken ] 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 ] of broken laser pointers."<ref name="el_history">, About.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.</ref> The frequently repeated story that eBay was founded to help Omidyar's fiancée trade ] 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'',<ref name="cohen" /> and confirmed by eBay.

	Chris Agarpao was hired as eBay's first employee and ] 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 , but found it already taken by the ], a gold mining company, so he shortened it to his second choice, ''eBay.com''.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Mullen \|first=Amy \|url=http://www.happynews.com/living/online/history-ebay.htm \|title=The history of ebay \|publisher=Happynews.com \|date= \|accessdate=2009-03-24}}</ref> (Echobay.com is now owned by Echobay Partners, Ltd., a ] firm. based in ].)

	] was hired as eBay President and CEO in March 1998. At the time, the company had 30 employees<ref>{{cite news\|author=Thomas, Owen\|title=eBay founder factchecks John McCain\|url=http://valleywag.com/5060675/ebay-founder-factchecks-john-mccain\|date=October 8, 2009\|work=Valleywag\|publisher=Gawker Media\|accessdate=2009-03-04}}</ref> half a million users and revenues of $4.7 million in the United States.<ref name=PRESS> Ebay, January 23, 2008-Meg Whitman to Step Down as President and CEO of eBay</ref>
	eBay went public on ], ],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://moneycentral.hoovers.com/global/msn/factsheet.xhtml?COID=56307 \|title=eBay Inc. - MSN Fact Sheet \|publisher=Moneycentral.hoovers.com \|date= \|accessdate=2009-03-24}}</ref> and both Omidyar and Skoll became instant billionaires. eBay's target share price of $18 was all but ignored as the price went to $53.50 on the first day of trading.<ref>Kawamoto, Dawn & Grice, Corey: C-Net News, September 24, 1998-eBay roars into public trading</ref>

	As the company expanded product categories beyond collectibles into almost any salable item, business grew quickly.<ref name="el_history"/>
	In February 2002, the company purchased ], a similar European auction web site founded in ] and then bought ] on ], ].

	In early 2008, the company had expanded worldwide, counted hundreds of millions of registered users, 15,000+ employees and revenues of almost $7.7 billion.<ref name=PRESS /> After nearly ten years at eBay, Whitman made the decision to enter politics. On January 23, 2008 the company announced that Whitman would step down on March 31, 2008 and ] was selected to become President and CEO.<ref> Crunchbase, People, John Donahoe</ref> Whitman remained on the Board of Directors and continued to advise Donaghee through 2008.

	==International==
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	In addition to its original U.S. website, eBay has established localized websites in many other countries:

	{\| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
	\|-
	! Country/region
	! Website
	! Language
	! Launch date
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Argentina}}
	\| http://www.mercadolibre.com.ar/
	\| ]
	\| {{dts\|link=off\|1999\|March\|}}<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.mercadolibre.com.ar/argentina/ml/org_theme.p_main?as_theme_id=NEW_SOBRE_ML \|title=Sobre MercadoLibre Argentina}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Australia}}
	\| http://www.ebay.com.au/
	\| ]
	\| {{dts\|link=off\|1999\|October\|}}<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://pics.ebaystatic.com/aw/pics/au/new/eBayFactSheetApr06.pdf \|title=eBay Fact Sheet \|date=2006-03-31 \|accessdate=2007-11-09 \|format=PDF \|work=eBay \|publisher=eBay Inc.}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Austria}}
	\| http://www.ebay.at/
	\| ]
	\| {{dts\|link=off\|2000\|December\|18}}<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://investor.ebay.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=29434 \|title=eBay Launches Service for Austria \|date=2000-12-18 \|accessdate=2007-11-09 \|work=eBay Inc. - Investor Relations \|publisher=eBay Inc.}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Belgium}}
	\| http://www.ebay.be/
	\| ], ]
	\| {{?}}
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Canada}}
	\| http://www.ebay.ca/
	\| ], ]
	\| {{dts\|link=off\|2000\|April\|}}<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://pages.ebay.ca/aboutebay/thecompany/2004-04.html \|title=Gary Briggs Appointed Vice President and Country Manager of eBay Canada \|date=2004-04-28 \|accessdate=2007-11-09 \|work=eBay Canada \|publisher=eBay Inc.}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|China}} (now defunct)
	\| http://www.ebay.com.cn (site now redirects to ].com)
	\| ]
	\| {{dts\|link=off\|2003\|July\|11}}
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|France}}
	\| http://www.ebay.fr/
	\| ]
	\| {{dts\|link=off\|2000\|October\|5}}<ref></ref><ref>{{fr icon}} </ref>
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Germany}}
	\| http://www.ebay.de/
	\| ]
	\| {{dts\|link=off\|1999\|June\|}}
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Hong Kong}}
	\| http://www.ebay.com.hk/
	\| ], ]
	\| {{dts\|link=off\|2003\|December\|21}}<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://investor.ebay.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=124995 \|title=eBay Launches Service For Hong Kong \|date=2003-12-21 \|accessdate=2007-11-09 \|work=eBay Inc. - Investor Relations \|publisher=eBay Inc.}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|India}}
	\| http://www.ebay.in/
	\| ]
	\| {{dts\|link=off\|2005\|March\|25}}
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Indonesia}}
	\| http://id.ebay.com/
	\| ], ]
	\| {{?}}
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Ireland}}
	\| http://www.ebay.ie/
	\| ]
	\| {{dts\|link=off\|2001\|March\|29}}<ref name="ebay-pr-ie-nz-ch-2001-03-29">{{cite web \|url=http://investor.ebay.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=35400 \|title=eBay Launches Service For Ireland, New Zealand And Switzerland \|accessdate=2007-11-09 \|date=2001-03-29 \|work=eBay Inc. - Investor Relations \|publisher=eBay Inc.}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Israel}}
	\| http://www.ebay.co.il/
	\| ]
	\| {{?}}
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Italy}}
	\| http://www.ebay.it/
	\| ]
	\| {{dts\|link=off\|2001\|January\|15}}<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://investor.ebay.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=30820 \|title=eBay Launches in Italy \|date=2001-01-15 \|accessdate=2007-11-09 \|work=eBay Inc. - Investor Relations \|publisher=eBay Inc.}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Japan}}
	\| http://www.sekaimon.com/ (Joint venture with ])
	\| ]
	\| {{dts\|link=off\|2007\|December\|4}}
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Malaysia}}
	\| http://www.ebay.com.my/
	\| ]
	\| {{dts\|link=off\|2004\|December\|1}}<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://investor.ebay.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=149589 \|title=eBay Launches Service for Malaysia \|date=2004-12-01 \|accessdate=2007-11-09 \|work=eBay Inc. - Investor Relations \|publisher=eBay Inc.}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Netherlands}}
	\| http://www.ebay.nl/
	\| ]
	\| {{?}}
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|New Zealand}}
	\| http://www.ebay.co.nz
	\| ]
	\| {{dts\|link=off\|2001\|March\|29}}<ref name="ebay-pr-ie-nz-ch-2001-03-29"/>
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Philippines}}
	\| http://www.ebay.ph/
	\| ]
	\| {{dts\|link=off\|2004\|November\|16}}<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://investor.ebay.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=148474 \|title=eBay Launches Service for the Philippines \|date=2004-11-16 \|accessdate=2007-11-09 \|work=eBay Inc. - Investor Relations \|publisher=eBay Inc.}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Poland}}
	\| http://www.ebay.pl/
	\| ]
	\| {{dts\|link=off\|2005\|April\|22}}<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://investor.ebay.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=161003 \|title=eBay Launches Service for Poland \|date=2005-04-22 \|accessdate=2007-11-09 \|work=eBay Inc. - Investor Relations \|publisher=eBay Inc.}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Singapore}}
	\| http://www.ebay.com.sg/
	\| ]
	\| {{dts\|link=off\|2001\|October\|24}}<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://investor.ebay.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=62937 \|title=eBay Launches Service for Singapore \|date=2001-10-24 \|accessdate=2007-11-09 \|work=eBay Inc. - Investor Relations \|publisher=eBay Inc.}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|South Africa}}
	\| http://www.ebay.co.za/
	\| ]
	\| {{?}}
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Spain}}
	\| http://www.ebay.es/
	\| ]
	\| {{dts\|link=off\|2002\|January\|8}}<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://pages.ebay.es/portada/pdf/Dossier_eBay.pdf \|title=eBay.es Dossier de Prensa \|month=January \| year=2001 \|accessdate=2007-11-09 \|format=PDF \|work=eBay.es \|publisher=eBay Inc.}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Sweden}}
	\| http://www.tradera.com/
	\| ]
	\| {{dts\|link=off\|2005\|}}
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Switzerland}}
	\| http://www.ebay.ch/
	\| ]
	\| {{dts\|link=off\|2001\|March\|29}}<ref name="ebay-pr-ie-nz-ch-2001-03-29"/>
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Taiwan}}
	\| http://ruten.com.tw (joint venture with ) <ref>According to Ruten.com.tw is a joint venture between PCHome and eBay</ref>
	\| ]
	\| {{?}}
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Thailand}}
	\| http://www.ebay.co.th
	\| ]
	\| {{?}}
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Turkey}}
	\| http://www.gittigidiyor.com/
	\| ]
	\| {{dts\|link=off\|2007\|May\|3}}
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|United Kingdom}}
	\| http://www.ebay.co.uk/
	\| ]
	\| {{dts\|link=off\|1999\|October\|}}<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://pages.ebay.co.uk/aboutebay/thecompany/companyoverview.html \|title=eBay Worldwide \|accessdate=2007-11-09 \|work=eBay.co.uk \|publisher=eBay Inc.}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|United States}}
	\| http://www.ebay.com/
	\| ]
	\| {{dts\|link=off\|1995\|September\|2}}
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Vietnam}}
	\| http://www.ebay.vn/
	\| ], ]
	\| {{dts\|link=off\|2007\|June\|27}}<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.tuoitre.com.vn/Tianyon/Index.aspx?ChannelID=16&ArticleID=207697 \|title=Nhịp sống số }}</ref>
	\|-
	\| {{flag\|Mexico}}
	\| http://ebay.com.mx/
	\| ]
	\| {{?}}
	\|}

	Ebay also owns the following related companies / websites:
	* - Den Blå Avis, a ] ] website, mainly with fixed price on items as opposed to the auction model. dba.dk was acquired by Ebay in 2008, along with other Danish used-sale websites, for 2.1 billion ].<ref>http://www.business.dk/article/20081006/medier/81006049/</ref>

	==Items==
	Millions of ]s, ], ], ]s, ], ], ]s, 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.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/items-ov.html \| title=Prohibited and Restricted Items - Overview \| publisher=eBay \| accessdate=2006-06-28}}</ref> Services and ] can be sold, too. Large international companies, such as ], 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.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://developer.ebay.com \| title=eBay Developers Program \| publisher=eBay \| accessdate=2006-06-28}}</ref> In June 2005, there were more than 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 ]s for auction on eBay, attempting to profit from the potentially lucrative (and, in the United States, illegal) market for ]. 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 ] agreement.

	===PayPal-only categories===
	Beginning in August 2007, eBay required listings in "Video Games" and "Health & Beauty" to accept its payment system ] and sellers could only accept PayPal for payments in the category "Video Games: Consoles".<ref></ref> Starting January 10, 2008, eBay said sellers can only accept PayPal as payment for the categories "Computing > Software", "Consumer Electronics > MP3 Players", "Wholesale & Job Lots > Mobile & Home Phones", and "Business, Office & Industrial > Industrial Supply / MRO".<ref></ref> eBay announced that starting in March 2008, eBay had added to this requirement that all sellers with fewer than 100 feedbacks must offer PayPal and no ] may be used as an alternative.<ref></ref><ref></ref> This is in addition to the requirement that all sellers from the ] have to offer PayPal.<ref></ref>

	Further, and as noted below, it is a requirement to offer Paypal on all listings in Australia and the UK.

	===eBay Express===
	] In April 2006, eBay opened its new site, which is designed to work like a standard Internet shopping site for consumers with United States addresses. It closed in 2008. Selected eBay items were mirrored on eBay Express, where buyers shop using a shopping cart to purchase from multiple sellers. The UK version was launched to eBay members in mid-October 2006 but on January 29, 2008 eBay announced its intention to close the site.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www2.ebay.com/aw/uk/200801.shtml#2008-01-28172536 \|title=January 2008 \|publisher=.ebay.com \|date= \|accessdate=2009-03-24}}</ref> The German version, , was also opened in 2006 and closed in 2008.

	===Selling Manager Applications===
	At the 2008 eBay Developer's Conference eBay announced the unveiling of their Selling Manager Applications programme (SM Apps)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pages.ebay.com/devcon/events/index.html#highlights \|title=eBay Developer's Conference Highlights \|publisher=.ebay.com \|date= \|accessdate=2009-06-10}}</ref>. The programme will allow approved developers to integrate their applications directly in the eBay.com interface. <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://developer.ebay.com/products/selling-manager-applications/ \|title=Selling Manager Applications \|publisher=.ebay.com \|date= \|accessdate=2009-06-10}}</ref>
	<br>
	This application is available to those who enroll in the eBay Stores program.

	===eBay & Rich Media===
	eBay allows sellers to use a variety of rich media solutions within listings in order to aid and improve the format and presentation of the listing. This includes audio, video and picture galleries. The list of approved video providers<ref name="eBay Links Policy"></ref> that eBay sellers are permitted to use includes AuctionMercial, AuctionVideo, CarTHINK, CreativeVideosOnline, Dailymotion, eCommercePlayer, Google, i2iAuction, Microsoft, Motionbox, MySpace, Silverdock, ] and ]. Furthermore, in 2008 eBay acquired VUVOX<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://ebayinkblog.com/2008/06/23/vuvox-on-ebay/ \|title=Vuvox on eBay \|publisher=ebay.com \|date = \|accessdate=2009-06-23}}</ref> an easy to use production and instant sharing service that allows you to mix, create and blend your personal media.

	===eBay Specialty Sites===

	provides information about popular search terms, trends, and most-watched items.

	: eBay says it is a great way to let your personality shine and connect with friends, family and other buyers and sellers. eBay Blogs will be closed on October 31, 2009.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200909.shtml#2009-09-21142416 \|title=September 2009 General Announcements \|publisher=ebay.com \|date = \|accessdate=2009-09-25}}</ref>

	Other ebay Community Content includes the Discussion Boards, Groups, Answer Center, Chat Rooms, and Reviews & Guides. eBay has a robust mobile offering, including ] alerts, a ] site, ] clients, and an Apple iPhone application available in certain markets.

	was added in June 2006 (eBay Wiki is now closed{{When}}).

	was a specialty site for finding the most-unusual items on the eBay site. Users could vote on and nominate listings that they found. It is now closed{{When}}.

	==Auction types==
	eBay offers several types of auctions.
	* '''Auction-style listings''' allow the seller to offer one or more items for sale for a specified number of days. The seller can establish a ].
	* '''Fixed Price format''' allows the seller to offer one or more items for sale at a ''Buy It Now'' price. Buyers who agree to pay that price win the auction immediately without submitting a bid.
	* '''Fixed Price format with Best Offer''' allows the seller to accept best offers. If a buyer submits a best offer, the seller either rejects or accepts the best offer. If the best offer is not satisfactory, a seller may submit a counter offer to the buyer. Best offer is not available for auction style listings. In addition, best offer is not available in every category. Sellers also meet specific requirements in order to sell with best offer.
	* ''']s''' allow the seller to offer two or more identical items in the same auction. Bidders can bid for any number from one item up to the total number offered.

	==Bidding==
	===Auction-style Listings===

	Bidding on eBay's auction-style listings is called ]ding and is essentially equivalent to a ], with the following exceptions.
	* The winning bidder pays the second-highest bid plus one bid increment amount (i.e. some small predefined amount relative to the bid size), instead of simply the second-highest bid. However, since the bid increment amounts are relatively insignificant compared to the bid size, they are not considered from a strategic standpoint. ()
	* The current winning bid is not sealed, but instead is always displayed. However, at any given moment, the highest bidder's bid is not necessarily displayed, since this amount may be higher than the amount required to win the auction.
	]
	====Example of bidding on an auction-style listing====

	Suppose bidding for an item starts at $1.00 and that the bid increment amount in this price range is $.25. Emily bids $3.00 for the item, and since no one else has bid yet, eBay displays that the current winner is Emily, with a bid of $1.00, and that the minimum allowable bid is $1.25, which is equal to one bidding increment above the winning bid. Suppose then that Tom bids $2.00 for the item. Since Emily has already bid more than Tom, eBay will display that the current winner is Emily, with a bid of $2.25, which equals the second-highest bid ($2.00) plus the bid increment amount ($.25). Again, eBay will also display that the minimum allowable bid is $2.50, one bid increment above the winning bid. Suppose that Tom bids again, this time at $2.75. Again, since Emily's bid is higher than Tom's, eBay will display that the current winning bidder is Emily, with a bid of $3.00, which is equal to the second-highest bid ($2.75) plus the bid increment ($.25). eBay will also display that the minimum allowable bid is $3.25, one bidding increment above the current winning bid. Suppose Tom bids one more time, at $10.00. Since Tom's bid is now higher than Emily's, eBay will display that the current winning bidder is Tom, with a bid of $3.25, which is equal to the second-highest bid ($3.00) plus the bid increment ($.25). If Tom were to win the auction, he would have to pay the amount equal to the winning bid ($3.25), even though his previous bid was much larger than that.

	===Dutch Auctions===

	For Dutch Auctions, which are auctions of two or more identical items sold in one auction, each bidder enters both a bid and the number of items desired. Until the total number of items desired by all bidders equals the total number of items offered, bidders can bid any amount greater than or equal to the minimum bid. Once the total numbers of items desired by all bidders is greater than or equal to the total number offered, each bidder is required to bid one full bidding increment above the currently displayed winning bid. All winning bidders pay the same lowest winning bid.

	The Dutch Auction format is scheduled to be discontinued in May 2009; statistically, it is not widely used, having been supplanted by other formats such as Fixed Price auctions.<ref><http://www2.ebay.com/aw/au/200903171717462.html> Dutch Auction format to be discontinued. eBay.com. Retrieved on 2008-3-27</ref>

	===Seller Ratings===

	In 2007, eBay began using detailed seller ratings with four different categories. When leaving feedback, buyers are asked to rate the seller in each of these categories with a score of one to five stars, with five being the highest rating and one the lowest. Unlike the overall feedback rating, these ratings are anonymous; neither sellers nor other users learn how individual buyers rated the seller. The listings of sellers with a rating of 4.3 or below in any of the four rating categories appear lower in search results. Power Sellers are required to have scores in each category above 4.5. <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www2.ebay.com/aw/uk/200802.shtml \|title=February 2008 \|publisher=.ebay.com \|date= \|accessdate=2009-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www2.ebay.com/aw/uk/200801.shtml \|title=January 2008 \|publisher=.ebay.com \|date= \|accessdate=2009-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pages.ebay.com/services/forum/new.html \|title=Upcoming Changes to Feedback \|publisher=Pages.ebay.com \|date= \|accessdate=2009-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pages.ebay.com/sell/update08/overview/index.html \|title=Fees 2008 Overview \|publisher=Pages.ebay.com \|date= \|accessdate=2009-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200801.shtml \|title=January 2008 \|publisher=.ebay.com \|date= \|accessdate=2009-03-24}}</ref>

	==Profit and transactions==
	{{Original research\|section\|date=November 2007}}
	eBay generates revenue from a number of fees. The eBay fee system is quite complex; there are fees to list a product (Insertion Fee) and fees when the product sells (Final Value Fee), plus several optional adornment fees, all based on various factors and scales. The U.S.-based eBay.com takes $0.10 to $4 (based on the opening price) for a basic listing without any adornments and 8.75% or less of the final price (as of May 2009). The ] based ebay.co.uk takes from ] £0.15 to a maximum rate of ] £3 per £100 for an ordinary listing and from 0.75 percent to 10% (writing as of June 2009) percent of the final price. Reduced FVF's are available to business registered customers.In addition, eBay now owns the ] payment system which has fees of its own.

	Under current U.S. law, a state cannot require sellers located outside the state to collect a ], making deals more attractive to buyers. Although some state laws require purchasers to pay sales tax to their own states on out-of-state purchases, it is not a common practice. However, most sellers that operate as a full time business do follow state tax regulations on their eBay transactions.<ref>http://www.ecommerce-journal.com/articles/ebays_history_the_owner_of_paypal</ref><ref>http://pages.ebay.ca/buy/guides/tickets-buying-guide/</ref> However for the tax called ] (VAT), eBay requires sellers to include the VAT fees in their listing price and not as an add-on and thus eBay profits by collecting fees based on what governments tax for VAT.<ref></ref>

	The company's current business strategy includes increasing ] trade.<ref>http://investor.ebay.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=66150</ref><ref>http://finance.indiainfo.com/2009/04/24/0904241614_the_brand_that_auctioned_the_www.html</ref> eBay has already expanded to over ] including China and India. The only places where expansion failed were Taiwan and Japan, where ] had a head start, and New Zealand where ], owned by the ] media group is the dominant online auction website.

	A more recent gay people include Fraser Savage and Dan Minsky.§ The impact of driving buyers and sellers to use PayPal means not only does eBay turn buyers into clients (as a pure auction venue its clients used to be predominantly sellers) but for each new PayPal registration it achieves via the eBay auction site it also earns offsite revenue when the resulting PayPal account is used in non-eBay transactions. In its Q1 2008 results, total payment volume via PayPal increased 17 percent, but off the eBay auction site it was up 61 percent.<ref></ref>

	For most listing categories, eBay sellers are permitted to offer a variety of payment systems such as ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/accepted-payments-policy.html \|title=Accepted Payments Policy \|publisher=Pages.ebay.com \|date= \|accessdate=2009-03-24}}</ref>

	eBay runs an affiliate program under the name eBay Partner Network. <ref></ref> eBay affiliate marketers Fees are paid a percentage of the eBay seller's transaction fees. The payout is 50% to 75% of the fees paid for an item purchased.

	==Acquisitions==
	{{main\|List of acquisitions by eBay}}
	==Economics==
	As eBay is a huge publicly visible market, it has created a great deal of interest from economists, who have used it to analyse many aspects of buying and selling behaviour, auction formats, etc., and compare these with previous theoretical and empirical findings.

	==Controversy and criticism==
	{{main\|Criticism of eBay}}
	eBay has its share of controversy, including cases of ], its policy of requiring sellers to use ], and concerns over forgeries and intellectual property violations in auction items.

	==Prohibited or restricted Items==
	In its earliest days, eBay was essentially unregulated. However, as the site grew, it became necessary to restrict or forbid auctions for various items. Note that some of the restrictions relate to eBay.com (the US site), while other restrictions apply to specific European sites (such as Nazi paraphernalia). Regional laws and regulations may apply to the seller or the buyer. Generally, if the sale or ownership of an item is regulated or prohibited by one or more states, eBay will not permit its listing.<ref> eBay, Policies</ref> Among the hundred or so banned or restricted categories:
	* ] (tobacco-related items and collectibles are accepted.)<ref></ref>
	* ] (alcohol-related collectibles, including sealed containers, as well as some wine sales by licensed sellers are allowed)<ref></ref>
	* ] and drug paraphernalia<ref></ref>
	* ] paraphernalia<ref></ref>
	* ]s<ref></ref>
	* ]s and ],<ref></ref> including any parts that could be used to assemble a firearm as well as (as of July 30, 2007) any firearm part that is required for the firing of a gun, including bullet tips, brass casings and shells, barrels, slides, cylinders, magazines, firing pins, trigger assemblies, etc. ]s and various types of knives are also forbidden.
	* Used ] (see ]) and dirty used clothing<ref></ref>
	* Teachers' editions of ]s including home school teacher's editions.<ref></ref><ref></ref>
	* Human parts and remains (with an exception for skeletons and skulls for scientific study, provided they are not ] in origin)<ref></ref>
	* Live animals (with certain exceptions)<ref></ref>
	* Certain copyrighted works or trademarked items.<ref></ref>
	* Lock-picking tools, accessories, and practice locks fall into the category of burglar tools.{{Dubious\|date=May 2008}}
	* Lottery tickets, sweepstakes tickets, or any other gambling items.
	* Military hardware such as working weapons or explosives.
	* Any items of a sexual nature must be listed in the '''Adult Only''' category, which prohibits:<ref> eBay, Adult Only category policy</ref>
	**Child Pornography
	**Obscene Materials including bestiality, necrophilia, rape, scat, and incest
	**Pre-owned sex toys
	**Services including any sexual activity
	**Links to sites that contain prohibited items
	**Adult products that are delivered digitally
	* Virtual items from ]s, restrictions which vary by country<ref></ref><ref></ref>
	* Non-physical items no longer can be sold through eBay. They can only be advertised through classified ads on eBay and do not get feedback.<ref></ref>
	* Ivory products.<ref></ref>
	* Knives, other than cutlery, are prohibited in the UK following media pressure about the sale of items assessed by police to be 'illegal'<ref name="bbcknifeban">{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7879701.stm\|title=eBay bans trade in knives in UK \|date=9 February 2008\|publisher=BBC News\|accessdate=2009-02-17}}</ref>
	* Many other items are either wholly prohibited or restricted in some manner.<ref></ref>

	==Unusual sale items==
	<!-- PLEASE NOTE -- all additions to here must be documented as unusual -- and not just by their eBay item listings, since anyone can put up something odd just to get listed here (see ] and ]. -->
	* In May 2006, the remains of ], a stone fortification in upstate New York built in 1844, were put up for auction on eBay. The first auction ended on June 5, 2006, with a winning bid of $5,000,310. However, the sale was not completed, and the fort and lands surrounding it remain for sale and have been relisted on the site several times since.<ref>''Fort Montgomery for sale on Ebay'' Plattsburgh Press Republican, Plattsburgh, New York, June 2006</ref>
	* In February 2004, a scrapped ] fighter jet was listed on eBay by Mike Landa, of Landa and Associates, with a starting bid of $1,000,000. He was the legal owner of the plane after purchasing it from a scrap yard and also offered to have the plane restored for flying condition for a Buy It Now price of $9,000,000. Landa also told potential buyers that maintenance of the plane would cost roughly $40,000 a month for just 2 to 3 hours of flying time. The FBI told Landa that he could only sell the plane to an American citizen residing in the United States, and that the plane must not leave US airspace. The auction ended without a sale.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-02/17/content_306823.htm \|title=U.S. navy jet fighter F18 is for sale on eBay \|publisher=Chinadaily.com.cn \|date=2004-02-17 \|accessdate=2009-03-24}}</ref>
	* In December 2005, a ] cooked on Christmas Day was listed by "crazypavingpreacher" (Andrew Henderson of Darlington, England). It sold for £99.50 on 4 January 2006. The sprout had been frozen and was sent by first class post in insulated packaging to the buyer, "5077phil". The listing was reported in the Daily Star, making the front page (and was followed by a series of "copycat" listings of various vegetables). The proceeds of the sale were donated to , a major Christian relief and development agency working in the third world. This sprout was the first cooked brussels sprout to be sold on ebay.<ref></ref>
	* In January 2006, a British man named Leigh Knight sold an unwanted ] left over from his ] dinner for £1550 in aid of ] research.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2006/1/6/215526.html \|title=Charity sprout craze sweeps the nation as £1,550 bid on eBay \|publisher=Archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk \|date=2006-01-06 \|accessdate=2009-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://thenibs.blogspot.com/2006/01/unwanted-brussel-sprout-on-sale-for.html \|title=The NIBS: Unwanted brussel sprout on sale for charity \|publisher=Thenibs.blogspot.com \|date=2006-01-05 \|accessdate=2009-03-24}}</ref>
	* In May 2006, a Chinese businessman named Zhang Cheng bought a former Czech Air Force ] fighter jet from a seller in the United States for $24,730. The seller, "inkgirle", refused to ship it. It is not known whether he was refunded.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/04/30/1146335603625.html \|title=Chinese man buys fighter jet on eBay - Breaking - Technology - theage.com.au \|publisher=Theage.com.au \|date= \|accessdate=2009-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|author=May 09, 2006 in International Law \|url=http://www.loweringthebar.net/2006/05/man_wants_money.html \|title=Man Wants Money Back for MiG-21 Bought on eBay \|publisher=Lowering the Bar \|date=2006-05-09 \|accessdate=2009-03-24}}</ref>
	* In June 2005, the wife of ], a British radio DJ on ], sold Tim's ] ] with a Buy It Now price of 50 pence after she heard him flirting with model ] on air. The car was sold within 5 minutes, and it was requested that the buyer pick it up the same day.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/articles/19429823?source=Metro \| title=£25,000 revenge of DJ's wife \| publisher=This Is London \| date=2005-06-21}}</ref>
	* In May 2005, a ] that had previously been registered to Joseph Ratzinger (then a ], who had since been elected pope and chose the ] ] on April 19, 2005) was sold on eBay's German site for €188,938.88 ($277,171.12 USD). The winning bid was made by the ] ], known for their outrageous eBay purchases.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.goldenpalaceevents.com/ebay_archives/popemobile02.html \| title=Golf IV von Josef Kardinal Ratzinger \| publisher=Golden Palace \| accessdate=2006-06-28}}</ref>
	* A seaworthy 16,000-ton ], formerly the British ], was listed early in 2004. The auction was removed when eBay determined that the vessel qualified as ], even though all weapons systems had been removed.<ref>{{cite web \| last-Tweedie \| first=Neil \| date=2004-01-10\| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1451338/For-internet-sale-aircraft-carrier%2C-only-three-owners.html \| title= For internet sale: aircraft carrier, only three owners \| publisher=Telegraph.co.uk \| accessdate=2008-07-09}}</ref>
	* Water that was said to have been left in a cup ] once drank from was sold for $455. The few tablespoons came from a plastic cup Presley sipped at a concert in ] in 1977.<ref></ref>
	* A Coventry University student got £1.20 for a single cornflake.<ref></ref>
	* A man from ], ], attempted to sell ] at a starting price of $0.01]. The price had risen to $3,000 before eBay closed the auction.<ref></ref>
	* An Australian newspaper reported in December 2004 that a single piece of the ] breakfast cereal Nutri-Grain sold on eBay for AUD$1,035 because it happened to bear a slight resemblance to the character ] from the ] movie. Apparently the seller went on to make even more money in relation to the sale for his appearance on a nationally televised current affairs program.<ref>
	{{cite web
	\|url = http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22881260-5001021,00.html
	\|title = Nutri-Grain that looks like ET}}</ref>
	* One of the ]s involved in the construction of the ] was auctioned on eBay in 2004.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3599191.stm \| title=Eurotunnel drill bids reach £5m \| publisher=BBC \|date=2004-04-05}}</ref>
	* A group of four men from Australia auctioned themselves to spend the weekend with the promise of "beers, snacks, good conversation and a hell of a lot of laughs" for AU$1,300<ref>
	{{cite web
	\|url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/blokey-weekend-bids-reach-2450/2006/01/27/1138319426355.html
	\|title = Blokes pull in the bids on eBay
	\|author = Hearn, Louisa
	\|date = 2006-01-17}}</ref>
	* ] sold a retired ] Red (]) for $20,000<ref></ref>
	* The ] Association sold the German language to call attention to the growing influence of ] in modern German.<ref>
	{{cite web
	\|url = http://www.wdr.de/themen/kultur/1/versteigerung_deutsche_sprache/index.jhtml
	\|title = 10 Millionen Euro für die deutsche Sprache {{De icon}}}}</ref>
	* In late November 2005, the original ] was sold on eBay for $450,400.<ref>
	{{cite web
	\|url = http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/12/07/entertainment/main1103557.shtml
	\|title = Hollywood Sign Sold For $450K}}</ref><ref>
	{{cite web
	\|url = http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/17/news/newsmakers/hollywood_sign/
	\|title = Buy a piece of HOLLYWOOD}}</ref>
	* In February 2007, after ] shaved all of her hair off in a ] salon, it was listed on eBay for $1million USD before it was taken down.<ref>
	{{cite web
	\|url = http://hollywood.outsidethebeltway.com/2007/02/britney-spears-shaved-hair-on-sale-on-ebay/ \|title = Britney Spears' Shaved Hair on Sale on Ebay!}}</ref>
	* In September 2004, the ] ] team was auctioned off, first in a regular auction that failed to reach the reserve price,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.operationsports.com/forums/football-other/95623-afls-indiana-firebirds-sale-ebay.html \|title=AFL's Indiana Firebirds for sale on eBAY - Operation Sports Forums \|publisher=Operationsports.com \|date= \|accessdate=2009-03-24}}</ref> and again as a "Buy it Now" item for $3.9 million.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/boards/archive/index.php/t-897.html \|title=Indiana Firebirds for sale on eBay [Archive] - OurSports Central Independent and Minor League Sports Forums \|publisher=Oursportscentral.com \|date= \|accessdate=2009-03-24}}</ref>
	* ] (pop. 25) was the first town to be sold on eBay in 2002, and has been up for sale 3 times since.<ref></ref>
	* In April 2005, American entrepreneur Matt Rouse sold the right to choose a new middle name for him. After receiving an $8,000 "Buy It Now" bid, the ] courts refused to allow the name change. He currently still has his original middle name "Jean".<ref>
	{{cite web \|url = http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/05/national/main685791.shtml \| title = Matthew Sells The Middle}}</ref>
	* In 2004, a partially eaten, 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich said to bear the image of the ] sold on eBay for $28,000.<ref>
	{{cite web
	\|url = http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/WolfFiles/story?id=307227&page=1 \| title = ABC News: Hungry for Miracles?}}</ref>
	* In January 2008, four ] balls were auctioned on eBay after being surgically removed from the ] which had inadvertently swallowed them whilst raiding eggs in a chicken enclosure. The story attracted considerable international attention and the balls eventually sold for more AUD$1,400. The python recovered and was released.<ref>
	{{cite web
	\|url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/unusual-tales/snakes-golf-balls-fetch-1400/2008/01/11/1199988566831.html
	\|title = Snake's golf balls fetch $1400}}</ref>
	* In May 2008, Paul Osborn of the UK listed his wife Sharon for sale on eBay, alleging that she had an affair with a coworker.<ref>
	{{cite web
	\|url = http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23702440-13762,00.html
	\|title = Jealous husband puts wife on eBay}}</ref>
	* In June 2008, Ian Usher put up his "entire life" on auction. The auction included his house in ], belongings, introduction to his friends, and a trial at his job.<ref>{{cite news
	\|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7467857.stm
	\|title = Bidding begins on 'entire life' }}</ref> When bidding closed, his "life" sold for $384,000.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-odd-australia-life-for-sale,0,7890092.story \| title="Man auctions life, but disappointed at bid price" \| agency=Associated Press \| date=2008-06-30 \| accessdate=2008-06-30}}</ref>
	* In August 2008, Dr Richard Harrington, Vice President of the UK ], announced that a fossilized ] he bought for £20 from a seller in ], was a previously unknown species. It has been named '']'' after Dr Harrington. He had wanted to name it ''Mindarus ebayi'', but this name was disallowed as being too flippant. The 45-million-year-old aphid, preserved in a piece of Baltic ], is now housed in the ] in London.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/corporate/PressReleases/PressReleases.php?PRID=48 \| title="Insect expert discovers new species on eBay" \| date=2008-08-19 \| accessdate=2008-08-19}}</ref>
	* In October 2008, amidst the ] one seller had put up ] for sale. Auction started with 99 pence but had reached 10 million pounds (]17.28 million). However, singer ] was "not included" in the sale. The notice read ''Located in the mid-Atlantic ridge in the North Atlantic Ocean, Iceland will provide the winning bidder with — a habitable environment, Icelandic Horses and admittedly a somewhat sketchy financial situation''. Bidders' questions included: "Do you offer volcano/earthquake insurance?"<ref name="Iceland for sale on eBay, winner may collect in person">{{cite news\|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/iceland-for-sale-on-ebay-winner-may-collect-in-person/75531-13.html?from=rssfeed\|title=Iceland for sale on eBay, winner may collect in person\|date=October 10, 2008 \|work=Reuters\|publisher=CNN-IBN\|accessdate=2008-10-10}}</ref>
	* In November 2008, a ] man put a digitally hand-drawn picture of a 7-legged spider onto eBay. The picture stemmed from an article on the site 27bslash6.com wherein ] claims to have attempted to pay a Chiropractor's bill with a picture of a 7-legged spider, which he valued at $233.95. On eBay, the bidding price started at $233.95, with bidding ended at a sale price of US$10,000.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=665808\| title = Spider minus a leg sells for thousands\| accessdate = 2008-11-18\| author = Matt Bachl\| date = November 14, 2008\| publisher = ninemsn}}</ref> Both the e-mail exchange and the picture have become internet hits.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.modernghana.com/news/191832/1/man-tried-to-pay-bill-with-spider-drawing.html\| title = Man tried to pay bill with spider drawing\| accessdate = 2008-11-25\| author = Ananova\| date = November 23, 2008\| publisher = Ghana News}}</ref>
	* In July 2009 Dornoch Capital Advisors placed England's Coca Cola League One Side ] on ebay without permission for them to do so from Owner/Chairman Mr Johnson, This led Mr. Johnson to issuing a Statement On Tranmere Rovers F.C Official Website saying " I was very disappointed to discover that Dornoch Capital had chosen ebay.com as a route to find a potential buyer and would not have given permission for them to do so had he been asked. Mr Johnson has instructed Dornoch to remove the ebay listing immediately".<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tranmere_rovers/8176708.stm\| title = Football Club For Sale Or Not\| accessdate = 2009-07-30\| author = TheBoysInBlue\| date = July 30, 2009\| publisher = BBC News}}</ref>
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	==Charity auctions==
	{{Unreferenced section\|date=February 2008}}
	Using ] as an arbiter, eBay allows sellers to donate a portion of their auction proceeds to a charity of the seller's choice. The program is called eBay Giving Works in the US, and eBay for Charity<ref>http://pages.ebay.co.uk/community/charity/index.html</ref> in the UK.

	Some high-profile charity auctions have been advertised on the eBay home page, and have raised large amounts of money in a short time. For example, a furniture manufacturer raised over $35,000 for ] by auctioning off beds that had been signed by celebrities.{{Fact\|date=July 2007}}

	To date the highest successful bid on a single item for charity was for a letter<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_101607/content/01125108.guest.html \|title=eBay Update: High Bidder on Reid Letter Will Own Historic Document \|publisher=Rushlimbaugh.com \|date=2007-10-16 \|accessdate=2009-03-24}}</ref> sent to Mark P. Mays, CEO of ] (parent company of ] the production company that produces ] and ]) by ] ] ] and forty other ] ], complaining about comments made by ] talk show host ]. The winning bid was $2,100,100, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation, benefiting the education of children of men and women who have died serving in the armed forces. The winning bid was matched by Limbaugh in his largest charity donation to date.<ref></ref>

	In 2007, eBay Canada partnered with Montreal-based digital branding agency ] to develop a campaign to raise money for Quebec’s national children’s hospital, Sainte-Justine. They aligned themselves with internet phenomenon ] to create an eBay auction based on popular T-A-C character Uncle Tom, an infomercial host who pitches absurd products. eBay and ] reproduced Uncle Tom’s imaginary products, The Body Toner Fly Swatter, The Willi Waller Potato Peeler, and the LCD Shovel and sold them online. In 6 weeks, they raised $15,000 for Hopital St-Justine with one fly swatter, one potato peeler, and one shovel, a world record. The Body Toner Fly Swatter sold for $8,600, the Willi Waller Potato Peeler sold for $3,550, and the LCD Shovel sold for $2,146.21.

	==Environmental record==
	On May 8, 2008, eBay announced the opening of its newest building on the company's North Campus in San Jose, which is the first structure in the city to be built from the ground up to ] Gold Standards.<ref name="autogenerated3">{{cite web\|url=http://www.csrwire.com/News/11984.html \|title=eBay Inc. Opens New "Green" Building and Unveils Largest Commercial Solar Installation in San Jose \|publisher=Csrwire.com \|date= \|accessdate=2009-03-24}}</ref> The building, the first the company has built new in its 13-year existence, uses an array of 3,248 solar panels, spanning {{convert\|60000\|sqft\|m2}}, and providing 650 kilowatts of power to eBay's campus.<ref name="autogenerated1">http://origin.mercurynews.com/healthandscience/ci_9191170?nclick_check=1</ref><ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web\|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-08-2008/0004809169&EDATE= \|title=SolarCity Helps eBay Campus, Employees Switch to Clean Power With Largest Commercial Solar Installation in San Jose \|publisher=Prnewswire.com \|date= \|accessdate=2009-03-24}}</ref> All told the array can supply the company with 15-18 percent of its total energy requirements, reducing the amount of ]es that would be produced to create that energy by other means.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> ], the company responsible for designing the array, estimates that the solar panels installed on eBay's campus will prevent 37 million pounds of ] from being released into the environment as a result of replaced power production over the next three decades.<ref name="autogenerated2" /> Creating an equivalent impact to remove the same amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere would require planting {{convert\|322\|acre\|km2}} of trees.<ref name="autogenerated2" /> The design of the building also incorporates other elements to reduce its impact on the environment. The building is equipped with a lighting system that detects natural ambient light sources and automatically dims artificial lighting to save 39 percent of the power usually required to light an office building.<ref name="autogenerated3" /> eBay's newest building also reduces demand on local water supplies by incorporating an eco-friendly irrigation system, low-flow shower heads, and low-flow faucets.<ref name="autogenerated3" /> Even during construction, more than 75 percent of the waste from construction was recycled.<ref name="autogenerated3" /> eBay also runs buses between San Francisco and the San Jose campus to reduce the number of commuting employees.<ref name="autogenerated3" />

	==Craigslist==
	In the summer of 2004, eBay acknowledged that it had acquired 25% of classified listings website, ]. Former Craigslist executive Phillip Knowlton was the seller, and he insisted that his former employer was aware of his plans to divest his holdings. Initially, eBay assured Craigslist that they would not ask the company to change the way it does business. eBay spokesman Hani Durzy stated that the “investment was really for learning purposes; it gives us access to learn how the classified market online works.”<ref>Wingfield, Nick: Wall Street Journal, August 13, 2004-EBay Buys Stake in Craigslist</ref>

	The classifieds service ] was launched by eBay in March 2005.
	In April 2008, eBay sued Craigslist to "safeguard its four-year financial investment", claiming that in January 2008, Craigslist took actions that "unfairly diluted eBay's economic interest by more than 10%."<ref>{{cite web\|accessdate=2008-05-08\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7362221.stm\|title=EBay sues Craigslist ad website\|publisher=]\|date=2008-04-23}}</ref> Craigslist countersued in May 2008 "to remedy the substantial and ongoing harm to fair competition" that Craigslist claims is constituted by eBay's actions as a Craigslist shareholder.<ref>{{cite web\|accessdate=2008-05-13\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7399720.stm\|title=Craigslist strikes back at eBay\|publisher=]\|date=2008-05-13}}</ref> The case will be tried in Delaware and is scheduled for late June, 2009.<ref>Kharif, Olga: BusinessWeek, May 8, 2009-Will Craigslist Have to Crack Down?</ref>

	== See also ==
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	== References ==

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	==Further reading==

	{{refbegin}}
	* {{cite book \|author=Cihlar, Christopher\|year=2006\| title=The Grilled Cheese Madonna and 99 Other of the Weirdest, Wackiest, Most Famous eBay Auctions Ever\|publisher = Random House\|isbn=0-7679-2374-X}}
	* {{cite book\|author=Cohen, Adam\|year=2002\|title=The Perfect Store: Inside eBay\|publisher=Little, Brown & Company\|isbn=0-316-15048-7}}
	* {{cite book\|author=Collier, Marsha\|year=2004\|title=eBay For Dummies\|publisher=John Wiley\|isbn=0-7645-5654-1}}hi
	* {{cite book \|author=Hillis, Ken and Michael Petit with Nathan Epley\|year=2006\|title=Everyday eBay: Culture, Collecting and Desire\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=0-415-97436-4}}
	* {{cite book\|title=The PayPal Wars: Battles with eBay, the Media, the Mafia, and the Rest of Planet Earth\|author=Jackson, Eric M.\|year=2004\|publisher=World Ahead Publishing\|isbn=0-9746701-0-3}}
	* {{cite book\|author=Kent, Peter & Finlayson, Jill\|year=2005\|title=Fundraising on eBay\|publisher=McGraw-Hill\|isbn=0-07-226248-6}}
	* {{cite book\|author=Klink, Edward & Klink, Stephen\|year=2005\|title=Dawn of the eBay Deadbeats: True Tales of Treachery, Lies, and Fraud from the Dark Recesses of the World's Largest Online Auction Marketplace\|publisher=Mooncusser Media\|isbn=0-9768372-1-8}}
	* {{cite book\|author=Nissanoff, Daniel\|year=2006\|title=FutureShop: How the New Auction Culture Will Revolutionize the Way We Buy, Sell and Get the Things We Really Want\|publisher=The Penguin Press\|isbn=1-59420-077-7 }}
	* {{cite book\|author=Spencer, Christopher Matthew\|year=2006\|title=The eBay Entrepreneur\|publisher=Kaplan Publishing\|isbn=1-4195-8328-X}}
	* {{cite book\|author=Walton, Kenneth\|year=2006\|title=FAKE: Forgery, Lies, & eBay\|publisher=Simon Spotlight Entertainment\|isbn=1-4169-0711-4}}
	* {{cite book\|author=Ford, Michael\|year=2007\|title=Scams & Scoundrels: Protect yourself from the dark side of eBay\|publisher=Elite Minds Inc\|isbn=978-0-9774760-2-2}}
	* {{cite book\|author=Ford, Michael\|year=2007\|title=Dont Bid On It: Until I Tell You How eBay Really Works\|publisher=Elite Minds Inc\|isbn=978-0-9774760-1-5}}
	{{refend}}

	==External links==
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	{{NASDAQ-100}}
	{{Webby Awards\|year=1999\|cat=Commerce\|type=winner}}

	{{DEFAULTSORT:Ebay}}
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