ebay (2005)

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By Michal Sibilla eBay

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Very short presentation on eBay. Please keep in mind it was performed in 2004-2005 some data might be irrelevant.

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  • 1. By Michal Sibilla eBay

2. eBay company overview

  • Founded in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar
  • Auction style website:
    • C to C (consumer to consumer)
    • Today:
    • B to C (eBay shops: business to customer)
    • B to B (wholesalers: business to business)

3. eBay Today

  • eBay is The World's Online Marketplace with a global customer base of 220 million. Founded in 1995, eBay has created a powerful marketplace for the sale of goods and services by a passionate community of individuals and small businesses. eBay now has a global presence in 33 markets, including the United States

4. eBay Inc.

  • Main businesses:
  • eBay Marketplace auctionsonline
  • PayPal payments online
  • Skype communicating software
  • Other:
    • Rent.com -appartment-listing website
    • Shopping.com -comparaisig shopping website
    • Local classified websites:Kijiji.com, Gumtree.com, LoQUo.com, Intoko.com, Netherlands-based Marktplaats.nl, mobile.de

5. eBay auctions online

  • Key futures:
  • Live auctions
  • Buy it now
  • Feedback
  • eBay stores
  • eBay Express (fixed price + shopping cart)

6. eBay key numbers 8.6 16.0 72.7 187.2 369.2 Number of listings in shops 629.7 955.0 1 ,339.9 1689.6 1996.1 Number of listings n/a n/a 254000 383000 593000 eBay stores 27.7 41.2 56.1 71.8 81.8 Active users61.7 94.9 135.6 180.6 221.6 Registered users 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Year eBay - key figures 7. eBay profit and revenue (In Thousands) 1,000,224 1,749,038 2,656,894 3,734,297 4,712,949 Gross profit 1,214,100 2,165,096 3,271,309 4,552,401 5,969,741 Net revenue 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Year 8. eBay - competitors And others 9. eBay -Unusual sale items

  • Water that was said to have been left in a cup Elvis Presley once drank from was sold for $455
  • A Coventry University student got 1.20 for a single cornflake
  • A man from Brisbane, Australia attempted to sell New Zealand at a starting price of $.01AUD. The price had risen to $3,000 before eBay closed the auction.
  • In February 2007, after Britney Spears shaved all of her hair off in a Los Angeles salon, it was listed on EBay for $1million USD before it was taken down
  • In June 2005, the wife of Tim Shaw, a British radio DJ on Kerrang! 105.2, sold Tim's Lotus Esprit sports car with a Buy It Now price of 50 pence after she heard him flirting with model Jodie Marsh on air.