Ebay is one the largest platform for buyers to buy the products and services. This auction website has grown into a huge platform and here are some facts about Ebay you should know.
1. The site which is popularly known as ebay was launched at Labor Day in 1995 as “AuctionWeb,”. The website was launched by entrepreneur Pierre Omidyar in his living room in San Jose, California.
2. The website is free to use for buyers, but sellers are charged fees for listing items and again when those items are sold.
3. Did you know the first auctionweb logo was called the “Death Bar ?”
4. In September 2012, eBay introduced their new logo set in Universe. This new logo was installed onto the main website on October 10, 2012 and is continued till now.
5. eBay Inc. acquired Skype in 2005 and expanded its customer base to more than 480 million registered users worldwide.
6. As of November 13, 2008, Jack Sheng was the first eBay seller to receive a Feedback score of one million. He currently has a score of over two million.
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7. Pet are among the most popular listing of Ebay and hence it is possible to actually adopt a pet through eBay classifieds.
8. A Gulfstream II Jet that sold for $4.9 million in 2001 is the record for highest eBay sale price yet.
9. The average user goes on eBay every four days and spends over an hour on the site a month.
10. ebay actually displaces 800 million items at any one time.
