ebay
Presented By:
Tarang Jain
Roll No.25
Key Peoples
Pierre Omidyar Founder and Chairman
Chris Agarpao was hired as eBay's first employee
and Jeffrey Skoll was hired as the first
president of the company in 1996. In
November 1996
Meg Whitman President and CEO in 1997
Current CEO's John Donahoe's
Mission statement:
“To provide a global trading platform where
practically anyone can trade practically
anything”
Slogan
“What ever it is, you can get it on
eBay., and Shop victoriously!”
What is eBay?
A place to buy
A place to shop
A place to Sell
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eBay Inc Overview
As of December 31, 2007
• Founded in September of 1995,
• presence in 39 markets, including the U.S.
• approximately 276 million registered users
worldwide.
• Marketplaces net revenues totaled a record
$1.5 billion in Q4-07, representing a year-
over-year growth rate of 21 percent.
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eBay Inc Overview (cont)
•
• 46 percent revenue from US operations and 54
percent from our International business.
•
• The most expensive item sold on eBay to date is
a private business jet for $4.9 million.
ebay Today
Annual sales $8.5 billion
Employees 16,200
Net income $1.8 billion
Stock price $11.9
Market cap $15.3 billion
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Velocity of trading
On an average day on eBay…
A Diamond Ring is sold every two
minutes
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Velocity of trading
On an average day on eBay…
More than 3 Watches are sold every
minute
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Velocity of trading
On an average day on eBay…
5 Women’s handbags are sold every
minute
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Velocity of trading
On an average day on eBay…
Over 3600 MP3 players are
sold per day
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Velocity of trading
On an average day on eBay…
A makeup product sold every 2
minutes
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Velocity of trading
On an average day on eBay…
4,827 fragrance products sold
per day
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Velocity of trading
On an average day on eBay…
A hair product sold every
second
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Velocity of trading
On an average day on eBay…
Over 300 stamps are sold every
hour
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Velocity of trading
On an average day on eBay…
An automobile