EBay

eBay is the world's most popular online auction site. It was originally created by Pierre Omidyar over a long weekend as an antique exchange site for his wife and her friends. Since its founding in 1995 though, the company and brand has come to encompass a significant portion of global E-Commerce (PayPal and eBay family of brands together represents roughly 18%).

Business Model

Online C2C retail.

Auctions

• eBay Auctions: http://ebay.com
• DealFinder: http://dealfinder.ebay.com/

Antiques & Collectibles

• eBay's first market sector: http://collectibles-art.shop.ebay.com/

Motors

• eBay Motors: http://motors.ebay.com

Fashion

• FashionVault: http://fashionvault.ebay.com/

Mobile Devices

• Cell Phone Center: http://www.ebay.com/electronics/cell-phone-center

Bullion

• Bullion Trade Center (Beta): http://goldandsilver.ebay.com

Payments

PayPal

• PayPal

Classifieds

• eBay Classifieds: http://ebayclassifieds.com (global re-brand)

Kijiji

• Kijiji: http://www.kijiji.com (Canada and select countries)

E-Commerce

• Shopping: http://shopping.com
• X.Commerce B2C platform: https://www.x.com/

Social Media

StumbleUpon

• StumbleUpon: http://www.stumbleupon.com (acquired in 2007)

Recycling

• InstantSale - Cash in your Electronics: http://instantsale.ebay.com

APIs

Shopping API

• eBay Shopping API in PHP: http://developer.ebay.com/developercenter/php/shopping/
• Shopping API - Dev center: http://developer.ebay.com/DevZone/shopping/docs/Concepts/ShoppingAPIGuide.html

FINDING API

The Finding API enables developers to access eBay's next generation search capabilities.

• eBay -- Finding API: http://developer.ebay.com/products/finding/

eBay Partner Network

• eBay Partner Network: https://www.ebaypartnernetwork.com/PublisherHome

EXAMPLES

• PicClick - Visual Shopping experience (like "eBay on Steroids"): http://picclick.com/
• BidFlyer - Flash based API search of eBay: http://www.bidflyer.com/

Widgets

Search Banner

 <script language='JavaScript1.1'>
	document.write("<sc"+"ript language='JavaScript1.1' src='http://rover.ebay.com/ar/1/56035/1?campid=5336029381&toolid=56035&customid=&mpt=" + Math.floor(Math.random()*999999999999) + "&adtype=3&size=728x90&def=v1e&v1e=1&x6n=1&l3s=1&y6d=1&a3h=1&mpvc='></sc"+"ript>");
 </script>
 <noscript>
	<a href='http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/706-53473-19255-37/1?campid=5336029381&toolid=56035&customid=&def=v1e&v1e=1&x6n=1&l3s=1&y6d=1&a3h=1&mpvc='>
		<img border='0px' src='http://rover.ebay.com/ar/1/706-53473-19255-37/1?campid=5336029381&toolid=56035&customid=&mpt=[CACHEBUSTER]&adtype=1&size=728x90&def=v1e&v1e=1&x6n=1&l3s=1&y6d=1&a3h=1&mpvc=' alt='Click Here'>
	</a>
 </noscript>

Search Squares

 <object width="355" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://togo.ebay.com/togo/togo.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value="base=http://togo.ebay.com/togo/&lang=en-us&mode=search&query=Mobile TV" /><embed src="http://togo.ebay.com/togo/togo.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="355" height="300" flashvars="base=http://togo.ebay.com/togo/&lang=en-us&mode=search&query=Mobile TV"></embed></object>

Resources

• eBay family of companies: http://www.ebayinc.com/who
• eBay for Business - Essentials for Sellers: http://pages.ebay.com/sellerinformation/ebayforbusiness/essentials.html
• eBay Devleoper Resources: http://developer.ebay.com/quickstartguide/
• eBay API: http://ebay-api.com/examples/ebayapi_getcategorylistings.example.php
• eBay Partner Network ID: http://developer.ebay.com/support/system-announcements/affiliates/Default.aspx
• DevZone PHP Search Items: http://developer.ebay.com/DevZone/shopping/docs/HowTo/PHP_Shopping/PHP_SearchInterm_NV_XML/PHP_SearchInterm_NV_XML.html
• HowTo PHP: http://developer.ebay.com/DevZone/shopping/docs/HowTo/PHP_Shopping/PHP_FIA_GUP_Interm_NV_XML/PHP_FIA_GUP_Interm_NV_XML.html

Tutorials

• International Shipping Label - printing tutorial: http://pages.ebay.ca/services/buyandsell/shippinginternational/tutorial.html
• CanadaPost - eBay Shipping Guide: http://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/business/solutions/ebay.jsf
• How to See What Something Is Worth Using eBay: https://www.howtogeek.com/721794/how-to-see-what-something-is-worth-using-ebay/

External Links

• wikipedia: EBay
• wikipedia: List of acquisitions by eBay
• eBay Garden: http://garden.ebay.com/ (sandbox for new apps)
• eBay's 10-year rise to world fame: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4207510.stm
• How Facebook, MySpace and YouTube Killed eBay: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/23/how-facebook-myspace-and-youtube-killed-ebay/
• 1 in 5 e-commerce shoppers worldwide use Amazon, Chinese competitor not far behind: http://www.digitaltrends.com/web/one-in-five-commerce-shoppers-worldwide-use-amazon/
• eBay Agrees to Acquire Magento: http://www.magentocommerce.com/blog/comments/ebay-agrees-to-acquire-magento/
• eBay rapidly expanding in Austin, Texas (JOBS): https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_searchresults.asp?ref=1116201132457&SID=^txLRK2NTV5zF5lKViv7mzS6JO2YkGtp9fjDtcnQoOtJnZWSgu/UtVoNvL4Y/qqH_slp_rhc_
• eBay & PayPal Mobile - fast facts: http://www.ebayinc.com/content/press_release/Mobile_Fast_Facts_Press_Release
• e-Business basics - transaction costs (How eBay makes its real money): http://tutor2u.net/ebusiness/ebusiness-law-cybercrime.html
• eBay Growth Turns Negative: https://www.marketplacepulse.com/articles/ebay-growth-turns-negative

See Also

Auction | Business Model | Craigslist