2006-08-26 08:22:43 · 7 answers · asked by Lynne and Bob B 1 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
In someones basement
2006-08-26 08:58:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The online auction site was founded in San Jose on September 4, 1995 by computer programmer Pierre Omidyar as Auctionweb[1], part of a larger personal site that included, among other things, Omidyar's own tongue-in-cheek tribute to the Ebola virus.
One of the early items sold on eBay was Omidyar's broken laser pointer for $13.83. Astonished, he contacted the winning bidder and asked if he understood that the laser pointer was broken. In his responding email, the buyer explained: "I'm a collector of broken laser pointers." The frequently repeated story that eBay was founded to help Omidyar's fiancée trade PEZ Candy dispensers was fabricated by a public relations manager in 1997 to interest the media. This was revealed in Adam Cohen's 2002 book[2] and confirmed by eBay.
Jeff Skoll was hired as the company's first president and full-time employee in 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 its name 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 EchoBay.com but found it already taken by the Echo Bay Mines, a gold mining company, so he shortened it to his second choice, eBay.com."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBay
It amazes me how many online phenomena had such strange or funny starts!
2006-08-26 15:27:42 · answer #2 · answered by ghost orchid 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in 1995.......seee.........
eBay - The World's Online Marketplace
eBay is The World's Online Marketplace® with a global customer base of 181 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.
and in the uk in 1999.......seee...........(lol)
eBay UK
Launched in October 1999, eBay.co.uk is the UK's largest online market place and is now the UK's number one e-commerce site (Nielsen Net Ratings, May 2003). eBay.co.uk has also achieved the three million live listings landmark, meaning there are three million items for sale on the site at any given time
2006-08-26 15:27:34 · answer #3 · answered by Autumns_Coma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1998
2006-08-26 15:51:21 · answer #4 · answered by CROWN_PRINCE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eBay was launched in September 1995. The first auction was conducted on Labor Day, and within a few weeks, buyers and sellers began flocking to the service.
http://investor.ebay.com/faq.cfm
2006-08-26 15:34:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not for sure - but I believe about 15-20 years ago.
2006-08-26 15:55:53 · answer #6 · answered by You'llneverguess 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When it started I believe..
2006-08-26 15:26:31 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋