EBay History

The auction company eBay was founded in 1995 by Pierre Omydiar in San Jose, California, the son of Iranian father and French mother, was born in Paris and during adolescence she moved to the United States.
Omidyar's interest in online auctions began following a conversation he had in 1995 with his girlfriend. This was a collector of the figures accompanying the PEZ candy and wanted to expand your collection. Omidyar, then Executive General Magic technology company, included a small online auction service in one of the pages on your site called AuctionWeb to form a network of potential buyers and sellers throughout the U.S. figures could be collectors.
In this way, eBay started out of love than a lucrative business. In the early days of the store was sold Omydiar a laser pointer unusable, for a price of 13.83 dollars, Omydiar contacted the winning bidder to find out if he really understood what he had bought. The response was even more amazing: "I like to collect useless laser pointers." This gave a guideline for thinking that the business would have a promising future, this led to that in the spring of 96 Omidyar quit his job to devote himself to the new company.
The year after its founding, the business had about 40,000 users and sections such as collecting, stamps, coins, computers and electronics. In 1998, Meg Whitman, eBay's CEO, joined the company and next year marks its IPO in New York (Nasdaq) ..
In recent years eBay has made several acquisitions, but certainly the most notable are PayPal (electronic payment system) in 2002 which allowed through the system is overcrowded eBay
In 2005 bought loquo classified portal and Internet telephony company Skype (VOIP system which aims to verbal communication between both parties.)
On ebay sold many incredible things, like a private jet Gulf Stream Jet for which paid $ 7.5 million, recycled Barbie dolls that marked a story on its way to commercial success, an Elvis Presley fan who beat 46 other bidders and managed to pay $ 811 for a deal that closed singer disinfection company to rid your home of vermin Hillcrest Road. "
According to The New York Times, sold on eBay a compact disc every 6.5 seconds. Omidyar himself came to pay $ 2,375 for a doll-shaped PEZ candy girlfriend as a present for his girlfriend, which helped him from the moment you turn your hobby into a business.