<s>
eBay	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
American	O
multinational	O
e-commerce	O
company	O
based	O
in	O
San	O
Jose	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
that	O
facilitates	O
consumer-to-consumer	O
and	O
business-to-consumer	O
sales	O
through	O
its	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Pierre	O
Omidyar	O
in	O
1995	O
and	O
became	O
a	O
notable	O
success	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
dot-com	O
bubble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
is	O
a	O
multibillion-dollar	O
business	O
with	O
operations	O
in	O
about	O
32	O
countries	O
,	O
The	O
company	O
manages	O
the	O
eBay	B-Application
website	I-Application
,	O
an	O
online	O
auction	O
and	O
shopping	O
website	O
in	O
which	O
people	O
and	O
businesses	O
buy	O
and	O
sell	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
goods	O
and	O
services	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
eBay	B-Application
's	O
original	O
auction-style	O
sales	O
,	O
the	O
website	O
has	O
evolved	O
and	O
expanded	O
to	O
include	O
:	O
instant	O
"	O
Buy	B-Application
It	I-Application
Now	I-Application
"	O
shopping	O
;	O
shopping	O
by	O
Universal	O
Product	O
Code	O
,	O
ISBN	B-Library
,	O
or	O
other	O
kind	O
of	O
SKU	O
number	O
(	O
via	O
Half.com,	O
which	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
2017	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
other	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
previously	O
offered	O
online	O
money	O
transfers	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
services	O
(	O
via	O
PayPal	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
wholly	O
owned	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
eBay	B-Application
from	O
2002	O
to	O
2015	O
)	O
;	O
online	O
classified	O
advertisements	O
(	O
via	O
Kijiji	O
,	O
or	O
eBay	B-Application
Classifieds	O
Group	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
online	O
event	O
ticket	O
trading	O
(	O
via	O
StubHub	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
new	O
partnership	O
with	O
PayPal	O
's	O
rivals	O
Apple	O
and	O
Square	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
its	O
longtime	O
payment	O
partner	O
PayPal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AuctionWeb	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
California	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
by	O
French-born	O
Iranian-American	O
computer	O
programmer	O
Pierre	O
Omidyar	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
personal	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
items	O
sold	O
on	O
AuctionWeb	B-Application
was	O
a	O
broken	O
laser	O
pointer	O
for	O
$14.83	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reportedly	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
was	O
simply	O
a	O
hobby	O
for	O
Omidyar	O
until	O
his	O
Internet	O
service	O
provider	O
informed	O
him	O
he	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
a	O
business	O
account	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
high	O
website	O
traffic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
monthly	O
price	O
increase	O
from	O
$30	O
to	O
$250	O
prompted	O
him	O
to	O
start	O
charging	O
eBay	B-Application
users	O
,	O
who	O
continued	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Agarpao	O
was	O
eBay	B-Application
's	O
first	O
employee	O
;	O
he	O
processed	O
mailed	O
check	O
payments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
officially	O
changed	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
its	O
service	O
from	O
AuctionWeb	B-Application
to	O
eBay	B-Application
in	O
September	O
1997	O
,	O
after	O
Echo	O
Bay	O
Technology	O
Group	O
,	O
Omidyar	O
's	O
consulting	O
firm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
domain	O
name	O
echobay.com	O
was	O
already	O
taken	O
by	O
a	O
gold	O
mining	O
company	O
,	O
so	O
Omidyar	O
shortened	O
it	O
to	O
eBay.com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
frequently	O
repeated	O
story	O
that	O
eBay	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
to	O
help	O
Omidyar	O
's	O
fiancée	O
trade	O
Pez	O
candy	O
dispensers	O
was	O
fabricated	O
in	O
1997	O
by	O
public	O
relations	O
manager	O
Mary	O
Lou	O
Song	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
media	O
a	O
human-interest	O
story	O
more	O
appealing	O
than	O
Omidyar	O
's	O
original	O
vision	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
perfect	O
market	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beanie	O
Babies	O
quickly	O
became	O
the	O
dominant	O
product	O
on	O
eBay	B-Application
,	O
accounting	O
for	O
10%	O
of	O
all	O
listings	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
as	O
collectors	O
thronged	O
eBay	B-Application
's	O
user-friendly	O
interface	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
specific	O
Beanie	O
Babies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meg	O
Whitman	O
was	O
hired	O
by	O
the	O
board	O
as	O
eBay	B-Application
president	O
and	O
CEO	B-Application
in	O
March	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
went	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
risk	O
factors	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
annual	O
report	O
filed	O
with	O
the	O
US	O
Securities	O
and	O
Exchange	O
Commission	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
Omidyar	O
notes	O
eBay	B-Application
's	O
dependence	O
on	O
the	O
continued	O
strength	O
of	O
the	O
Beanie	O
Babies	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
eBay	B-Application
went	O
public	O
,	O
both	O
Omidyar	O
and	O
Skoll	O
became	O
instant	O
billionaires	O
:	O
eBay	B-Application
's	O
target	O
of	O
$18	O
per	O
share	O
was	O
all	O
but	O
ignored	O
as	O
the	O
price	O
went	O
to	O
$53.50	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
day	O
of	O
trading	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
had	O
12	O
million	O
registered	O
users	O
and	O
a	O
cyberinventory	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
4.5	O
million	O
items	O
on	O
sale	O
on	O
any	O
given	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
had	O
the	O
largest	O
userbase	O
of	O
any	O
e-commerce	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
nearly	O
ten	O
years	O
at	O
eBay	B-Application
,	O
Whitman	O
decided	O
to	O
enter	O
politics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
23	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
announced	O
that	O
Whitman	O
would	O
step	O
down	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
John	O
Donahoe	O
was	O
selected	O
to	O
become	O
president	O
and	O
CEO	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2009	O
eBay	B-Application
completed	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
Skype	B-Application
for	O
$2.75	O
billion	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
owned	O
30%	O
equity	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
was	O
charged	O
by	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Department	O
of	O
Justice	O
with	O
entering	O
into	O
non-solicitation	O
agreements	O
with	O
other	O
technology	O
companies	O
involving	O
their	O
highly	O
skilled	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
spin	O
off	O
PayPal	O
into	O
a	O
separate	O
publicly	O
traded	O
company	O
,	O
a	O
demand	O
made	O
nine	O
months	O
prior	O
by	O
activist	O
hedge	O
fund	O
magnate	O
Carl	O
Icahn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
spinoff	O
completed	O
on	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
eBay	B-Application
's	O
then	O
chief	O
executive	O
,	O
John	O
Donahoe	O
,	O
stepped	O
down	O
from	O
that	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flipkart	O
and	O
eBay	B-Application
entered	O
into	O
a	O
strategic	O
partnership	O
in	O
2017	O
under	O
which	O
eBay	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
acquired	O
a	O
5.44	O
%	O
stake	O
in	O
Flipkart	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
its	O
eBay	B-Application
India	O
business	O
for	O
$211	O
million	O
and	O
a	O
$514	O
million	O
cash	O
investment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
partnership	O
,	O
Flipkart	O
decided	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
eBay	B-Application
platform	O
for	O
global	O
outsourcing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
replace	O
PayPal	O
as	O
its	O
primary	O
payments	O
provider	O
with	O
Netherlands-based	O
start-up	O
Adyen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
eBay	B-Application
would	O
install	O
a	O
security	O
fence	O
around	O
the	O
perimeter	O
of	O
its	O
San	O
Jose	O
headquarters	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
YouTube	O
headquarters	O
shooting	O
earlier	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Devin	O
Wenig	O
would	O
be	O
stepping	O
down	O
as	O
eBay	B-Application
's	O
CEO	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
Scott	O
Schenkel	O
,	O
senior	O
vice	O
president	O
and	O
chief	O
financial	O
officer	O
since	O
2015	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
appointed	O
as	O
the	O
interim	O
CEO	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
13	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Jamie	O
Iannone	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
CEO	B-Application
on	O
April	O
27	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
that	O
five	O
employees	O
were	O
terminated	O
in	O
September	O
after	O
a	O
law	O
enforcement	O
notification	O
in	O
August	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
possibly	O
criminal	O
case	O
of	O
harassment	O
of	O
journalists	O
perpetrated	O
by	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
terminated	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
Adevinta	O
announced	O
to	O
acquire	O
eBay	B-Application
Classifieds	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jamie	O
Iannone	O
,	O
CEO	B-Application
of	O
eBay	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Kathleen	O
Mitic	O
,	O
CEO	B-Application
of	O
Sitch	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pierre	O
Omidyar	O
,	O
director	O
since	O
1996	O
and	O
chairman	O
of	O
eBay	B-Application
from	O
May	O
1996	O
to	O
May	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
was	O
president	O
and	O
CEO	B-Application
of	O
eBay	B-Application
from	O
1998	O
to	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
logo	O
using	O
a	O
thinner	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
Univers	O
typeface	O
,	O
installed	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
on	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
replaced	O
the	O
thicker	O
Univers	O
logo	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
since	O
eBay	B-Application
's	O
inception	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
all	O
red	O
eBay	B-Application
logo	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
type	O
set	O
was	O
also	O
introduced	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
temporarily	O
for	O
various	O
holidays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
generates	O
revenue	O
by	O
a	O
complex	O
system	O
of	O
fees	O
for	O
services	O
,	O
listing	O
product	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
final	O
value	O
fee	O
for	O
sales	O
proceeds	O
by	O
sellers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2019	O
the	O
US-based	O
eBay.com	B-Application
charges	O
US	O
$0.35	O
as	O
an	O
insertion	O
fee	O
for	O
a	O
basic	O
listing	O
without	O
any	O
adornments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
eBay	B-Application
websites	I-Application
follow	O
a	O
similar	O
fee	O
structure	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
different	O
cost	O
charges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
US	O
law	O
before	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
state	O
could	O
not	O
require	O
sellers	O
located	O
outside	O
the	O
state	O
to	O
collect	O
a	O
sales	O
tax	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
making	O
purchases	O
on	O
eBay	B-Application
more	O
attractive	O
to	O
US	O
buyers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sellers	O
that	O
operate	O
as	O
a	O
business	O
do	O
follow	O
state	O
tax	O
regulations	O
on	O
eBay	B-Application
transactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2018	O
,	O
changes	O
to	O
tax	O
law	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
force	O
eBay	B-Application
(	O
and	O
other	O
large	O
marketplaces	O
)	O
to	O
collect	O
sales	O
tax	O
on	O
any	O
eBay	B-Application
purchase	O
shipped	O
to	O
certain	O
states	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
has	O
already	O
expanded	O
to	O
over	O
two	O
dozen	O
countries	O
,	O
including	O
China	O
and	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strategic	O
international	O
expansion	O
has	O
failed	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
and	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
also	O
notably	O
failed	O
in	O
China	O
due	O
to	O
competition	O
from	O
local	O
rival	O
Taobao	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
entered	O
the	O
Chinese	O
market	O
in	O
2002	O
and	O
shut	O
down	O
its	O
Chinese	O
site	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
India	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
's	O
operations	O
came	O
to	O
a	O
halt	O
after	O
it	O
sold	O
off	O
its	O
India	O
operations	O
to	O
country	O
's	O
largest	O
ecommerce	O
company	O
Flipkart	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
$1.4	O
Bn	O
fundraise	O
,	O
where	O
eBay	B-Application
was	O
a	O
participant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
Q1	O
2008	O
results	O
,	O
total	O
payment	O
volume	O
via	O
PayPal	O
increased	O
17%	O
,	O
but	O
of	O
the	O
eBay	B-Application
auction	O
site	O
it	O
was	O
up	O
61%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
most	O
listing	O
categories	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
sellers	O
are	O
permitted	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
payment	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
Escrow.com,	O
PayPal	O
,	O
Paymate	O
,	O
Propay	O
,	O
and	O
Skrill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escrow.com	O
is	O
eBay	B-Application
's	O
approved	O
escrow	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
transactions	O
processed	O
through	O
Escrow.com	O
largely	O
are	O
in	O
relation	O
to	O
eBay	B-Application
Motors	I-Application
;	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
restricted	O
to	O
this	O
type	O
of	O
listing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
runs	O
an	O
affiliate	O
program	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
eBay	B-Application
Partner	O
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
affiliate	O
marketers	O
were	O
originally	O
paid	O
a	O
percentage	O
of	O
the	O
eBay	B-Application
seller	O
's	O
transaction	O
fees	O
,	O
with	O
commissions	O
ranging	O
from	O
50%	O
to	O
75%	O
of	O
the	O
fees	O
paid	O
for	O
an	O
item	O
purchased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
changed	O
to	O
an	O
affiliate	O
payout	O
system	O
that	O
it	O
calls	O
Quality	O
Click	O
Pricing	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
affiliates	O
are	O
paid	O
an	O
amount	O
determined	O
by	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
algorithm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
total	O
earnings	O
amount	O
is	O
then	O
divided	O
by	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
clicks	O
the	O
affiliate	O
sent	O
to	O
eBay	B-Application
and	O
is	O
reported	O
as	O
Earnings	O
Per	O
Click	O
,	O
or	O
EPC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
reported	O
a	O
29%	O
Q1	O
revenue	O
increase	O
to	O
$3.3	O
billion	O
compared	O
to	O
their	O
Q1	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
fiscal	O
year	O
2017	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
reported	O
losses	O
of	O
US	O
$1.016	O
billion	O
,	O
with	O
annual	O
revenue	O
of	O
US	O
$9.567	O
billion	O
,	O
an	O
increase	O
of	O
6.6	O
%	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
fiscal	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
's	O
shares	O
traded	O
at	O
over	O
$35	O
per	O
share	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
market	O
capitalization	O
was	O
valued	O
at	O
over	O
US	O
$27.2	O
billion	O
in	O
October	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
8	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
its	O
newest	O
building	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
North	O
Campus	O
in	O
San	O
Jose	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
structure	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
to	O
be	O
built	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
to	O
LEED	O
Gold	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
building	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
built	O
in	O
its	O
13-year	O
existence	O
,	O
uses	O
an	O
array	O
of	O
3,248	O
solar	O
panels	O
,	O
spanning	O
,	O
and	O
providing	O
650	O
kilowatts	O
of	O
power	O
to	O
eBay	B-Application
's	O
campus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SolarCity	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
responsible	O
for	O
designing	O
the	O
array	O
,	O
estimates	O
that	O
the	O
solar	O
panels	O
installed	O
on	O
eBay	B-Application
's	O
campus	O
will	O
prevent	O
37	O
million	O
pounds	O
of	O
carbon	O
dioxide	O
from	O
being	O
released	O
into	O
the	O
environment	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
replaced	O
power	O
production	O
over	O
the	O
next	O
three	O
decades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
's	O
newest	O
building	O
also	O
reduces	O
demand	O
on	O
local	O
water	O
supplies	O
by	O
incorporating	O
an	O
eco-friendly	O
irrigation	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
low-flow	O
showerheads	O
and	O
faucets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
also	O
runs	O
buses	O
between	O
San	O
Francisco	O
and	O
the	O
San	O
Jose	O
campus	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
commuting	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
and	O
several	O
other	O
Oregon	O
businesses	O
signed	O
the	O
Oregon	O
Business	O
Climate	O
Declaration	O
to	O
promote	O
local	O
job	O
growth	O
and	O
slow	O
carbon	O
pollution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
PayPal	O
became	O
a	O
wholly	O
owned	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
eBay	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Its	O
corporate	O
headquarters	O
were	O
sited	O
in	O
San	O
Jose	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
at	O
eBay	B-Application
's	O
North	O
First	O
Street	O
satellite	O
office	O
campus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
announced	O
the	O
divestiture	O
of	O
PayPal	O
as	O
an	O
independent	O
company	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
completed	O
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2004	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
acknowledged	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
acquired	O
25%	O
of	O
classified	O
listings	O
website	O
Craigslist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
assured	O
Craigslist	O
that	O
eBay	B-Application
would	O
not	O
ask	O
Craigslist	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
way	O
it	O
did	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2005	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
launched	O
the	O
classifieds	O
service	O
Kijiji	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2008	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
sued	O
Craigslist	O
to	O
"	O
safeguard	O
its	O
four-year	O
financial	O
investment	O
"	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
in	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
Craigslist	O
took	O
actions	O
that	O
"	O
unfairly	O
diluted	O
eBay	B-Application
's	O
economic	O
interest	O
by	O
more	O
than	O
10%	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Craigslist	O
countersued	O
in	O
May	O
2008	O
"	O
to	O
remedy	O
the	O
substantial	O
and	O
ongoing	O
harm	O
to	O
fair	O
competition	O
"	O
that	O
Craigslist	O
claimed	O
was	O
constituted	O
by	O
eBay	B-Application
's	O
actions	O
as	O
a	O
Craigslist	O
shareholder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
Delaware	O
Judge	O
William	O
Chandler	O
ruled	O
that	O
the	O
actions	O
of	O
Craigslist	O
were	O
unlawful	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
actions	O
were	O
taken	O
by	O
Craigslist	O
founders	O
Jim	O
Buckmaster	O
and	O
Craig	O
Newmark	O
had	O
"	O
breached	O
their	O
fiduciary	O
duty	O
of	O
loyalty	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
restored	O
eBay	B-Application
's	O
stake	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
28.4	O
%	O
from	O
a	O
diluted	O
level	O
of	O
24.85	O
%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
judge	O
dismissed	O
eBay	B-Application
's	O
objection	O
to	O
a	O
staggered	O
board	O
provision	O
,	O
citing	O
that	O
Craigslist	O
has	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
protect	O
its	O
own	O
trade	O
secrets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
spokesman	O
Michael	O
Jacobson	O
stated	O
"	O
We	O
are	O
very	O
pleased	O
that	O
the	O
court	O
gave	O
eBay	B-Application
what	O
it	O
sought	O
from	O
the	O
lawsuit.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2005	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
acquired	O
Skype	B-Application
Technologies	O
,	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
Skype	B-Application
VoIP	B-Application
and	O
Instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
service	O
,	O
significantly	O
expanding	O
its	O
customer	O
base	O
to	O
more	O
than	O
480	O
million	O
registered	O
users	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
later	O
sold	O
a	O
majority	O
stake	O
in	O
Skype	B-Application
in	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
while	O
retaining	O
a	O
minority	O
investment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
eventually	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
Skype	B-Application
business	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
$8.5	O
billion	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StubHub	O
's	O
acquisition	O
by	O
eBay	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2007	O
for	O
a	O
reported	O
$310	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eight	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
acquisition	O
,	O
StubHub	O
reached	O
an	O
exclusive	O
agreement	O
with	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
(	O
MLB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ticketmaster	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
StubHub	O
and	O
eBay	B-Application
in	O
2007	O
,	O
alleging	O
"	O
intentional	O
interference	O
"	O
with	O
Ticketmaster	O
's	O
contractual	O
rights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
agreed	O
to	O
sell	O
StubHub	O
to	O
Viagogo	O
for	O
$4.05	O
billion	O
in	O
cash	O
;	O
the	O
sale	O
was	O
completed	O
in	O
February	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
acquired	O
the	O
Japanese	O
division	O
of	O
Qoo10	O
,	O
a	O
market	O
place	O
driven	O
by	O
Giosis	O
and	O
having	O
the	O
fourth	O
GMV	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
reported	O
$573	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
close	O
of	O
the	O
transaction	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
also	O
has	O
relinquished	O
its	O
investment	O
in	O
Giosis’	O
non-Japanese	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
acquisition	O
expands	O
eBay	B-Application
's	O
footprint	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
e-commerce	O
markets	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
made	O
an	O
initial	O
investment	O
in	O
Giosis	O
Pte	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
's	O
Japan	O
business	O
,	O
including	O
Giosis’	O
Japan	O
business	O
,	O
will	O
report	O
into	O
Jooman	O
Park	O
,	O
senior	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
eBay	B-Application
's	O
Asia	O
Pacific	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
is	O
a	O
publicly	O
visible	O
market	O
which	O
has	O
attracted	O
interest	O
from	O
economists	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
used	O
it	O
to	O
analyze	O
aspects	O
of	O
buying	O
and	O
selling	O
behavior	O
,	O
auction	O
formats	O
,	O
etc.	O
,	O
comparing	O
them	O
with	O
previous	O
theoretical	O
and	O
empirical	O
findings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
information	O
systems	O
researchers	O
have	O
also	O
shown	O
interest	O
in	O
eBay	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Goul	O
,	O
Chairman	O
of	O
the	O
Computer	O
Information	O
Systems	O
department	O
of	O
the	O
W	O
.	O
P	O
.	O
Carey	O
School	O
of	O
Business	O
at	O
Arizona	O
State	O
University	O
,	O
published	O
an	O
academic	O
case	O
based	O
on	O
eBay	B-Application
's	O
big	B-Application
data	I-Application
management	O
and	O
use	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
discusses	O
how	O
eBay	B-Application
is	O
a	O
data-driven	O
company	O
that	O
processes	O
50	O
petabytes	O
of	O
data	O
a	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
system	O
that	O
allows	O
different	O
departments	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
check	O
out	O
data	O
from	O
their	O
data	O
mart	O
into	O
sandboxes	O
for	O
analysis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Goul	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
has	O
already	O
experienced	O
significant	O
business	O
successes	O
through	O
its	O
data	O
analytics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
employs	O
5,000	O
data	O
analysts	O
to	O
enable	O
data-driven	O
decision	O
making	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
uses	O
data	O
from	O
eBay	B-Application
to	O
help	O
users	O
assign	O
a	O
market	O
value	O
to	O
the	O
items	O
they	O
donate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
released	O
an	O
image	O
search	O
capability	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
find	O
listings	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
that	O
match	O
an	O
item	O
depicted	O
in	O
a	O
photo	O
,	O
using	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
and	O
machine	O
learning	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UK	O
's	O
GCHQ	O
has	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
tools	O
for	O
monitoring	O
target	O
use	O
of	O
eBay	B-Application
,	O
named	O
ELATE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Millions	O
of	O
collectibles	O
,	O
decor	O
,	O
appliances	O
,	O
computers	O
,	O
furnishings	O
,	O
equipment	O
,	O
domain	O
names	O
,	O
vehicles	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
miscellaneous	O
items	O
are	O
listed	O
,	O
bought	O
,	O
or	O
sold	O
daily	O
on	O
eBay	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
launched	O
its	O
Business	O
&	O
Industrial	O
category	O
,	O
breaking	O
into	O
the	O
industrial	O
surplus	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Generally	O
,	O
anything	O
can	O
be	O
auctioned	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
illegal	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
violate	O
the	O
eBay	B-Application
Prohibited	O
and	O
Restricted	O
Items	O
policy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Large	O
international	O
companies	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
IBM	O
,	O
sell	O
their	O
newest	O
products	O
and	O
offer	O
services	O
on	O
eBay	B-Application
using	O
competitive	O
auctions	O
and	O
fixed-priced	O
storefronts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Separate	O
eBay	B-Application
sites	I-Application
such	O
as	O
eBay	B-Application
US	O
and	O
eBay	B-Application
UK	O
allow	O
the	O
users	O
to	O
trade	O
using	O
the	O
local	O
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
developers	O
can	O
create	O
applications	O
that	O
integrate	O
with	O
eBay	B-Application
through	O
the	O
eBay	B-Application
API	I-Application
by	O
joining	O
the	O
eBay	B-Application
Developers	O
Program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2005	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
more	O
than	O
15,000	O
members	O
in	O
the	O
eBay	B-Application
Developers	O
Program	O
,	O
comprising	O
a	O
broad	O
range	O
of	O
companies	O
creating	O
software	O
applications	O
to	O
support	O
eBay	B-Application
buyers	O
and	O
sellers	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
eBay	B-Application
Affiliates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
government	O
and	O
police	O
agencies	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
now	O
use	O
eBay	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
traditional	O
auctions	O
to	O
dispose	O
of	O
seized	O
and	O
confiscated	O
goods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
in	O
late	O
1999	O
a	O
man	O
offered	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
kidneys	O
for	O
auction	O
on	O
eBay	B-Application
,	O
attempting	O
to	O
profit	O
from	O
the	O
potentially	O
lucrative	O
(	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
illegal	O
)	O
market	O
for	O
transplantable	O
human	O
organs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
in	O
August	O
2007	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
required	O
listings	O
in	O
"	O
Video	O
Games	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Health	O
&	O
Beauty	O
"	O
to	O
accept	O
its	O
payment	O
system	O
PayPal	O
and	O
sellers	O
could	O
only	O
accept	O
PayPal	O
for	O
payments	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
"	O
Video	O
Games	O
:	O
Consoles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
said	O
sellers	O
can	O
only	O
accept	O
PayPal	O
as	O
payment	O
for	O
the	O
categories	O
"	O
Computing	O
>	O
Software	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
>	O
MP3	O
Players	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Wholesale	O
&	O
Job	O
Lots	O
>	O
Mobile	O
&	O
Home	O
Phones	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Business	O
,	O
Office	O
&	O
Industrial	O
>	O
Industrial	O
Supply	O
/	O
MRO	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
starting	O
in	O
March	O
2008	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
had	O
added	O
to	O
this	O
requirement	O
that	O
all	O
sellers	O
with	O
fewer	O
than	O
100	O
feedbacks	O
must	O
offer	O
PayPal	O
and	O
no	O
merchant	O
account	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
concerns	O
expressed	O
by	O
the	O
Australian	O
Competition	O
&	O
Consumer	O
Commission	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
has	O
since	O
removed	O
the	O
policy	O
on	O
the	O
eBay.com.au	O
website	O
requiring	O
sellers	O
to	O
offer	O
PayPal	O
as	O
a	O
payment	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
opened	O
its	O
new	O
eBay	B-Application
Express	O
site	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
work	O
like	O
a	O
standard	O
Internet	O
shopping	O
site	O
for	O
consumers	O
with	O
United	O
States	O
addresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
it	O
closed	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
selected	O
eBay	B-Application
items	O
were	O
mirrored	O
on	O
eBay	B-Application
Express	O
,	O
where	O
buyers	O
used	O
a	O
traditional	O
digital	O
shopping	O
cart	O
to	O
purchase	O
from	O
multiple	O
sellers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UK	O
version	O
was	O
launched	O
to	O
eBay	B-Application
members	O
in	O
mid-October	O
2006	O
,	O
but	O
on	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
announced	O
its	O
intention	O
to	O
close	O
the	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
German	O
version	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
Express	O
Germany	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
opened	O
in	O
2006	O
and	O
closed	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2008	O
eBay	B-Application
Developer	O
's	O
Conference	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
Selling	O
Manager	O
Applications	O
program	O
(	O
SM	O
Apps	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
allows	O
approved	O
developers	O
to	O
integrate	O
their	O
applications	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
eBay.com	B-Application
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
applications	O
created	O
by	O
developers	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
subscription	O
by	O
eBay	B-Application
members	O
who	O
also	O
subscribe	O
to	O
Selling	O
Manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
maintains	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
specialty	O
sites	O
including	O
the	O
discussion	O
boards	O
,	O
groups	O
,	O
answer	O
center	O
,	O
chat	O
rooms	O
,	O
and	O
reviews	O
and	O
guides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
's	O
mobile	O
offerings	O
include	O
SMS	O
alerts	O
,	O
a	O
WAP	B-Protocol
site	I-Protocol
,	O
Java	B-Language
ME	I-Language
clients	O
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
applications	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
,	O
Android	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Apple	O
iPhone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dealers	O
felt	O
cut	O
off	O
from	O
their	O
main	O
sales	O
channel	O
and	O
thus	O
deprived	O
them	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
use	O
online	O
platforms	O
like	O
Amazon	B-Application
,	O
eBay	B-Application
,	O
or	O
Rakuten	O
in	O
a	O
competitive	O
market	O
for	O
the	O
benefit	O
of	O
their	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
unusual	O
items	O
have	O
been	O
placed	O
for	O
sale	O
on	O
eBay	B-Application
,	O
including	O
at	O
least	O
two	O
previously	O
undiscovered	O
species	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Coelopleurus	O
exquisitus	O
sea	O
urchin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
earliest	O
days	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
was	O
nearly	O
unregulated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Note	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
restrictions	O
relate	O
to	O
eBay.com	B-Application
(	O
the	O
US	O
site	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
other	O
restrictions	O
apply	O
to	O
specific	O
European	O
sites	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Nazi	O
paraphernalia	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Generally	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
sale	O
or	O
ownership	O
of	O
an	O
item	O
is	O
regulated	O
or	O
prohibited	O
by	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
states	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
will	O
not	O
permit	O
its	O
listing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bidding	O
on	O
eBay	B-Application
(	O
old	O
or	O
new	O
)	O
'	O
s	O
auction-style	O
listing	O
is	O
called	O
proxy	O
bidding	O
and	O
is	O
essentially	O
equivalent	O
to	O
a	O
Vickrey	O
auction	O
(	O
sealed-bid	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
following	O
exceptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
eBay	B-Application
's	O
auction-style	O
listings	O
are	O
sealed-bid	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
usually	O
to	O
all	O
bidders	O
 '	O
advantage	O
that	O
bids	O
are	O
made	O
only	O
at	O
the	O
very	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
auction	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
an	O
initial	O
minimum	O
bid	O
,	O
that	O
cancels	O
out	O
a	O
"	O
Buy	B-Application
It	I-Application
Now	I-Application
"	O
option	O
,	O
or	O
prevents	O
the	O
seller	O
from	O
ending	O
the	O
listing	O
early	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
also	O
allows	O
sellers	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
"	O
Buy	B-Application
it	I-Application
Now	I-Application
"	O
price	O
that	O
will	O
end	O
the	O
auction	O
immediately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Buy	B-Application
It	I-Application
Now	I-Application
price	O
is	O
available	O
until	O
someone	O
bids	O
on	O
the	O
item	O
,	O
or	O
until	O
the	O
reserve	O
price	O
is	O
met	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Buy	B-Application
It	I-Application
Now	I-Application
option	O
disappears	O
,	O
the	O
auction-style	O
listing	O
proceeds	O
normally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
implemented	O
a	O
system	O
of	O
seller	O
ratings	O
with	O
four	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
reversal	O
of	O
roles	O
,	O
on	O
January	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Auctionbytes.com	O
held	O
an	O
open	O
survey	O
in	O
which	O
sellers	O
could	O
rate	O
eBay	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
competing	O
auction	O
and	O
marketplace	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
was	O
ranked	O
13th	O
,	O
after	O
other	O
large	O
sites	O
such	O
as	O
Amazon	B-Application
and	O
Craigslist	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
lesser-known	O
selling	O
sites	O
such	O
as	O
Atomic	O
Mall	O
,	O
eCRATER	O
,	O
and	O
Ruby	O
Lane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
individual	O
category	O
rankings	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
was	O
rated	O
the	O
worst	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
15	O
sites	O
on	O
customer	O
service	O
and	O
communication	O
,	O
and	O
average	O
on	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
respondents	O
stated	O
they	O
would	O
have	O
given	O
eBay	B-Application
a	O
rating	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
three	O
to	O
five	O
years	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
was	O
rated	O
twelfth	O
out	O
of	O
fifteen	O
in	O
the	O
Recommended	O
Selling	O
Venue	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
MissionFish	O
as	O
an	O
arbiter	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
allows	O
sellers	O
to	O
donate	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
their	O
auction	O
proceeds	O
to	O
a	O
charity	O
of	O
the	O
seller	O
's	O
choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
is	O
called	O
eBay	B-Application
Giving	O
Works	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
and	O
eBay	B-Application
for	O
Charity	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
provides	O
a	O
partial	O
refund	O
of	O
seller	O
fees	O
for	O
items	O
sold	O
through	O
charity	O
auctions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
$154	O
million	O
has	O
been	O
raised	O
for	O
US	O
nonprofits	O
by	O
the	O
eBay	B-Application
Community	O
since	O
eBay	B-Application
Giving	O
Works	O
began	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
high-profile	O
charity	O
auctions	O
have	O
been	O
advertised	O
on	O
the	O
eBay	B-Application
home	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
highest	O
successful	O
bid	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
item	O
for	O
charity	O
was	O
for	O
a	O
letter	O
sent	O
to	O
Mark	O
P	O
.	O
Mays	O
,	O
CEO	B-Application
of	O
Clear	O
Channel	O
(	O
parent	O
company	O
of	O
Premiere	O
Radio	O
Networks	O
the	O
production	O
company	O
that	O
produces	O
The	O
Rush	O
Limbaugh	O
Show	O
and	O
Glenn	O
Beck	O
Program	O
)	O
by	O
Senator	O
Harry	O
Reid	O
and	O
forty	O
other	O
Democratic	O
senators	O
,	O
complaining	O
about	O
comments	O
made	O
by	O
conservative	O
talk	O
show	O
host	O
Rush	O
Limbaugh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
Canada	O
partnered	O
with	O
Montreal-based	O
digital	O
branding	O
agency	O
CloudRaker	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
campaign	O
to	O
raise	O
money	O
for	O
Sainte-Justine	O
children	O
's	O
hospital	O
in	O
Montreal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
aligned	O
themselves	O
with	O
Internet	O
phenomenon	O
Têtes	O
à	O
claques	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
eBay	B-Application
auction	O
based	O
on	O
popular	O
T-A-C	O
character	O
Uncle	O
Tom	O
,	O
an	O
infomercial	O
host	O
who	O
pitches	O
absurd	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
and	O
CloudRaker	O
reproduced	O
Uncle	O
Tom	O
's	O
imaginary	O
products	O
,	O
The	O
Body	O
Toner	O
Fly	O
Swatter	O
,	O
The	O
Willi	O
Waller	O
Potato	O
Peeler	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
LCD	O
Shovel	O
and	O
sold	O
them	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
auction	O
setup	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
provides	O
shipping-method	O
choices	O
to	O
sellers	O
:	O
ordinary	O
mail	O
,	O
express	O
mail	O
,	O
and/or	O
courier	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2012	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
has	O
been	O
enlisting	O
sellers	O
into	O
its	O
"	O
Global	O
Shipping	O
Program	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2022	O
,	O
eBay	B-Application
stopped	O
shipping	O
in	O
Russia	O
and	O
Ukraine	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
2022	O
Russian	O
invasion	O
of	O
Ukraine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
eBay	B-Application
criticisms	O
involve	O
concerns	O
over	O
fraud	O
,	O
forgeries	O
and	O
intellectual	O
property	O
violations	O
in	O
auction	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
issues	O
of	O
how	O
negative	O
feedback	O
after	O
an	O
auction	O
can	O
offset	O
the	O
benefits	O
of	O
using	O
eBay	B-Application
as	O
a	O
trading	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eBay	B-Application
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
not	O
paying	O
UK	O
taxes	O
:	O
the	O
Sunday	O
Times	O
reported	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
that	O
eBay	B-Application
paid	O
only	O
£1.2	O
m	O
in	O
tax	O
on	O
sales	O
of	O
over	O
£800m	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hack	O
caused	O
eBay	B-Application
's	O
share	O
price	O
to	O
crash	O
in	O
intra-day	O
trade	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
breach	O
of	O
security	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cyberstalking	O
and	O
harassment	O
campaign	O
conducted	O
in	O
2019	O
against	O
an	O
online	O
newsletter	O
led	O
to	O
charges	O
made	O
public	O
in	O
2020	O
against	O
seven	O
members	O
of	O
eBay	B-Application
's	O
global	O
security	O
team	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
arrests	O
of	O
two	O
of	O
those	O
charged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wenig	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
CEO	B-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
harassment	O
campaign	O
,	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
charged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Board	O
of	O
Directors	O
of	O
Boys	O
&	O
Girls	O
Clubs	O
of	O
Silicon	O
Valley	O
later	O
unanimously	O
named	O
Wymer	O
President	O
and	O
CEO	B-Application
.	O
</s>
