A captivating moment was when I realized that people, including myself, were not saying, 'I just bought an item on eBay.' They were saying, 'I just won an item on eBay.' It was the thrill of the hunt. I bought a car on eBay.
What makes eBay successful - the real value and the real power at eBay - is the community. It's the buyers and sellers coming together and forming a marketplace.
For me, the international expansion of eBay was the best idea. We are now in 35 countries, and have a huge global network. The second best one was the acquisition of PayPal - the wallet on eBay.
Ebay's success as a company depends on the success of the community of sellers.
EBay is a great company. There are a lot of good assets and good customers, and the U.S. people love it.
The first time you went to eBay, you probably didn't do a transaction.
Please don't throw phones. They hurt. And we sell them on eBay.
Guess what? The world changes. eBay has defined e-commerce.
I wouldn't know how to find eBay on the computer if my life depended on it.
I have a terrible habit of shopping after I go to the gym or hitting eBay.
In the early days of eBay, I articulated for the very first time this belief that people are basically good.
I love vintage shopping in flea markets, vintage stores and even Ebay.
I love my kids, they are amazing children, but they drive me bananas sometimes. And sometimes, I want to sell them on eBay... but I'm not going to.
I spend far too much time on eBay buying lamps and upholstery remnants.
I spend a lot of time on eBay buying vintage. I also really like Alexander Wang, Miu Miu, Vivienne Westwood, McQueen and Balmain.
Caftans are just the perfect solution to what to wear at home. I love Camilla Franks', but I also get great vintage ones on eBay.
It's easy to forget the ever-plodding eBay with all the noise made by the more lithe and lively Web 2.0 companies.
eBay's business is based on enabling someone to do business with another person, and to do that, they first have to develop some measure of trust, either in the other person or the system.
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Is Amazon truly the best online buying experience? Absolutely not. Is eBay the best platform for auction? Probably not. Are dating sites like match.com really a reflection of the way people date? Probably not.
Somebody was telling me about the French Army rifle that was being advertised on eBay the other day - the description was, 'Never shot. Dropped once.
