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Important Facts |
Revenue and
growth info |
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Sept
1995 |
AuctionWeb was born |
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1996 |
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1997 |
Changed name to eBay in the spring of 1997 |
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1998 |
Gross merchandise sales (the value
of goods traded) for the current quarter were $307 million, up
57 percent from the $195 million reported in the third quarter
of 1998. The number of registered users increased more than
916,000 to over 2.1 million at December 31, 1998, an increase of
about 72 percent from the more than 1.2 million registered users
at September 30, 1998. In addition, eBay hosted over 13.6
million auctions during the fourth quarter of 1998, up from 9.2
million in the third quarter. |
The Company generated net revenues
of $19.5 million in the fourth quarter of 1998, a 642 percent
increase over the $2.6 million reported for the same period last
fiscal year. For the year, the Company generated net revenues of
$47.4 million, a 724 percent increase over the net revenues of
$5.7 million in fiscal 1997. |
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1999 |
There were 2.5 million auction going
on at any time on eBay |
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2000 |
A good year for eBay, with an average
4 million items posted at any time. |
eBay reported consolidated net
revenues of $113.4 million in the third quarter of 2000, a 93.8
percent increase over the $58.5 million reported for the same
period last year. Consolidated net income for the quarter was
$15.2 million |
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2001 |
Around 5 million average listings per
day. |
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Oct
2001 |
eBay News eBay Inc. Outlines Global Business Strategy |
eBay estimates its current potential
addressable markets at about $1.8 trillion, increasing to an
estimated$2.8 trillion by 2005. |
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2002 |
7 million average listings per day . |
eBay
reported consolidated net revenues totaling a record $288.8
million. Consolidated net income for the quarter was a record
$61.0 million |
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2003 |
Around 10 million average auctions per
day. |
eBay's 2003 Total Sales were: $2,165,100,000 +
1 Yr. Sales Growth:
78% (2002 - 2003)
2003 Net Income: +$441,800,000
2003 Employees: 6,200 |
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Dec 2003 |
There were close to 16.5 millions
items posted around Christmas. |
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2004 |
There has been an average of 12
million items listed on eBay ALL THE TIME! |
(Q4-2004 43% growth from Q4-2003)
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Second week of Dec 2004 there are 15
million items posted, then a sudden drop to only 8 million the
following week. |
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Feb
15th 2005 |
What a big day. Matter of fact
their were around 19,300,000 postings on eBay. I wish I had a
penny for every one of those! |
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April
2005 |
eBay reports 147.1 million confirmed
registered user at the
end of Q1-05 |
(Q1-2005 36% growth from Q1-2004)
40% increase over the 104.8 million
users in Q1-04. |
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May 2005 |
Over 19.5 million items posted on eBay in
Mid may. |
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June 30th
2005 |
eBay reports profits of 1.086 billion, up 40% |
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July
21st 2005 |
Entrepreneurs in record numbers are
setting up shop on eBay, according to a new survey conducted for
eBay by ACNielsen International Research, a leading research
firm. More than 724,000 Americans report that eBay is their
primary or secondary source of income. In addition to these
professional eBay sellers, another 1.5 million individuals say
they supplement their income by selling on eBay, according to
the July 2005 survey. |
(Q2-2005 36% growth from Q1-2005)
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Dec 2005 |
There is no doubt in my mind that there
will be over 20 million items posted on eBay before Christmas
this year. |
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