Wednesday, 18 June 2014

21 Things You Probably Didn't Know About eBay

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It was founded by Pierre Omidyar, who became a billionaire at age 31 when eBay offered its IPO in 1998.


It was founded by Pierre Omidyar, who became a billionaire at age 31 when eBay offered its IPO in 1998.


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Originally, Omidyar wanted the domain echobay.com, but when he found out that domain was already in use he simply changed it to eBay.


Originally, Omidyar wanted the domain echobay.com, but when he found out that domain was already in use he simply changed it to eBay.


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The first item ever sold on the site was a broken laser pointer.


The first item ever sold on the site was a broken laser pointer .


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