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Ebay

If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past 5 years, you have heard of something called eBay. EBay was founded in Pierre Omidyar's San Jose living room back in September 1995. It was from the start meant to be a marketplace for the sale of goods and services for individuals. In 1998, Pierre and his cofounder Jeff Skoll brought in Meg Whitman to sustain the success. Meg had studied at the Harvard Business School and had learned the importance of branding at companies such as Hasbro. Together they gained a marketing team with 20 years of experience to make eBay what it is today.
EBay is the world's largest trading community where millions of people buy and sell millions of items every day. Average people like you and I buy and sell items in an auction-like manner. For buyers, this ...

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