eBay Canada

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eBay Canada for buying Canadian products

History of eBay

Founded in 1995, eBay is The World's Online Marketplace™ for the sale of goods and services by a passionate community of individuals and businesses.

Today, the eBay community includes tens of millions of registered members from around the world. People spend more time on eBay than any other online site, making it the most popular shopping destination on the Internet.

The eBay Mission

eBay's mission is to provide a global trading platform where practically anyone can trade practically anything.

eBay was founded with the belief that people are honest and trustworthy. We believe that each of our customers, whether a buyer or a seller, is an individual who deserves to be treated with respect.

eBay is dedicated to its community of members, and has numerous services which enhance the trading experience. The growth of the eBay community comes from meeting and exceeding the expectations of these special people.

The eBay Marketplace

On any given day, there are more than 19 million items listed on eBay across 35,000 categories, including fashion, antiques, sports memorabilia, computers, toys, coins, books, magazines, music, pottery, glass, photography, electronics, jewellery, gemstones, and much more. From hard-to-find event tickets and cars to picture frames and coffee tables, users can find the unique, the amazing, the collectable, and the practical on eBay.

eBay enables trade on a local, national and international basis with customized sites in markets around the world in 27 countries. Through a wide variety of features and services, eBay enables its members to buy and sell on the site quickly and conveniently. Buyers have the option to purchase items in auction-style format or items can be purchased at fixed price through a feature called Buy-It-Now. In addition, items at fixed price are also available Half.com, an eBay company.

The eBay History

The idea for eBay was conceived from a conversation between eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife. An avid Pezý collector (she currently covets a collection of more than 400 dispensers), Pierreýs wife was looking for a place where she could collect Pez dispensers and interact with other collectors over the Internet.

As an early Internet enthusiast, Pierre pioneered the auction format for online person-to-person trading, creating a simple, easy-to-understand mechanism that let buyers and sellers decide the true value of items and connect with others.

Users on eBay represent countries all over the world. With eBay's vision and global business strategy, the company continues to expand its service and brand abroad.  It is not uncommon to hear about eBay users in Korea buying items from users in the USA, or users in Australia buying from others in France. Currently, eBay has country specific sites in Austria, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Korea, New Zealand, Switzerland and the UK.

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Click on a eBay link below for your local eBay:

Official eBay websites Around the world

Americas

Official eBay Argentina  website: www.mercadolibre.com.ar

Official eBay Brazil website: www.mercadolivre.com.br

Official eBay Canada website:

Official eBay Mexico  website: www.mercadolibre.com.mx

Asia Pacific

Official eBay Australia website:

Official eBay China website: www.ebay.com.cn

Official eBay Hong Kong website:

Official eBay India website: (formerly Baazee.com)

Official eBay Korea website: www.auction.co.kr

Official eBay Malaysia website: www.ebay.com.my

Official eBay New Zealand website: www.ebay.com/nz/

Official eBay Philippines website: www.ebay.ph

Official eBay Singapore  website:

Official eBay Taiwan website: www.tw.ebay.com

Europe

Official eBay Austria website: www.ebay.at

Official eBay Belgium  website:

Official eBay France  website:

Official eBay Germany website: www.ebay.de

Official eBay Holland / Netherlands website:

Official eBay Ireland website: www.ebay.ie

Official eBay Italy / Italia website:

Official eBay Poland  website: www.ebay.pl

Official eBay Spain website:

Official eBay Sweden website: www.ebay.se

Official eBay Switzerland  website: www.ebay.ch

Official eBay UK / United Kingdom website:

What is eBay?

eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) is the world’s online marketplace.

Founded in September 1995, eBay is the leading online marketplace for the sale of goods and services by a diverse community of individuals and businesses. Today, the eBay community includes 49.7 million registered users, and is the most popular shopping site on the Internet

eBay's MISSION

eBay's mission is to help practically anyone trade practically anything on earth.

eBay's  MARKET

eBay enables trade on a local, national and international basis. It features a variety of international sites, specialty sites, categories and services that aim to provide users with the necessary tools for efficient online trading in the auction-style and fixed price formats.

In 2000, the eBay community transacted more than $5 billion in annualized gross merchandise sales (value of goods traded on the eBay site).

On any given day, there are millions of items listed on eBay across thousands of categories. People come to eBay to buy and sell all kinds of practical, unique, and interesting items, such as automobiles, jewelry, musical instruments, cameras, computers, furniture, sporting goods, tickets, and boats.