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In 1995 Pierre Omidyar created Auction Web now known as Ebay and listed used items for sale -
In the second quarter of 1997 Auction Web hit its millionth sale which was a Bird Bird Jack-in-the-Box -
In September of 1997 Auction Web was officially named as Ebay -
Meg Whitman appointed as the CEO -
In the year 2002, eBay University was founded that focused on helping new sellers find their footing in the global marketplace -
eBay's first Application Programming Interface went live giving developers the power to build thier own custom interfaces -
eBay also introduced eBay Stores which allowed sellers to open their own dedicated eBay store to their customers on a regular basis, emulating the rising fame of similar online ecommerce solutions popping up. -
eBay acquires PayPal for a secure and hastle-free payment system -
The first live eBay conference was held at California bringing together sellers, buyers, developers, etc. -
One big landmark for eBay was when then President, George W. Bush awarded eBay with this prestigious award, honoring outstanding growth in technology and innovation -
Rajiv Dutaa the previous president of Skype was appointed as the eBay President -
Paypal and eBay had a great relationship from 2006 to 2015, but after nine years of helping each other thrive and prosper, the companies decide to part ways and become two separate companies. During the time that eBay and Paypal were united, it was often hard to tell the difference between them. Paypal was the sole payment processing system that eBay used for a long time, until they began introducing others to accommodate buyers from other countries or areas that did not offer Paypal -
In September of 2015, the online auction giant celebrated its 20th anniversary of offering new and used items for sale on eBay. This landmark was celebrated with a huge gathering at their headquarters and around the world -
eBay names Devin Wenig as their fourth acting CEO of the company -
The partnership allows BigCommerce merchants to seamlessly list their products and manage their inventory on eBay, opening up access to more than 169 million customers around the world -
eBay launches a smart personal shopping assistant that you can converse with -
eBay debuts the SellerHub, a powerful tool that simplifies the selling experience and helps sellers scale their business -
eBay signed the White House Play Pledge which closed the gender wage gap -
eBay guaranteed delivery within 3 day for over 20 million without memeberships -
Jamie Iannonw takes over as eBay CEO -
EBay celebrates it's 25th Anniversary