eBay
AmericanEtymology
Origin of eBay
First recorded in 1990–95; short for Echo Bay Technology Group, a company founded by the founder of eBay, Pierre Omidyar (born 1967), French-born American entrepreneur of Iranian ancestry
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Earlier this year, eBay bought Depop from Etsy, adding a secondhand fashion platform popular among younger consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
According to the French commerce ministry, representatives of Vinted, Amazon, eBay, Leboncoin, Meta and TikTok as well as French online retail association Fevad were invited for talks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
The last gubernatorial race that was viewed as competitive took place in 2010 between Brown and former eBay chief Meg Whitman, then a Republican who spent $144 million of her personal wealth on her campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
By last year, the price had gone up to £120, though he managed to get one from eBay for £90.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
When, as a prank, someone put our school up for sale, covering it with signs and posting a listing on eBay, suspicious eyes turned to Nelson Baker and Jenna McLaughlin, not to us.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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