eBay Inc.
eBay Inc. is an American multinational e-commerce company based in San Jose, California, that allows users to buy or view items via retail sales through online marketplaces and websites in 190 markets worldwide. Sales occur either via online auctions or "Buy It Now" instant sales, and the company charges commissions to sellers upon sale. eBay was founded by Pierre Omidyar in September 1995. In 2021, eBay had approximately 17 million global sellers; in 2023, it reported 132 million annual active buyers worldwide and handled $73 billion in transactions, 48% of which were in the United States. In 2023, the company had a take rate of 13.81%.
If you'd bought from year…
Same habit, different start year. Each row shows what a constant habit's worth of EBAY would be worth today, had you started buying at that point in the asset's history.
| Started | $6/day$6/day coffee | $42/wk$42/week coffee |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 (1998) — listing | $392,306 9.4× | $573,552 9.5× |
| Year 6 (2003) | $228,560 6.5× | $332,111 6.5× |
| Year 11 (2008) | $159,646 5.7× | $231,999 5.8× |
| Year 16 (2013) | $68,722 3.4× | $99,746 3.4× |
| Year 21 (2018) | $31,649 2.5× | $46,102 2.5× |
| Year 26 (2023) | $10,204 2.0× | $14,923 2.0× |
Repeated investment, no fees, dividends reinvested. $6/day coffee = $180 / month equivalent.
Headquarters
San Jose, California, United States
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For illustration only — not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future results.