eBay-Basics-Course

Margaret Whitman, CEO of eBay ,was Forbes' 5th Ranking of the world's 100 most powerful women rank- by Forbes Magazine.

Since being named president and Chief Executive of eBay in 1998, Whitman has guided eBay to become one of the most watched leaders in Online Commeerce and a bellwether Internet Stock.

eBay Facts At-A-Glance as Last Updated On April 22nd, 2005:-

• Founded in September 1995, eBay is THE WORLD'S ONLINE MARKETPLACE.
  
• 147 million users.
  
• More than 50,000 Categories.
  
• A global presence in 33 International markets, including the United States.
  
• Based on Q1-05, eBay users worldwide now trade more than $1,344 worth of goods on the site every second.
  
• Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV), the total value of goods and services traded on
  eBay worldwide, reached $10.6 billion in the Q1-05.
  
• There are 50 million items available on eBay Worldwide, 5 million items are added per day.
  
• Profitable since its launch, eBay net revenues totaled $1.032 billion in Q1-05.
  
• More than 430,000 people in The United States , and thousands more around the world, are making all or most of their living by selling on eBay.
  
• The most expensive item sold on eBay to date is a private business jet for US$4.9 million.