1. eBusiness the eBay Way

2. Copyright information
eBay and eBay logo are trademarks of eBay Inc.
“The World’s Online Marketplace”
Information is copyrighted, eBay 2004
All rights reserved

3. eBay History
1995 – Pierre Omidyar launches eBay
1997 – 1 millionth item sold
Meg Whitman joins as CEO
1998 – eBay goes public
1999 – eBay Motors launched
2002 – PayPal joins team

4. 2003
$23.8B GMV
95M Registered Users
971 M Listed Items
28 Countries
45,000 Categories
2004
$24.3B GMV
125M Registered Users
1B Listed Items
29 Countries
50,000 Categories

5. Did you Know?
29 million items available worldwide
3.6 million items added everyday
A digital camera sells every minute
A forklift sells every four hours
Most expensive item sold – Gulfstream II business jet - $4.9M – August 2001

6. People are basically good Security is important
eBay Believes
People are basically good
Security is important
99.999% of all transactions are successful
Safety and Trust are key
Proactively monitors – round the clock

7. eBay Safety Nets
Feedback
Buyer Protection Program
PayPal Seller Protection
SquareTrade
Security Center

8. 430,000 sellers make a part or full time living selling on eBay

9. How to Be a
Successful Seller?

11. Ebay Stores

12. STORE FEATURES
Your Storefront
Store Inventory
Cross Promotions
Marketing

16. A Real e-Commerce Site

17. Non-profits

19. 4,596 nonprofits to support...
54,270 items listed...
$4,449,068 raised so far...

22. Site Map

25. How to Sell an Item

26. How to Sell on Ebay . . .

27. How to Sell on Ebay . . . Register Complete Sell Your Item Form
Track Your Item
Payment & Shipping

28. How to Sell on Ebay . . . Register Complete Sell Your Item Form
Track Your Item
Payment & Shipping

41. How to Sell on Ebay . . . Register Complete Sell Your Item Form
Track Your Item
Payment & Shipping

42. Choose a Format
Select a Category
Write Item Title & Description
Add Pictures & Details
Payment & Shipping Information
Review & Submit Listing

55. Listing and Selling Fees . . .
Insertion fee - $.60
Picture services - .60
Final value fee - $3.02
Listing upgrade fees - .00
PayPal fees – .00

56. $4.22

57. How to Sell on Ebay . . . Register Complete Sell Your Item Form
Track Your Item
Payment & Shipping

60. How to Sell on Ebay . . . Register Complete Sell Your Item Form
Track Your Item
Payment & Shipping

63. How to Complete the Sale on Ebay . . .
Communicate with the Buyer
Receive Payment
Ship Item to the Buyer
Leave Buyer Feedback

64. My eBay

67. University of NE Rural Initiative
Connie Hancock
Extension Educator
University of NE Rural Initiative
Information included in this presentation is for educational purposes only.

68. eBusiness the eBay Way