It has just been separated from PayPal and eBay preparing to turn off 20 candles with a big party in the heart of Silicon Valley (home to major tech firms in California).
The adventure of online sales house of the most famous in the world, began on 3 September 1995, with the sale of a broken laser pointer, which a collector bought for less than $ 15.
Home, originally called Auction Web. It was founded by the programmer Pierre Omidyar, within the walls of his house in Campbell, California. It is the most excellent example of the "new economy" of the late 90s. house by a portal for online sales, eBay was immediately transformed into a golden chicken Omidyar, and the first president of the company, Jeffrey
Skoll. In '98
the latter with quotation on the stock exchange had revenue in the millions.
In 20 years, the portal has grown all over the world, adding to the range of services offered, but above all being reinforced market online transactions by obtaining payment system PayPal in 2002. Indeed, the separation of this system these days The last step a new set of challenges for the California group, which today is estimated by analysts and rating agencies as weak and limited revenue capacity.